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BMJAcute aortic syndrome embraces a group of heterogenous pathological entities involving the aortic wall with a common clinical profile. The current epidemiology, clinical presentation, diagnosis and treatment strategy are discussed in this review. Besides, the importance of multidisciplinary aortic teams, aortic centers and the implementation of an ...
Vignaraja V, Sharma S, Dindyal S.
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The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, 2010 The term acute aortic syndrome refers to a heterogeneous group of conditions that cause a common set of signs and symptoms, the foremost of which is aortic pain. Various pathologic entities may give rise to this syndrome, but the topic has come to focus on penetrating aortic ulcer and intramural hematoma and their relation to aortic dissection ...
Lansman, Steven L. +3 more
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Circulation, 2005 Acute aortic syndromes (AAS) comprise a group of potentially lethal conditions that require prompt recognition, diagnosis as well as acute medical stabilization and surgical intervention. The purpose of this article is to review the relevant variants of AAS presentation, as well as diagnostic and management issues, including adequate long-term medical ...
Thomas T, Tsai +2 more
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Annals of Cardiothoracic Surgery, 2016 Acute aortic syndrome (AAS) is a term used to describe a constellation of life-threatening aortic diseases that have similar presentation, but appear to have distinct demographic, clinical, pathological and survival characteristics. Many believe that the three major entities that comprise AAS: aortic dissection (AD), intramural hematoma (IMH) and ...
S, Semsroth +4 more
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Circulation, 2013 An 83-year-old woman presented with mild, nonradiating, central chest pain. The results of her physical examination were unremarkable, and her pulses were symmetrical and bilaterally palpable. Her ECG revealed normal sinus rhythm with no acute ST/T-wave changes. Her transthoracic echocardiogram showed good left ventricular systolic function, with mild
Azeem S, Sheikh +2 more
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Heart, 2001 Although the chest pain of acute aortic dissection is widely recognised, less consideration has been given to pain associated with other aortic pathologies. In light of contemporary concepts in aortic pathology we would like to present the pathology of a new cardiovascular syndrome—acute aortic syndrome (AAS).1 This syndrome embraces a heterogeneous ...
I, Vilacosta, J A, San Román
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Medicine, 2010 Abstract The acute aortic syndromes are acute dissection, intramural haematoma, and penetrating ulcer, and all involve disruption of the wall of the aorta with potentially devastating consequences. Although relatively uncommon, left unrecognized and untreated they can carry a mortality rate of up to 2% per hour and 50% within the ...
Karim Ratib +3 more
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Acute aortic syndromes and aortic emergencies [PDF]
Cardiovascular Diagnosis and Therapy, 2018 Acute aortic syndrome (AAS) and emergencies are relatively uncommon but are considered as life threatening, potentially fatal conditions. Different forms of aortic emergencies/AAS are often clinically indiscernible. Prompt and accurate diagnosis of these entities significantly influences prognosis and guides therapy.
Vinit, Baliyan +3 more
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Management of acute aortic dissection and thoracic aortic rupture
Journal of Intensive Care, 2018 Background Both acute aortic dissection and ruptured aortic aneurysm are leading causes of death in cardiovascular disease. These life-threatening conditions have recently been categorized as acute aortic syndrome.
Toshihiro Fukui
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Surgical Case Reports, 2022 Objective Acute aortic dissection type A is among the most lethal surgical emergencies. Patients may suffer from occlusion of the aorta or its branches causing end-organ malperfusion complicating the diagnosis and worsening the prognosis. Paraplegia is a
Venny Lise Kvalheim +3 more
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