Aortic dissection

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Pathophysiology

Answer 1

tear in the tunica intima

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risk factors for aortic dissection

Answer 4

hypertension: the most important risk factor

trauma

bicuspid aortic valve

collagens: Marfan’s syndrome, Ehlers-Danlos syndrome

Turner’s and Noonan’s syndrome

pregnancy

syphilis

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Question 6

Stanford classification of aortic dissection

Answer 6

type A - ascending aorta, 2/3 of cases
type B - descending aorta, distal to left subclavian origin, 1/3 of cases

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