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*[[Ehlers-Danlos syndrome]] | *[[Ehlers-Danlos syndrome]] | ||
*[[Erdheim's cystic medial necrosis]] | *[[Erdheim's cystic medial necrosis]] |
Revision as of 03:58, 11 August 2013
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Vendhan Ramanujam M.B.B.S [2]
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.
Causes
Common Causes
- Atherosclerosis
- Cardiac procedures related
- Chest trauma
- Connective tissue disorders
- Hypertension
- Vasculitis