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Aortic dissection

An aortic dissection is a serious condition in which the inner layer of the aorta, the large blood vessel branching off the heart, tears. Blood surges through the tear, causing the inner and middle layers of the aorta to separate (dissect). If the blood-filled channel ruptures through the outside aortic wall, aortic dissection is often fatal.

Typical signs and symptoms include:

1. Sudden severe chest or upper back pain, often described as a tearing, ripping or shearing sensation, that radiates to the neck or down the back

2. Loss of consciousness

3. Shortness of breath

4. Sudden difficulty speaking, loss of vision, weakness or paralysis of one side of your body, similar to those of a stroke

5. Weak pulse in one arm compared with the other

Treatments

An aortic dissection is a medical emergency requiring immediate treatment. Therapy may include surgery or medications, depending on the area of the aorta involved.

1.Surgery

2.Medications