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Carotid artery dissection

MedGen UID:
488844
Concept ID:
C0338585
Disease or Syndrome
Synonyms: Carotid Artery Dissection; carotid artery dissection; Dissection of carotid artery; dissection of carotid artery
SNOMED CT: Dissection of carotid artery (720626009)
 
HPO: HP:0012158
Monarch Initiative: MONDO:0004763

Definition

A separation (dissection) of the layers of the carotid artery wall. [from HPO]

Conditions with this feature

Arterial tortuosity syndrome
MedGen UID:
347942
Concept ID:
C1859726
Disease or Syndrome
Arterial tortuosity syndrome (ATS) is characterized by widespread elongation and tortuosity of the aorta and mid-sized arteries as well as focal stenosis of segments of the pulmonary arteries and/or aorta combined with findings of a generalized connective tissue disorder, which may include soft or doughy hyperextensible skin, joint hypermobility, inguinal hernia, and diaphragmatic hernia. Skeletal findings include pectus excavatum or carinatum, arachnodactyly, scoliosis, knee/elbow contractures, and camptodactyly. The cardiovascular system is the major source of morbidity and mortality with increased risk at any age for aneurysm formation and dissection both at the aortic root and throughout the arterial tree, and for ischemic vascular events involving cerebrovascular circulation (resulting in non-hemorrhagic stroke) and the abdominal arteries (resulting in infarctions of abdominal organs).

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Pini R, Gallitto E, Fronterrè S, Rocchi C, Lodato M, Shyti B, Faggioli G, Gargiulo M
Semin Vasc Surg 2023 Jun;36(2):130-138. Epub 2023 Apr 20 doi: 10.1053/j.semvascsurg.2023.04.003. PMID: 37330227
Keser Z, Chiang CC, Benson JC, Pezzini A, Lanzino G
Vasc Health Risk Manag 2022;18:685-700. Epub 2022 Sep 2 doi: 10.2147/VHRM.S362844. PMID: 36082197Free PMC Article
Patel RR, Adam R, Maldjian C, Lincoln CM, Yuen A, Arneja A
Cardiol Rev 2012 May-Jun;20(3):145-52. doi: 10.1097/CRD.0b013e318247cd15. PMID: 22301716

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Whedon JM, Petersen CL, Schoellkopf WJ, Haldeman S, MacKenzie TA, Lurie JD
Eur Spine J 2023 Oct;32(10):3497-3504. Epub 2023 Jul 8 doi: 10.1007/s00586-023-07844-9. PMID: 37422607Free PMC Article
Keser Z, Chiang CC, Benson JC, Pezzini A, Lanzino G
Vasc Health Risk Manag 2022;18:685-700. Epub 2022 Sep 2 doi: 10.2147/VHRM.S362844. PMID: 36082197Free PMC Article
Clark M, Unnam S, Ghosh S
Br J Hosp Med (Lond) 2022 Apr 2;83(4):1-11. Epub 2022 Apr 23 doi: 10.12968/hmed.2021.0421. PMID: 35506728
Berkman SA, Song SS
Clin Appl Thromb Hemost 2021 Jan-Dec;27:10760296211002274. doi: 10.1177/10760296211002274. PMID: 33870763Free PMC Article
Epley D
J Vasc Nurs 2001 Mar;19(1):2-7; quiz 8-9. doi: 10.1067/mvn.2001.113885. PMID: 11251933

Diagnosis

Pini R, Gallitto E, Fronterrè S, Rocchi C, Lodato M, Shyti B, Faggioli G, Gargiulo M
Semin Vasc Surg 2023 Jun;36(2):130-138. Epub 2023 Apr 20 doi: 10.1053/j.semvascsurg.2023.04.003. PMID: 37330227
Clark M, Unnam S, Ghosh S
Br J Hosp Med (Lond) 2022 Apr 2;83(4):1-11. Epub 2022 Apr 23 doi: 10.12968/hmed.2021.0421. PMID: 35506728
Hakimi R, Sivakumar S
Curr Pain Headache Rep 2019 Jan 19;23(1):2. doi: 10.1007/s11916-019-0741-9. PMID: 30661121
Epley D
J Vasc Nurs 2001 Mar;19(1):2-7; quiz 8-9. doi: 10.1067/mvn.2001.113885. PMID: 11251933
Stapf C, Elkind MS, Mohr JP
Annu Rev Med 2000;51:329-47. doi: 10.1146/annurev.med.51.1.329. PMID: 10774468

Therapy

Whedon JM, Petersen CL, Schoellkopf WJ, Haldeman S, MacKenzie TA, Lurie JD
Eur Spine J 2023 Oct;32(10):3497-3504. Epub 2023 Jul 8 doi: 10.1007/s00586-023-07844-9. PMID: 37422607Free PMC Article
Whedon JM, Petersen CL, Li Z, Schoelkopf WJ, Haldeman S, MacKenzie TA, Lurie JD
BMC Geriatr 2022 Nov 29;22(1):917. doi: 10.1186/s12877-022-03495-5. PMID: 36447166Free PMC Article
Berkman SA, Song SS
Clin Appl Thromb Hemost 2021 Jan-Dec;27:10760296211002274. doi: 10.1177/10760296211002274. PMID: 33870763Free PMC Article
Walters GK
Undersea Hyperb Med 2018 Jan-Feb;45(1):65-73. PMID: 29571234
Stoker TB, Evans NR, Warburton EA
Br J Hosp Med (Lond) 2016 Dec 2;77(12):708-711. doi: 10.12968/hmed.2016.77.12.708. PMID: 27937023

Prognosis

Cheng K, Lin A, Stecher X, Bernstein T, Zuñiga P, Mazzon E, Brunser A, Diaz V, Martinez G, Cameron W, Nicholls SJ, Patel S, Dey D, Wong DT, Muñoz Venturelli P
Int J Stroke 2023 Aug;18(7):829-838. Epub 2023 Mar 2 doi: 10.1177/17474930231158538. PMID: 36748981
Venturini G, Vuolo L, Pracucci G, Picchioni A, Failli Y, Benvenuti F, Sarti C
Neuroradiology 2022 Jun;64(6):1127-1134. Epub 2021 Nov 12 doi: 10.1007/s00234-021-02848-y. PMID: 34766191
Berkman SA, Song SS
Clin Appl Thromb Hemost 2021 Jan-Dec;27:10760296211002274. doi: 10.1177/10760296211002274. PMID: 33870763Free PMC Article
Iorga ER, Costin D
Rom J Ophthalmol 2020 Oct-Dec;64(4):323-332. doi: 10.22336/rjo.2020.54. PMID: 33367170Free PMC Article
Stapf C, Elkind MS, Mohr JP
Annu Rev Med 2000;51:329-47. doi: 10.1146/annurev.med.51.1.329. PMID: 10774468

Clinical prediction guides

Cheng K, Lin A, Stecher X, Bernstein T, Zuñiga P, Mazzon E, Brunser A, Diaz V, Martinez G, Cameron W, Nicholls SJ, Patel S, Dey D, Wong DT, Muñoz Venturelli P
Int J Stroke 2023 Aug;18(7):829-838. Epub 2023 Mar 2 doi: 10.1177/17474930231158538. PMID: 36748981
Bontinis V, Antonopoulos CN, Bontinis A, Koutsoumpelis A, Zymvragoudakis V, Rafailidis V, Giannopoulos A, Stoiloudis P, Ktenidis K
Eur J Vasc Endovasc Surg 2022 Oct;64(4):299-308. Epub 2022 Aug 9 doi: 10.1016/j.ejvs.2022.07.048. PMID: 35961627
Ranjbar M, Badihian N, Yazdi M, Milani S, Taheri M, Khorvash F, Saadatnia M
BMC Neurol 2022 Jun 21;22(1):227. doi: 10.1186/s12883-022-02754-7. PMID: 35729625Free PMC Article
Venturini G, Vuolo L, Pracucci G, Picchioni A, Failli Y, Benvenuti F, Sarti C
Neuroradiology 2022 Jun;64(6):1127-1134. Epub 2021 Nov 12 doi: 10.1007/s00234-021-02848-y. PMID: 34766191
Lyrer P, Engelter S
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2010 Oct 6;(10):CD000255. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD000255.pub2. PMID: 20927720

Recent systematic reviews

Bontinis V, Antonopoulos CN, Bontinis A, Koutsoumpelis A, Zymvragoudakis V, Rafailidis V, Giannopoulos A, Stoiloudis P, Ktenidis K
Eur J Vasc Endovasc Surg 2022 Oct;64(4):299-308. Epub 2022 Aug 9 doi: 10.1016/j.ejvs.2022.07.048. PMID: 35961627
Hoving JW, Marquering HA, Majoie CBLM
Neuroradiology 2017 Jul;59(7):641-647. Epub 2017 Jun 3 doi: 10.1007/s00234-017-1850-y. PMID: 28580530Free PMC Article
Paraskevas KI, Batchelder AJ, Naylor AR
Eur J Vasc Endovasc Surg 2016 Sep;52(3):281-6. Epub 2016 Apr 22 doi: 10.1016/j.ejvs.2016.03.021. PMID: 27117247
Chung CLR, Côté P, Stern P, L'Espérance G
J Manipulative Physiol Ther 2015 Nov-Dec;38(9):672-676. Epub 2014 Jan 3 doi: 10.1016/j.jmpt.2013.09.005. PMID: 24387889
Lyrer P, Engelter S
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2010 Oct 6;(10):CD000255. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD000255.pub2. PMID: 20927720

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