Acute aortic syndrome

Changed by Ayush Goel, 16 Nov 2014

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Acute aortic syndrome (AAS) describes the presentation of patients with one of an number of life threatening aortic pathologies that give rise to aortic symptoms.

The spectrum of these aortic emergencies include:

  • -<p><strong>Acute aortic syndrome (AAS)</strong> describes the presentation of patients with one of an number of life threatening aortic pathologies that give rise to aortic symptoms.</p><p>The spectrum of these aortic emergencies include </p><ul>
  • -<li><a href="/articles/aortic_dissection">aortic dissection</a></li>
  • -<li><a href="/articles/aortic_intramural_haematoma">aortic intramural haematoma</a></li>
  • +<p><strong>Acute aortic syndrome (AAS)</strong> describes the presentation of patients with one of an number of life threatening aortic pathologies that give rise to aortic symptoms.</p><p>The spectrum of these aortic emergencies include:</p><ul>
  • +<li><a href="/articles/aortic-dissection">aortic dissection</a></li>
  • +<li><a href="/articles/aortic-intramural-haematoma">aortic intramural haematoma</a></li>
  • -<li><a href="/articles/thoracic_aortic_injury">traumatic aortic transection</a></li>
  • +<li><a href="/articles/thoracic-aortic-injury">traumatic aortic transection</a></li>

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