RT Book, Section
A1 Alterman, Daniel
A1 Dieter, Raymond A.
A2 Dieter, Robert S.
A2 Dieter, Raymond A.
A2 Dieter, Raymond A.
SR Print(0)
ID 1127167574
T1 Descending Thoracic Aorta
T2 Peripheral Arterial Disease
YR 2009
FD 2009
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 9780071481793
LK accesscardiology.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1127167574
RD 2024/04/23
AB Acute  aortic  syndrome  presents  challenging  diagnostic  and  therapeutic  disease.  Intramural  hematoma  (IMH),  penetrating  aortic  ulcer,  aortic  dissection  (AD),  and  aneurysm  can  all  have  a  similar  clinical  presentation  with  advanced  disease.  Many  of  these  syndromes  have  undergone  significant  revision  in  terms  of  classification  and  therapeutic  strategy  in  the  last  30  years.  The  increasing  sophistication  and  speed  of  computed  tomographic  (CT)  scan  has  raised  it  to  a  prominent  role  in  the  evaluation  of  this  disease.  The  exact  role  endovascular  intervention  will  play  in  the  treatment  algorithms  remains  to  be  determined.  Despite  the  benefit  of  modern  imaging  and  this  collective  experience,  it  remains  a  highly  morbid  malady.