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McMaster Textbook of Internal Medicine

Acute Aortic Syndrome

How to Cite This Chapter: Szalay D, Frołow M, Leśniak W. Acute Aortic Syndrome. McMaster Textbook of Internal Medicine. Kraków: Medycyna Praktyczna. https://empendium.com/mcmtextbook/chapter/B31.II.2.131. Accessed December 05, 2025.
Last Reviewed: February 20, 2025
Last Updated: December 9, 2021
Chapter Information

Acute aortic syndrome refers to emergency aortic conditions that produce similar clinical manifestations. It includes:

1) Acute aortic dissection.

2) Intramural hematoma.

3) Penetrating aortic ulcer.

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