OBJECTIVE D-dimer and C-reactive protein are of diagnostic and predictive values in patients have thrombotic tendency, such as vascular thrombosis, coronary artery disease and aortic dissection. However, the comparative study in these biomarkers between the patients with acute aortic dissection and coronary artery disease has not been sufficiently elucidated. METHODS Consecutive surgical pati...

BACKGROUND The effect of acute aortic dissection itself on coagulopathy or surgery-related coagulopathy has never been specifically studied. The aim of the present study was to perioperatively describe consumption coagulopathy in patients with acute aortic dissection. METHODS Sixty-six patients with acute type A aortic dissection were enrolled in this study from January 2015 to September 2016...

Aortic Dissection To the Editor: We read with great interest the recent review on etiology, diagnosis and management in aortic dissection.1 In their discussion on diagnostic strategies, the authors state that useful biomarkers for aortic dissection are currently absent. We recently reported on 24 patients with acute aortic dissection in whom D-dimer, a degradation product of cross-linked fibrin...

Page Preamble ..................................................................1642 Introduction.............................................................1643 Aortic wall disease...................................................1643 Inherited disease ..................................................1643 Aortic disease in infancy and childhood .............1645 Ageing of the aorta............

A cohort study was performed using the International Registry of Acute Aortic Dissection (IRAD) from February 1, 1998 to 28, 2018. Of 9707 patients enrolled in IRAD, 29 (0.3%) had experienced aortic dissection during pregnancy or <3 months postpartum. 105 women aged <35 years, related 20 (19%). Approximately one half type and half, B dissection. Aortopathy present (69%) their relatives (Marfan ...

The cause of acute aortic dissection continues to be debated. One school of thought suggests that underlying aortic medial cystic necrosis is the common denominator. The purpose of the present study was to determine if there was loss and, if so, how much loss of medial elastic fibers in the ascending aorta in patients with acute aortic dissection with the entrance tear in the ascending aorta. W...

Acute aortic dissection is a clinical emergency. Its prognosis is related mainly with prompt and accurate diagnosis, as well as rapid treatment. In this paper we review the importance of different imaging techniques in the diagnosis of patients with acute aortic syndrome. Aortic dissection, intramural haematoma, and penetrating aortic ulcer are discussed.

Few studies have investigated fever secondary to underlying acute aortic dissection. A retrospective analysis of 59 patients was carried out. Diagnostic criteria for fever secondary to underlying aortic dissection were defined. Five patients had a clinical presentation consistent with inflammatory fever due to acute aortic dissection. The main features were: fever occurred within the first 48 h...

Aortic dilatation and dissection are severe complications during pregnancy that can be fatal to both the mother and the fetus. The risks of these complications are especially high in pregnant patients with Marfan syndrome; however, incidents of descending aortic dissection are very rare. This case report involves a successful Bentall procedure for and recovery from a rare aortic dissection in a...