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Thoracic aortic dissection

MedGen UID:
196449
Concept ID:
C0729233
Disease or Syndrome
Synonyms: Aorta Dissection, Thoracic; Aortic Dissection, Thoracic; Dissection, Thoracic Aorta; Dissection, Thoracic Aortic; Thoracic Aorta Dissection; Thoracic Aorta Dissections; Thoracic Aortic Dissection; Thoracic Aortic Dissections
SNOMED CT: Dissection of thoracic aorta (233994002)

Definition

A tear within the wall of the thoracic aorta. [from NCI]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • Thoracic aortic dissection

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Caruana M, Baars MJ, Bashiardes E, Benke K, Björck E, Codreanu A, de Moya Rubio E, Dumfarth J, Evangelista A, Groenink M, Kallenbach K, Kempers M, Keravnou A, Loeys B, Muiño-Mosquera L, Nagy E, Milleron O, Nistri S, Pepe G, Roos-Hesselink J, Szabolcs Z, Teixidó-Tura G, Timmermans J, Van de Laar I, van Kimmenade R, Verstraeten A, Von Kodolitsch Y, De Backer J, Jondeau G
Eur J Med Genet 2023 Jan;66(1):104673. Epub 2022 Nov 29 doi: 10.1016/j.ejmg.2022.104673. PMID: 36460281
Kallenbach K, Berger T, Bürger T, Eggebrecht H, Harringer W, Helmberger T, Heringlake M, Karck M, von Kodolitsch Y, Schürholz T, von Tengg-Kobligk H, Blödt S, Czerny M
Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2022 Dec;70(8):603-606. Epub 2022 Dec 3 doi: 10.1055/s-0042-1759494. PMID: 36462754
Mokashi SA, Svensson LG
Gen Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2019 Jan;67(1):59-65. Epub 2017 Oct 13 doi: 10.1007/s11748-017-0831-8. PMID: 29030719

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Yang M, Zhou X, Pearce SWA, Yang Z, Chen Q, Niu K, Liu C, Luo J, Li D, Shao Y, Zhang C, Chen D, Wu Q, Cutillas PR, Zhao L, Xiao Q, Zhang L
Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol 2023 Oct;43(10):1900-1920. Epub 2023 Aug 17 doi: 10.1161/ATVBAHA.123.319281. PMID: 37589142Free PMC Article
Hameed I, Cifu AS, Vallabhajosyula P
JAMA 2023 Mar 7;329(9):756-757. doi: 10.1001/jama.2023.0265. PMID: 36795378
Rylski B, Schilling O, Czerny M
Eur Heart J 2023 Mar 7;44(10):813-821. doi: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehac757. PMID: 36540036
Zhou Z, Cecchi AC, Prakash SK, Milewicz DM
Genes (Basel) 2022 Oct 7;13(10) doi: 10.3390/genes13101814. PMID: 36292699Free PMC Article
Senser EM, Misra S, Henkin S
Cardiol Clin 2021 Nov;39(4):505-515. doi: 10.1016/j.ccl.2021.06.003. PMID: 34686263

Diagnosis

Hameed I, Cifu AS, Vallabhajosyula P
JAMA 2023 Mar 7;329(9):756-757. doi: 10.1001/jama.2023.0265. PMID: 36795378
Rylski B, Schilling O, Czerny M
Eur Heart J 2023 Mar 7;44(10):813-821. doi: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehac757. PMID: 36540036
Senser EM, Misra S, Henkin S
Cardiol Clin 2021 Nov;39(4):505-515. doi: 10.1016/j.ccl.2021.06.003. PMID: 34686263
Schattner A
QJM 2021 Dec 20;114(10):687-688. doi: 10.1093/qjmed/hcab083. PMID: 33881545
Patel M, Patel S, Moskowitz C, Chen B
West J Emerg Med 2014 Sep;15(6):667-8. doi: 10.5811/westjem.2014.7.22843. PMID: 25247040Free PMC Article

Therapy

Dobrilovic N, Karlson K, Raman J, Soukas P, Sadiq I, Vognar L, Singh A
Innovations (Phila) 2024 Jan-Feb;19(1):92-93. Epub 2024 Jan 29 doi: 10.1177/15569845231223570. PMID: 38284402
Huang SS, Liu R, Chang S, Li X, Weng X, Ge J
Nutrients 2023 Sep 26;15(19) doi: 10.3390/nu15194150. PMID: 37836434Free PMC Article
Yang M, Zhou X, Pearce SWA, Yang Z, Chen Q, Niu K, Liu C, Luo J, Li D, Shao Y, Zhang C, Chen D, Wu Q, Cutillas PR, Zhao L, Xiao Q, Zhang L
Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol 2023 Oct;43(10):1900-1920. Epub 2023 Aug 17 doi: 10.1161/ATVBAHA.123.319281. PMID: 37589142Free PMC Article
Meccanici F, Gökalp AL, Thijssen CGE, Mokhles MM, Bekkers JA, van Kimmenade R, Verhagen HJ, Roos-Hesselink JW, Takkenberg JJM
Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg 2022 Mar 31;34(4):616-627. doi: 10.1093/icvts/ivab270. PMID: 34664071Free PMC Article
Spanos K, Nana P, Behrendt CA, Kouvelos G, Panuccio G, Heidemann F, Matsagkas M, Debus ES, Giannoukas A, Kölbel T
J Endovasc Ther 2021 Apr;28(2):323-331. Epub 2021 Jan 13 doi: 10.1177/1526602820987808. PMID: 33435805

Prognosis

Salmasi MY, Pirola S, Asimakopoulos G, Nienaber C, Athanasiou T; London Aortic Mechanobiology Working Group
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2023 Oct;166(4):1034-1042. Epub 2022 May 16 doi: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2022.05.016. PMID: 35672182
Senser EM, Misra S, Henkin S
Cardiol Clin 2021 Nov;39(4):505-515. doi: 10.1016/j.ccl.2021.06.003. PMID: 34686263
McConaghy JR, Sharma M, Patel H
Am Fam Physician 2020 Dec 15;102(12):721-727. PMID: 33320506
Adriaans BP, Wildberger JE, Westenberg JJM, Lamb HJ, Schalla S
Eur Radiol 2019 Dec;29(12):6396-6404. Epub 2019 Jul 5 doi: 10.1007/s00330-019-06320-7. PMID: 31278573Free PMC Article
Sullivan PR, Wolfson AB, Leckey RD, Burke JL
Am J Emerg Med 2000 Jan;18(1):46-50. doi: 10.1016/s0735-6757(00)90047-0. PMID: 10674531

Clinical prediction guides

Yang M, Zhou X, Pearce SWA, Yang Z, Chen Q, Niu K, Liu C, Luo J, Li D, Shao Y, Zhang C, Chen D, Wu Q, Cutillas PR, Zhao L, Xiao Q, Zhang L
Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol 2023 Oct;43(10):1900-1920. Epub 2023 Aug 17 doi: 10.1161/ATVBAHA.123.319281. PMID: 37589142Free PMC Article
Caruana M, Baars MJ, Bashiardes E, Benke K, Björck E, Codreanu A, de Moya Rubio E, Dumfarth J, Evangelista A, Groenink M, Kallenbach K, Kempers M, Keravnou A, Loeys B, Muiño-Mosquera L, Nagy E, Milleron O, Nistri S, Pepe G, Roos-Hesselink J, Szabolcs Z, Teixidó-Tura G, Timmermans J, Van de Laar I, van Kimmenade R, Verstraeten A, Von Kodolitsch Y, De Backer J, Jondeau G
Eur J Med Genet 2023 Jan;66(1):104673. Epub 2022 Nov 29 doi: 10.1016/j.ejmg.2022.104673. PMID: 36460281
Salmasi MY, Pirola S, Asimakopoulos G, Nienaber C, Athanasiou T; London Aortic Mechanobiology Working Group
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2023 Oct;166(4):1034-1042. Epub 2022 May 16 doi: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2022.05.016. PMID: 35672182
Senser EM, Misra S, Henkin S
Cardiol Clin 2021 Nov;39(4):505-515. doi: 10.1016/j.ccl.2021.06.003. PMID: 34686263
McConaghy JR, Sharma M, Patel H
Am Fam Physician 2020 Dec 15;102(12):721-727. PMID: 33320506

Recent systematic reviews

Li HL, Chan YC, Jia HY, Cheng SW
Ann Vasc Surg 2022 Sep;85:371-382. Epub 2022 Mar 24 doi: 10.1016/j.avsg.2022.03.020. PMID: 35339592
Meccanici F, Gökalp AL, Thijssen CGE, Mokhles MM, Bekkers JA, van Kimmenade R, Verhagen HJ, Roos-Hesselink JW, Takkenberg JJM
Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg 2022 Mar 31;34(4):616-627. doi: 10.1093/icvts/ivab270. PMID: 34664071Free PMC Article
Spanos K, Nana P, Behrendt CA, Kouvelos G, Panuccio G, Heidemann F, Matsagkas M, Debus ES, Giannoukas A, Kölbel T
J Endovasc Ther 2021 Apr;28(2):323-331. Epub 2021 Jan 13 doi: 10.1177/1526602820987808. PMID: 33435805
Thijssen CGE, Bons LR, Gökalp AL, Van Kimmenade RRJ, Mokhles MM, Pelliccia A, Takkenberg JJM, Roos-Hesselink JW
Expert Rev Cardiovasc Ther 2019 Apr;17(4):251-266. Epub 2019 Mar 21 doi: 10.1080/14779072.2019.1585807. PMID: 30887852
Teece S, Hogg K
Emerg Med J 2004 Sep;21(5):589. doi: 10.1136/emj.2004.017954. PMID: 15333542Free PMC Article

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