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==Overview==
==Overview==
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==Causes==
==Causes==
===Life Threatening Causes===
===Common Causes===
===Common Causes===
===Causes in Alphabetical Order===
===Causes in Alphabetical Order===
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 ==
== References ==
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Revision as of 19:31, 9 August 2013