Tables of Contents
- Introduction
- The normal and the ageing aorta
- Assessment of the aorta
- Clinical examination
- Laboratory testing
- Imaging
- Assessment of aortic stiffness
- Acute thoracic aortic syndromes
- Definition and classification
- Acute aortic dissection
- Intramural haematomia
- Penetrating aortic ulcer
- Aortic pseudo-aneurysm
- (Contained) rupture of aortic aneurysm
- Traumatic aortic injury
- Latrogenic aortic dissection
- Aortic aneurysms
- Thoracic aortic aneurysm
- Abdominal aortic aneurysm
- Genetic diseases affecting the aorta
- Chromosomal and inherited syndromic thoracic aortic aneurysms and dissection
- Aortic diseases associated with bicuspid aortic valve
- Coarctation of the aorta
- Atherosclerotic lesions of the aorta
- Thrombo-embolic aortic disease
- Mobile aortic thrombosis
- Atherosclerotic aortic occlusion
- Calcified aorta
- Coral reef aorta
- Aortitis
- Aortic tumours
- Long-term follow-up of aortic diseases
- Chronic aortic dissection
- Follow-up after thoracic aortic intervention
- Follow-up of patients after intervention for abdominal aortic aneurysm