- Aortic dissection - Symptoms causes - Mayo Clinic
An aortic dissection is a serious condition in which a tear occurs in the inner layer of the body's main artery (aorta) Blood rushes through the tear, causing the inner and middle layers of the aorta to split (dissect)
- Aortic dissection - Diagnosis treatment - Mayo Clinic
Type B aortic dissection Treatment of type B aortic dissection may include: Medications The same medications that are used to treat type A aortic dissection may be used without surgery to treat type B aortic dissections Surgery The procedure is similar to that used to correct a type A aortic dissection
- Sharing Mayo Clinic: Surviving an aortic tear and living to navigate . . .
During an aortic dissection, the inner layer of the aorta — the major blood vessel that takes oxygenated blood to the body — tears, causing the inner and middle layers to become separated For Eric, the dissection resulted in emergency surgery at a medical center near his Florida home
- I have a dissection in my entire aorta. I also have questions. . .
So the ascending type A dissection was treated, and I have the type B residual dissection from the top of the aortic arch down to the left and right iliac arteries What is the length of type-B usually? is it a small tear and watch it for a while?
- Management of Acute Aortic Dissection and the International Registry of . . .
type B if the dissection is confined to the descending thoracic or thoracoabdomi-nal aorta • Type A dissections are treated surgically on an urgent or emergent basis except under unusual circumstances Treatment of type B dissections is more controver-sial, particularly in the era of endovascu-lar stent grafts
- Aortic dissection: Got tips to learn more afford treatment?
I see my cardiologist annually and have an ultrasound to check the status of my repair and the Type B dissection I am on Amlodipine, Metropolol (100 mg), Olmesartan and Rosuvastatin I’m relatively active, reasonably fit and about 10 lbs over my ideal weight My questions are simply the following: Is monitoring the Type B annually often enough?
- Aortic dissection - Doctors and departments - Mayo Clinic
Ultrasound, Anticoagulant therapy, Peripheral artery disease, Carotid artery disease, Aneurysm, Antiphospholipid syndro me, Venous thrombosis, Carotid artery dissection, Deep vein thrombosis, Thrombophilia, Aortic dissection, Pulmonary embolism, Fibromuscular dysplasia, Vasospastic disorders, Renal artery stenosis, Congenital blood clotting disorder, Arterial embolism, Thrombophlebitis
- Genetic testing pinpoints cardiovascular risk in patients with aortic . . .
A new Mayo Clinic systematic review has shed light on genetically inherited aortic disorders in patients, highlighting the importance of early diagnosis and treatment for those with inherited cardiovascular risk
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