| Literature DB >> 17964363 |
Desikan Kamalakannan1, Howard S Rosman, Kim A Eagle.
Abstract
Acute aortic dissection is an uncommon but potentially catastrophic illness with high mortality. Significant advances in the understanding, diagnosis, and management have been made since the first reported case of aortic dissection 3 centuries ago. This comprehensive review discusses the pathophysiology, classification, clinical manifestations, early diagnosis, and management of this important cardiovascular emergency.Mesh:
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Year: 2007 PMID: 17964363 DOI: 10.1016/j.ccc.2007.07.002
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Crit Care Clin ISSN: 0749-0704 Impact factor: 3.598