See Also: Aortic dissection(health)
aortic dissection(medicine)
acute aortic dissection(medicine)
aortic dissection- classification(medicine)
aortic dissection- aetiology(medicine)
Dissection(medicine)
dissection(dictionary)
Dissection(health)
axillary dissection(medicine)
Dissection, neck(health)

Aortic dissection (health)


A progressive tear in the aorta. The inner lining (intima) of the aorta tears and blood surges through the tear, creating a new false channel and separating (dissecting) the middle layer (media) from the outer layer of the aorta.