Question 196
{"accessible":false,"alternatives":[{"id":946,"text":"are more common than type B "},{"id":947,"text":"can rupture into pericardial sac"},{"id":948,"text":" commence distal to the left subclavian artery"},{"id":949,"text":"may result in coronary artery occlusion"},{"id":950,"text":"require surgical management "}],"archived":false,"correctAlternativeId":948,"explanation":"\u003cp\u003eType A affects the ascending aorta and arch accounting for ~60% of aortic dissections. They require surgical management and may result in:\u003c/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ecoronary artery occlusion\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://radiopaedia.org/articles/missing?article%5Btitle%5D=peroneus-brevis-1\"\u003eaortic incompetence\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003erupture into pericardial sac with resulting \u003ca href=\"https://radiopaedia.org/articles/cardiac-tamponade\"\u003ecardiac tamponade\u003c/a\u003e\n\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e","id":196,"imageUrl":null,"imageAttribution":null,"imageAttributionCaseInfo":null,"firstQuestionPath":"/questions/2658","nextQuestionPath":null,"relatedArticles":[{"id":2081,"title":"Stanford classification of aortic dissection","link":"/articles/stanford-classification-of-aortic-dissection-1?lang=us"}],"alsoUsedIn":[{"id":596,"kind":"Course","title":"Radiopaedia 2020 - Lectures Only - page 596","link":"https://radiopaedia.org/courses/radiopaedia-2020-exclusive/pages/596"},{"id":596,"kind":"Course","title":"2020 Virtual Conference Private Use - page 596","link":"https://radiopaedia.org/courses/2020-virtual-conference-private-use/pages/596"},{"id":677,"kind":"Course","title":"Trauma \u0026 Emergency Radiology Course - page 677","link":"https://radiopaedia.org/courses/medical-mums/pages/677"},{"id":677,"kind":"Course","title":"Chest Imaging Lecture Package - page 677","link":"https://radiopaedia.org/courses/chest-imaging-lecture-package/pages/677"},{"id":677,"kind":"Course","title":"2020 Virtual Conference Private Use - page 677","link":"https://radiopaedia.org/courses/2020-virtual-conference-private-use/pages/677"},{"id":1411,"kind":"Course","title":"Emergency Radiology Course - page 1411","link":"https://radiopaedia.org/courses/emergency-radiology-course-online/pages/1411"},{"id":1411,"kind":"Course","title":"Emergency Radiology Course - Melbourne - page 1411","link":"https://radiopaedia.org/courses/emergency-radiology-course-melbourne-2022/pages/1411"},{"id":1411,"kind":"Course","title":"Emergency Radiology Course - Brisbane - page 1411","link":"https://radiopaedia.org/courses/emergency-radiology-course-brisbane-2022/pages/1411"}],"stem":"\u003cp\u003eWhich of the following statements are \u003cstrong\u003eFALSE\u003c/strong\u003e?\u0026nbsp;\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eStanford type A aortic dissections...\u003c/p\u003e","menuLinks":[{"text":"Report problem with question","url":"https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfO3soWYhOjJ7yErSysyCe5V4A1CqW7WK3rDA7MtAkecMGqNw/viewform?entry.1624461248\u0026entry.553583435=https://radiopaedia.org/questions/196"}],"attemptsPercentages":[{"alternativeId":"948","percentage":77},{"alternativeId":"947","percentage":2},{"alternativeId":"949","percentage":3},{"alternativeId":"946","percentage":12},{"alternativeId":"950","percentage":5}],"promptToLogin":false,"questionManager":false,"articleId":"aortic-dissection"}