Topics:
Diseases of the Aorta and Trauma to the Aorta and Heart
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Authors
R. Erbel FESC (Chairperson), F. Alfonso Manterola FESC, C. Boileau, O. Dirsch, B. Eber FESC, A. Haverich, H. Rakowski, J. Struyven, K. Radegran, U. Sechtem FESC, J. Taylor EFESC, Ch. Zollikofer
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Table of contents: Full Text (ESC Clinical Practice Guidelines)
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Aortic wall disease
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Inherited disease, Aortic disease in infancy and childhood, Ageing of the aorta, Aetiology of aortic aneurysm and dissection
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Aortic dissection staging
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class 1 — classical aortic dissection, class 2 — intramural haemorrhage/haematoma, class 3 — subtle/discrete aortic dissection, class 4 — plaque rupture/ulceration, class 5 — traumatic/iatrogenic aortic dissection
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Clinical management
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Clinical features, Initial diagnostic steps in the emergency room, Initial therapeutic decisions
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Diagnostic requirements
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Evolving — acute aortic dissection, Additional information |
Imaging modalities
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Transthoracic/transoesophageal echocardiography (TTE/TEE), Computed tomography, Magnetic resonance imaging, Aortography, Intravascular ultrasound |
Surgical and interventional therapy
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Surgical therapy, Interventional therapy by percutaneous stenting and/or percutaneous fenestration,
Indications for stent placement and fenestration, Interventional techniques, Results of interventional therapy, Complications of interventional therapy |
Follow-up in aortic dissection
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Natural history of aortic dissection and prognosis, Follow-up in Marfan patients, Imaging for follow-up studies, Reoperation |
Previous versions
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