Diseases

Aortic Dissection

A tear in the inner layer of the AORTA leading to interstitial HEMORRHAGE, and splitting (dissecting) of the aortic TUNICA MEDIA layer. It typically begins with a tear in the TUNICA INTIMA layer.

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Abstract

A tear in the inner layer of the AORTA leading to interstitial HEMORRHAGE, and splitting (dissecting) of the aortic TUNICA MEDIA layer. It typically begins with a tear in the TUNICA INTIMA layer.

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13 entry terms
  • Aneurysm, Dissecting
  • Aortic Dissecting Aneurysm
  • Dissecting Aneurysm
  • Dissecting Aneurysm Aorta
  • Aneurysm Aorta, Dissecting
  • Aneurysm, Aortic Dissecting
  • Aorta, Dissecting Aneurysm
  • Aortic Dissecting Aneurysms
  • Aortic Dissections
  • Dissecting Aneurysm Aortas
  • Dissecting Aneurysm, Aortic
  • Dissecting Aneurysms
  • Dissection, Aortic

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35 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, urine, veterinary, virology.

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Indexing Annotation

dissection of the ABDOMINAL AORTA: coordinate with AORTIC ANEURYSM, ABDOMINAL; dissection of the THORACIC AORTA: coordinate with AORTIC ANEURYSM, THORACIC

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History Note

2023; use ANEURYSM, DISSECTING 1977-2022

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Previous Indexing

  • Aneurysm (1966-1976)
  • Aortic Aneurysm (1966-1976)

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  1. C14w.907w.055w.448w.250w
  2. C14w.907w.109.070w.500w

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NLM Classification

WG 580

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Aortic Dissection. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D000784. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D000784
  2. Aortic Dissection. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aortic_dissection
  3. Aortic Dissection. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q594660