Aortic
dissection
is
the
most
common
catastrophe
of
____________________
aorta
,
2
-
3
times
more
common
than
rupture
of
the
____________________
aorta
.
When
left
untreated
,
about
33%
of
patients
die
within
the
first
24
____________________
,
and
50%
die
____________________
48
hours
.
The
2
-
week
mortality
rate
approaches
75%
in
patients
with
____________________
ascending
aortic
dissection
.
The
establishment
of
the
____________________
Registry
of
Acute
Aortic
Dissection
in
1996
,
which
____________________
information
from
24
centers
in
11
countries
,
has
____________________
in
the
development
____________________
an
understanding
of
the
complexity
of
aortic
dissection
.
Dissections
of
the
thoracic
aorta
____________________
been
classified
anatomically
by
2
different
methods
.
The
____________________
commonly
used
system
is
the
Stanford
classification
,
____________________
is
based
on
involvement
of
the
ascending
aorta
____________________
simplifies
the
DeBakey
classification
.
