Aortic Dissection WisdomCard™

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  1. American Heart Association: What is Aortic Dissection? americanheart.org - What is Aortic Dissection?
  2. eMedicine: Dissection, Aortic emedicine.com - Dissection, Aortic
  3. Wikipedia: Aortic Dissection en.wikipedia.org - Aortic Dissection
  4. A.D.A.M. (via MedlinePlus): Aortic Dissection nlm.nih.gov - Aortic Dissection
  5. Merck Manuals: Aortic Dissection merck.com - Aortic Dissection
  6. Massachusetts General Hospital Thoracic Aorta Center: Aorta Dissection massgeneral.org - Aorta Dissection
  7. Medical News Today: Aortic Dissection: High Survival Seen For Patients With Condition That Killed John Ritter medicalnewstoday.com - Aortic Dissection: High Survival Seen For Patients With Condition That Killed John Ritter
  8. About.com: Rare Condition Can Be Deadly rarediseases.about.com - Rare Condition Can Be Deadly
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Research Notes on Aortic Dissection


An aortic dissection is a tear in the lining of the aortic wall. It is often fatal. Aortic dissection usually occurs because high blood pressure causes the artery's wall to deteriorate. About 75% of patients are between the age of 40-70. A well known actor, John Ritter, died of this condition.

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