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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]
Associate Editor-In-Chief: Cafer Zorkun, M.D., Ph.D. [2]
Causes of aortic dissection
The exact cause is unknown, but risks include atherosclerosis (hardening of the arteries) and high blood pressure. Traumatic injury is a major cause of aortic dissection, especially blunt trauma to the chest. Hitting the steering wheel of a car during an accident is a common traumatic cause.
Other risk factors and conditions associated with the development of aortic dissection include:
- Aging
- Bicuspid aortic valve
- Chest trauma
- Coarctation of the aorta
- Connective tissue disorders
- Ehlers-Danlos syndrome
- Heart surgery or procedures
- Marfan syndrome
- Third trimester of pregnancy
- Pseudoxanthoma elasticum
- Tertiary syphilis
- Turner's syndrome
- Vascular inflammation due to conditions such as arteritis and syphilis
References
Acknowledgements
The content on this page was first contributed by: David Feller-Kopman, MD and C. Michael Gibson M.S., M.D. Template:WH Template:WS