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Dissecting aortic dilatation

MedGen UID:
8439
Concept ID:
C0012736
Disease or Syndrome
Synonym: Aortic aneurysm/dissection

Definition

A dissecting aneurysm formed between the intimal and medial layers of the aortic wall due to a tear in the tunica intima. [from NCI]

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Elzanaty AM, Patel N, Sabbagh E, Eltahawy EA
Curr Med Res Opin 2021 Mar;37(3):377-384. Epub 2021 Feb 8 doi: 10.1080/03007995.2021.1876648. PMID: 33460329
Morello F, Santoro M, Fargion AT, Grifoni S, Nazerian P
Intern Emerg Med 2021 Jan;16(1):171-181. Epub 2020 May 1 doi: 10.1007/s11739-020-02354-8. PMID: 32358680
Morgan T
Am Fam Physician 2007 Aug 1;76(3):405-10. PMID: 17708142

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Rodríguez-Palomares JF, Dux-Santoy L, Guala A, Galian-Gay L, Evangelista A
J Am Coll Cardiol 2023 Aug 1;82(5):448-464. doi: 10.1016/j.jacc.2022.10.042. PMID: 37495282
Verma R, Cohen G, Colbert J, Fedak PWM
Curr Opin Cardiol 2023 Mar 1;38(2):61-67. Epub 2022 Dec 29 doi: 10.1097/HCO.0000000000001020. PMID: 36718616
Braverman AC, Mittauer E, Harris KM, Evangelista A, Pyeritz RE, Brinster D, Conklin L, Suzuki T, Fanola C, Ouzounian M, Chen E, Myrmel T, Bekeredjian R, Hutchison S, Coselli J, Gilon D, O'Gara P, Davis M, Isselbacher E, Eagle K
JAMA Cardiol 2021 Jan 1;6(1):58-66. doi: 10.1001/jamacardio.2020.4876. PMID: 33052376Free PMC Article
Morello F, Santoro M, Fargion AT, Grifoni S, Nazerian P
Intern Emerg Med 2021 Jan;16(1):171-181. Epub 2020 May 1 doi: 10.1007/s11739-020-02354-8. PMID: 32358680
Cotts TB, Salciccioli KB, Swanson SK, Yetman AT
Cardiol Clin 2020 Aug;38(3):325-336. Epub 2020 Jun 3 doi: 10.1016/j.ccl.2020.04.002. PMID: 32622488

Diagnosis

Verma R, Cohen G, Colbert J, Fedak PWM
Curr Opin Cardiol 2023 Mar 1;38(2):61-67. Epub 2022 Dec 29 doi: 10.1097/HCO.0000000000001020. PMID: 36718616
Zeigler SM, Sloan B, Jones JA
Adv Exp Med Biol 2021;1348:185-206. doi: 10.1007/978-3-030-80614-9_8. PMID: 34807420Free PMC Article
Braverman AC, Mittauer E, Harris KM, Evangelista A, Pyeritz RE, Brinster D, Conklin L, Suzuki T, Fanola C, Ouzounian M, Chen E, Myrmel T, Bekeredjian R, Hutchison S, Coselli J, Gilon D, O'Gara P, Davis M, Isselbacher E, Eagle K
JAMA Cardiol 2021 Jan 1;6(1):58-66. doi: 10.1001/jamacardio.2020.4876. PMID: 33052376Free PMC Article
Morello F, Santoro M, Fargion AT, Grifoni S, Nazerian P
Intern Emerg Med 2021 Jan;16(1):171-181. Epub 2020 May 1 doi: 10.1007/s11739-020-02354-8. PMID: 32358680
Cotts TB, Salciccioli KB, Swanson SK, Yetman AT
Cardiol Clin 2020 Aug;38(3):325-336. Epub 2020 Jun 3 doi: 10.1016/j.ccl.2020.04.002. PMID: 32622488

Therapy

Elzanaty AM, Patel N, Sabbagh E, Eltahawy EA
Curr Med Res Opin 2021 Mar;37(3):377-384. Epub 2021 Feb 8 doi: 10.1080/03007995.2021.1876648. PMID: 33460329
Mussa FF, Horton JD, Moridzadeh R, Nicholson J, Trimarchi S, Eagle KA
JAMA 2016 Aug 16;316(7):754-63. doi: 10.1001/jama.2016.10026. PMID: 27533160
Morgan T
Am Fam Physician 2007 Aug 1;76(3):405-10. PMID: 17708142
Wilton E, Jahangiri M
J Cardiothorac Surg 2006 Mar 3;1:7. doi: 10.1186/1749-8090-1-7. PMID: 16722611Free PMC Article
Cohn JN, Burke LP
Ann Intern Med 1979 Nov;91(5):752-7. doi: 10.7326/0003-4819-91-5-752. PMID: 496116

Prognosis

Zuo X, Liu L, Liu K, Zhang X, Ye R, Yang C, Ma J, Jia S, Yang X, Liu X, Sun L, Huo X, Chen X
J Hypertens 2023 Oct 1;41(10):1511-1520. Epub 2023 Aug 2 doi: 10.1097/HJH.0000000000003518. PMID: 37642588
Braverman AC, Mittauer E, Harris KM, Evangelista A, Pyeritz RE, Brinster D, Conklin L, Suzuki T, Fanola C, Ouzounian M, Chen E, Myrmel T, Bekeredjian R, Hutchison S, Coselli J, Gilon D, O'Gara P, Davis M, Isselbacher E, Eagle K
JAMA Cardiol 2021 Jan 1;6(1):58-66. doi: 10.1001/jamacardio.2020.4876. PMID: 33052376Free PMC Article
Fletcher AJ, Syed MBJ, Aitman TJ, Newby DE, Walker NL
Circulation 2020 May 12;141(19):1570-1587. Epub 2020 May 11 doi: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.119.043756. PMID: 32392100Free PMC Article
Capoccia L, Riambau V
Vascular 2014 Dec;22(6):439-47. Epub 2013 Sep 16 doi: 10.1177/1708538113504400. PMID: 24043474
Siu SC, Silversides CK
J Am Coll Cardiol 2010 Jun 22;55(25):2789-800. doi: 10.1016/j.jacc.2009.12.068. PMID: 20579534

Clinical prediction guides

Zuo X, Liu L, Liu K, Zhang X, Ye R, Yang C, Ma J, Jia S, Yang X, Liu X, Sun L, Huo X, Chen X
J Hypertens 2023 Oct 1;41(10):1511-1520. Epub 2023 Aug 2 doi: 10.1097/HJH.0000000000003518. PMID: 37642588
Verma R, Cohen G, Colbert J, Fedak PWM
Curr Opin Cardiol 2023 Mar 1;38(2):61-67. Epub 2022 Dec 29 doi: 10.1097/HCO.0000000000001020. PMID: 36718616
Li Y, Ren P, Dawson A, Vasquez HG, Ageedi W, Zhang C, Luo W, Chen R, Li Y, Kim S, Lu HS, Cassis LA, Coselli JS, Daugherty A, Shen YH, LeMaire SA
Circulation 2020 Oct 6;142(14):1374-1388. Epub 2020 Oct 5 doi: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.120.046528. PMID: 33017217Free PMC Article
Mussa FF, Horton JD, Moridzadeh R, Nicholson J, Trimarchi S, Eagle KA
JAMA 2016 Aug 16;316(7):754-63. doi: 10.1001/jama.2016.10026. PMID: 27533160
Caspary L
Vasa 2016 Jan;45(1):17-29. doi: 10.1024/0301-1526/a000491. PMID: 26986706

Recent systematic reviews

D'Ascenzi F, Valentini F, Pistoresi S, Frascaro F, Piu P, Cavigli L, Valente S, Focardi M, Cameli M, Bonifazi M, Metra M, Mondillo S
Trends Cardiovasc Med 2022 Jul;32(5):299-308. Epub 2021 Jun 22 doi: 10.1016/j.tcm.2021.06.001. PMID: 34166791
Mussa FF, Horton JD, Moridzadeh R, Nicholson J, Trimarchi S, Eagle KA
JAMA 2016 Aug 16;316(7):754-63. doi: 10.1001/jama.2016.10026. PMID: 27533160
Zhang L, Zhao Z, Chen Y, Sun Y, Bao J, Jing Z, Zhou J
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2016 Nov;152(5):1279-1288.e3. Epub 2016 Jun 29 doi: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2016.06.027. PMID: 27453556
Covella M, Milan A, Totaro S, Cuspidi C, Re A, Rabbia F, Veglio F
J Hypertens 2014 Oct;32(10):1928-35; discussion 1935. doi: 10.1097/HJH.0000000000000286. PMID: 24979304
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