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What causes aortic dissection?
Aortic dissection is caused by a deterioration of the inner lining of the aorta.
What are the symptoms of aortic dissection?
An aortic dissection usually causes severe pain in the abdomen, back, or chest, depending on the section of the aorta that is affected.
What is a separating aorta?
"Separating aorta" might refer to an aortic dissection. An aortic dissection is a life-threatening aortic condition in which the inner layer of the aorta is torn. This causes blood to collect in the space between the two layers. This blocks blood flow, causes the tear to enlarge and weakens the outer wall of the aorta, which can lead to this wall rupturing. Medical attention at a center specializing in aortic disease should be sought immediately for suspected aortic dissection.
Are elevated troponins associated with aortic dissection?
yes
Is there a support group for people that survived an aortic dissection?
aorticdissection.com
What causes a massive haemopericardium?
Massive haemopericardium is caused by bleeding into the pericardial sack. The cause of this may be penetration by a sharp object or projectile, blunt chest trauma, or splitting of the heart wall as a result of mitral valve problems or damage to the myocardium (the inner layer of the heart) following a heart attack for example.
Trauma related cyanosis from nipple line to head?
Thoracic aortic dissection or hemopericardium.
When did Tomoyuki Dan die?
Tomoyuki Dan died on October 10, 2013, in Japan of aortic dissection.
Can aortic dissection be fatal?
Aortic Dissection can be fatal if it is not recognized right away. It occurs when the wall of the aorta tears and blood flows in. Most people associate the pain with a heart attack and tend to ignore the symptoms.
Leading causes of morbidity in japan when it coumes to health?
Japan's Ministry of Health, Labor, and Welfare reported in 2013 that the top ten causes of death in Japan were, in descending order: cancer, coronary heart disease, pneumonia, cerebrovascular disease, "old age," accidental deaths, suicide, renal failure, COPD, and aortic dissection. This list has mostly stayed the same over the past few years, except that aortic dissection replaced liver failure as the tenth leading cause of death.
When did Eiichi Ohtaki die?
Eiichi Ohtaki died on December 30, 2013, in Tokyo, Japan of aortic dissection.
Difference between myocardial ischemia and aortic dissection?
in myocadial ischemia, pain radiate to jaw, neck,shoulder,arm wheras in aortic dissection pain radiate to back, between scapulae there is differense between pulse rate of both arms and leg depending on ecg changes
