acute aortic syndrome
Last reviewed 07/2023
Acute aortic syndrome
Acute aortic syndrome is an umbrella term consisting of 3 interrelated conditions with similar clinical characteristics
- aortic dissection
- intramural haematoma
- symptomatic aortic ulcer (1)
European Society of Cardiologists' have classified of acute aortic syndrome into:
- type 1 - classic dissection with true and false lumens separated by the dissecting membranes
- type 2 - intramural haematoma
- type 3 - discrete dissection with a bulge at the tear site but no haematoma
- type 4 - penetrating aortic ulcer
- type 5 - traumatic or iatrogenic dissection (1)
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