Aortic Dissection | Aortic dissection occurs in 3 in 100,000 people per year. Tear in the inner side of aorta causes blood to flow between layers of aorta causing seperation of media layer into inner two third and outer one third. Dissection can be antegrade or retrograde. 96% of people will have chest pain with varying severity with or without radiation. Back pain, vomiting, sweating, headache, blood stained diarrhea, paralytic ileus, strokes and death Males are more affected than females. Males will have double incidence as females. Hypertensions in 80% of patients were observed. A connective tissue disorder is also common. Bicuspid Aortic valve is seen in 7to14% of patients. 5To9% of patients has Marfan syndrome. Along with this Atherosclerosis, Trauma, Post cardiac surgery, Smoking, Cocaine abusers, pregnancy, Aortoarteritis, Turners syndrome, High intensity weightlifting, Syphilis are the other causes [1-7]. For More Articles: Biomedical Science Articles : https://biomedres.us/









