Authored by - Dr Niranjan Hiremath, senior consultant, cardiovascular and aortic surgeon and surgical lead, Indraprastha ...

An aortic dissection happens when you have a weak spot in the wall of your aorta. This often develops because of uncontrolled high blood pressure. A traumatic injury such as one from a car accident ...

Aortic dissection pathogenesis. ... The accumulation of blood predisposes to further cardiac trauma or even sudden death. The collection of blood in vessels may lead to an aneurysm.

What causes aortic dissection? Common risks vary from something sudden, such as blunt trauma to the chest during a car accident, to something that builds over time such as high blood pressure ...

23 y.o male involved in rollover MVA. Traumatic Diaphragmatic rupture and traumatic aortic dissection Single frontal view chest x-ray pre and post intubation and NG tube placement demonstrates ...

Traumatic Aortic Dissection During TAVR for Type 1 Bicuspid Aortic Stenosis. Presenter: Yashasvi Chugh. June 09, 2022. REGISTER for free or LOG IN to view this content. Structural Heart. TVT 2022.

Aortic dissection is a life-threatening medical condition in which a tear occurs in the major artery (aorta) that carries blood from the heart to the rest of the body. Recent data shows that about ...

Timo Söderlund is the co-founder of Global Aortic Awareness Day. He started this after being diagnosed with the condition in 2012.

A 56-year-old male with severe blunt abdominal trauma after falling from a tree with abdominal injuries occurring from his safety harness, which prevented ground impact.

Aortic dissections can be deadly, and are hard to diagnose. Both Adair's father and sister survived, but after her sister's aortic dissection at the age of 49, Adair was determined to learn why it ...