Herein, we report a case of aortic dissection during pregnancy with a rare ... She was conscious and alert, with BP 124/60, heart rate 110 b.p.m. There was no sign of rales and the respiratory ...

Aortic dissection occurs via two mechanisms ... distal to the left subclavian artery occurs in 35% of cases (Stanford type B). The incidence of aortic dissection is estimated at 10,000 cases ...

Dake, MD, the Thelma and Henry Doelger Professor at Stanford Hospital and Clinics ... high-risk to undergo TEVAR for uncomplicated type B aortic dissection: Chronic type B dissection.

Patency or thrombosis of the false lumen in type B acute aortic dissection has been found to predict outcomes. The prognostic implications of partial thrombosis of the false lumen have not yet ...

Descending Aortic Dissection A descending aortic dissection affects the part of your aorta that runs down through your chest and into your abdomen. It’s also called a type B aortic dissection. A type ...

In Type B, the tear occurs in the lower aorta. Aortic dissection tends to occur mostly in men in their 60s and 70s. Diagnosis of the condition may be delayed, because the symptoms of the disease ...

Aortic dissection ... dissections. The Stanford system is the most common and differentiates by the locus of the intimal tear, type A in the ascending aorta and type B in the descending aorta.

Share on Pinterest A doctor may prescribe medication to treat aortic dissection. A doctor may give people with a type B aortic dissection beta-blockers and nitroprusside to lower their heart rate ...