Mortality and morbidity from aortic dissection remain unacceptably high. Early complications carry a high risk of death, and as the anatomy of aortic dissection is usually complex, total aortic ...

a descending aortic dissection can be treated medically in most cases. Type I: Dissection originating in the ascending aorta extending a variable length frequently into the aortic arch and/or ...

There are two classification systems used to describe thoracic aortic dissections: The DeBakey classification: Type I: Dissection originating in the ascending aorta extending a variable length ...