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Acute Aortic Syndromes; Roadside to Resus

The Resus Room

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What Is Aortic Dissection?

The classic dissection accounts for between 85 95% of all acute aortic cyndromes. The most common finding is degeneration of that medial laier, which comes in the form of elastic fibre fragmentation and thinning out. High blood pressure producing a sheer stress on the aotic wall can also cause dissections.

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