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Revision as of 21:21, 25 January 2013

Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor-In-Chief: Cafer Zorkun, M.D., Ph.D. [2]

Atherosclerosis and hypertension are associated with spontaneous dissection, while blunt trauma injury and sudden deceleration in a motor vehicle accident is a major cause of aortic dissection.

Other risk factors and conditions associated with the development of aortic dissection include:

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 ==Overview==
-[[Atherosclerosis]] and [[hypertension]] are associated with spontaneous dissection, while blunt trauma injury and sudden deceleration in a motor vehicle accident is a major cause of [[aortic]] dissection.
+[[Atherosclerosis]] and [[hypertension]] are associated with spontaneous dissection, while blunt trauma injury and sudden deceleration in a [[motor vehicle accident]] is a major cause of [[aortic]] dissection.
 ==Causes==