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Acute Aortic Dissection Up to one third of patients with acute aortic dissection may have their diagnosis missed. Factors that contribute to an initial missed diagnosis of aortic dissection include female sex, the absence of back pain, and/or the presence of extracardiac atherosclerosis.
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Overview Although the exact cause of abdominal aortic aneurysms is unknown, a number of factors may play a role, including: 1  Tobacco use. Cigarette smoking and other forms of tobacco use appear to increase your risk of aortic aneurysms. 2  Hardening of the arteries (atherosclerosis).
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Overview Aortic emergencies. An aortic aneurysm is different from an aortic dissection. Aortic dissection can occur in the same place many aneurysms occur. In aortic dissection, a tear occurs in the wall of the aorta. This causes bleeding into and along the aortic wall and, in some cases, completely outside the aorta (rupture).
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Aortic Dissection 1 Abdominal aortic dissection can present with abdominal pain radiating to the flank or back. 2  There are two types of dissection: Type A is treated surgically, while type B is treated with medical management.  Mortality is high for both types of aortic dissection.
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Aortic Valve Stenosis Symptoms, Treatment, Types & Surgery In adults, three conditions are known to cause aortic stenosis. 1  Progressive wear and tear of a bicuspid valve present since birth (congenital).  Wear and tear of the aortic valve in the elderly.
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- Causes of Aortic valve incompetence. Aortic valve incompetence is most often caused by a congenital heart defect, while acquired cases are due to endocarditis and other illnesses.o research the causes of Aortic valve incompetence, consider researching the causes of these these diseases that may be similar, or associated with Aortic valve incompetence: 1  Rheumatic fever. 2  Systemic lupus erythematosus. 3  Marfan's syndrome. 4  Ehler's Danlos syndrome.
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What is Aortic Dissection? An aortic dissection is an emergency with your aorta, which is the largest blood vessel in your body and the main artery that takes blood from your heart to the rest of your body. During an aortic dissection the inner layer of your aorta tears, letting blood in where it usually doesn’t go.
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Aortic Aneurysm In many cases, the cause of an aortic aneurysm is never known. Risk factors for aortic aneurysm include the following: 1  Age 55 years or older. 2  Male sex. 3  High blood pressure. 4  Smoking. 5  Inherited diseases that cause weakening of the blood vessels, with emphasis on Marfan syndrome.
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- An aortic dissection is an often fatal disorder in which the inner layer (lining) of the aortic wall tears and separates from the middle layer of the aortic wall. 1  Most aortic dissections occur because high blood pressure causes the artery’s wall to deteriorate.
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Ascending aorta dilatation Dilatation of the ascending aorta is a common finding in the elderly but unusual in younger patients. Causes include: 1. 1  senile / atherosclerotic ectasia / hypertension. 2  aneurysm of the ascending aorta. 3  aortic dissection (Stanford type A / DeBakey type I and II). 4  aortic valve. 5  aortic valve stenosis.
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- A thoracic aortic aneurysm (TAA) may not cause symptoms until it dissects or grows large. A dissection is a split in one or more layers of the artery wall. The split causes bleeding into and along the layers of the artery wall.
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Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm Other diseases can weaken the layers of the aortic wall, increasing the risk of aneurysms including: 1  Marfan's syndrome, a connective tissue disorder. 2  Congenital weakness of the artery wall (something you are born with. 3  Trauma (usually falls or motor vehicle accidents).
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Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm Pathology Causes include 1: 1  senile / atherosclerotic ectasia / hypertension. 2  aneurysm of the ascending aorta. 3  aortic dissection (Stanford type A / DeBakey type I and II)  aortic valve aortic valve 1  stenosis. coarctation of the aorta.  patent ductus 1  arteriosus. aortitis Kawasaki disease (mild aortic root dilatation is common 3) syphilis.
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Outpatient Diagnosis of Acute Chest Pain in Adults Patients with acute thoracic aortic dissection may present with chest or back pain.36 History and physical examination are only modestly useful for ruling in or out the condition; acute chest or back pain and a pulse differential in the upper extremities modestly increase the likelihood of an acute thoracic aortic dissection (LR+ = 5.3).15.
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- Ruptured aneurysms require emergency surgery to stop the bleeding. The aorta has many layers. Aortic dissection is a tear that develops in the inner layer of the aorta, causing blood to flow between the layers. The layers then separate, interrupting the blood flow and possibly causing the arterial wall to burst.ortic dissection is a tear that develops in the inner layer of the aorta, causing blood to flow between the layers. The layers then separate, interrupting the blood flow and possibly causing the arterial wall to burst.
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Learn About Mild Aortic Ectasia and How it Affects the Heart Another reason symptoms might appear is if the aneurysm causes dissection, meaning a tearing in the artery wall. In this case, the patient may experience stroke, abdominal pain, extremities that feel cold or numb and a severe tearing pain in the regions of the back or chest. slide 6 of 8.
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Aortic dissection The initiating event in an aortic dissection is a tear in the intimal lining of the aorta. Due to the high pressures in the aorta, blood enters the media at the point of the tear. The force of the blood entering the media causes the tear to extend.
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- Aortic dissection occurs when a tear in the outer wall of the aorta causes blood to flow between the layers of the wall of the aorta, forcing the layers apart.ortic dissection occurs when a tear in the outer wall of the aorta causes blood to flow between the layers of the wall of the aorta, forcing the layers apart.
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- Aortic aneurysm and dissection Dilatation and rupture of the aorta. Risk factors Advancing age, long-standing high blood pressure, Marfan syndrome,congenital heart disorders, syphilis, and otherinfectious andinflammatorydisorders. Peripheral arterial disease Disease of the arteriessupplying the arms and legs. Risk factors As forcoronary heart disease.
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- The distinctive symptoms of an aortic dissection usually make the diagnosis obvious to doctors, although the disorder causes a variety of symptoms that sometimes resemble those of other disorders. In about two thirds of people with aortic dissection, pulses in the arms and legs are diminished or absent.
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- In adults, the most common cause of severe aortic regurgitation is rheumatic fever. Mild cases are often caused by a bicuspid aortic valve (where the valve has 2 leaflets instead of 3) and severe high blood pressure (a diastolic pressure more than 110 mm Hg). Other causes, though rare, may include.
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- The end result of an aortic dissection is that the amount of oxygen and nutrients available for organs of the body is decreased. As can be seen in Figure 4, the aorta is in close proximity to many organs. The brain, kidneys, intestines, heart, and even the arms and legs may be affected by an aortic dissection.
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Aortic Aneurysm An aortic aneurysm develops from a weakness in the wall of the aorta. This weakness can be present at birth or can develop as the result of disease or injury. Atherosclerosis: A clogged or damaged artery from a condition called atherosclerosis is the most common cause of aneurysm.