Anatomy
The vessel that separates Type A Dissection from Type B Dissection
What pain is most common for AAD
chest pain
Most common management for Type A
surgery
Most common imaging
CT
The left subclavian is ____ to the brachiocephalic.
T/F: Some patient lose consciousness when they have an AAD
T
Most common management for Type B
Medical
What is the order of preference of imaging
Ct>MRI>TEE
The vessels that supply blood to the heart are the
coronary arteries
Is an AAD typically abrupt on onset pain or gradual pain?
abrupt on onset
What is a frozen elephant trunk considered under management type
hybrid
What are some common chest Xray findings to make a provider think dissection
widened mediastinum, abnormal aortic contour
What layer of the aorta tears during an aortic dissection
What is the intima
Term for severe bleeding when all three layers of the aorta give out
rupture
What is it called in endo when they poke holes through the intimal flap to balance the pressure between true and false lumen
fenestration
A dissection tear is always seen in the intima using a CT scan if there is a AAD (T/F)
False
Another name for the brachiocephalic trunk
innominate artery
How many days since an AD until it is considered chronic instead of acute
14 days
What is it called when the body is cooled during surgery and the heart is stopped
hypothermic circulatory arrest
If a CT scan shows a bicuspid aortic valve, would you add that to the patients history on acute form, though it was found after presentation?
Yes