Aortic Dissection and Related Syndromes

Section I.Epidemiology, Pathophysiology, and Clinical Features

1. Epidemiology of Thoracic Aortic Aneurysms, Aortic Dissection, Intramural Hematoma, and Penetrating Atherosclerotic Ulcers
Eric M. Isselbacher

2. Pathophysiology of Acute Aortic Syndromes
Christoph A. Nienaber

3. Aortic Dissection: Clinical Presentation
Ragavendra R. Baliga, Jai S. Raman, Kim A. Eagle

Section II:.Imaging Methods

4. Role of Echocardiography in the Diagnosis of Aortic Dissection
Krishnaswamy Chandrasekaran, William D. Edwards, Joseph F. Malouf, Gregory Gillman, Jae K. Oh, Linda A. Pape, William F. Armstrong, Ramesh C. Bansal

5. CT Evaluation of Aortic Dissection
Gisela Müller, Ella Kazerooni

6. Role of MRI in the Diagnosis of Aortic Dissection
Gabriel Meinhardt, Heiko Mahrholdt, Udo Sechtem

Section III:.Initial Treatment

7. Medical Therapy and Acute Surveillance
Eric M. Isselbacher, James L. Januzzi

8. Endovascular Therapy in Aortic Pathology
Hüseyin Ince, Christoph A. Nienaber, Joshua Beckmann, Rosella Fattori

9. Cardiovascular Surgery in the Initial Treatment of Aortic Dissection and Acute Aortic Syndromes
Truls Myrmel, Santi Trimarchi, Vincenzo Rampoldi

Section IV:.Subsequent Follow-Up and Treatment

10. Long-Term Medical Therapy in Aortic Dissection
Debabrata Mukherjee, James L. Januzzi

11. Acute Aortic Syndromes: Surveillance with Imaging
Eduardo Bossone, Massimo Lombardi, Virna Zampa, Dan Gilon, Alessandro Distante

Section V:.Evaluation and Management of Special Subsets

12. Operation for Acute Aortic Dissection in the Octogenarian Patient
Himanshu J. Patel, Richard L. Prager, G. Michael Deeb

13. Genetic Disorders Associated with Aortic Dissection
Stuart Hutchison, Patrick O’Gara

14. Aortic Intramural Hematoma: Diagnosis, Treatment, and Evolution
Arturo Evangelista

15. Evaluation and Management of Traumatic Aortic Lesions
Rossella Fattori

Section VI:.Future Frontiers

16. Future Directions of Aortic Dissection
Toru Suzuki, Giuseppe Sangiorgi, Eduardo Bossone

17. Vascular Surgical Options
Santi Trimarchi, Truls Myrmel, Antonio Panza, Giuseppe Benedetto, Vincenzo Rampoldi

18. Prevention of Aortic Dissection
Debabrata Mukherjee, Kim A. Eagle

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Keywords: MEDICAL / Public Health MED078000