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Cardiovascular Diseases > Vascular Diseases > Aneurysm > Dissection, Blood Vessel > Aortic Dissection
Cardiovascular Diseases > Vascular Diseases > Aortic Diseases > Acute Aortic Syndrome > Aortic Dissection

Preferred term

Aortic Dissection  

Type

  • Topical Descriptor

Broader concept

Narrower concepts

Entry terms

  • Aneurysm Aorta, Dissecting
  • Aneurysm, Aortic Dissecting
  • Aneurysm, Dissecting
  • Aorta, Dissecting Aneurysm
  • Aortic Dissecting Aneurysm
  • Aortic Dissecting Aneurysms
  • Dissecting Aneurysm
  • Dissecting Aneurysm Aorta
  • Dissecting Aneurysm Aortas
  • Dissecting Aneurysm, Aortic
  • Dissecting Aneurysms

Note

  • dissection of the ABDOMINAL AORTA: coordinate with AORTIC ANEURYSM, ABDOMINAL; dissection of the THORACIC AORTA: coordinate with AORTIC ANEURYSM, THORACIC

Scope note

  • A tear in the inner layer of the AORTA leading to interstitial HEMORRHAGE, and splitting (dissecting) of the aortic TUNICA MEDIA layer. It typically begins with a tear in the TUNICA INTIMA layer.

History note

  • 2023; use ANEURYSM, DISSECTING 1977-2022

In other languages

  • aortan dissekoituma

    Finnish

  • aneurysma dissecans
  • aortan aneurysman dissekoituma
  • aortan aneurysman dissekoituminen
  • aortan dissekaatio
  • aortan seinämän repeymä pitkin keskikalvoa
  • dissekoiva aortan aneurysma
  • irtauttava aortan laajentuma
  • irtauttava aortan pullistuma

URI

http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D000784

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