Open AccessAcute aortic syndrome
Author(s) -
V. I. Podzoklov,
Т. С. Варгина
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
kliničeskaâ medicina
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2412-1339
pISSN - 0023-2149
DOI - 10.18821/0023-2149-2017-95-9-855-861
Subject(s) - etiology , medicine , pathogenesis , lesion , cardiology , radiology , pathology
The authors discuss etiology, pathogenesis, and diagnostics of acute aortic syndrome characterized by the lesion of the aortic wall and report a case of this condition with a strikingly dramatic clinical picture with reference to its etiological causes (arterial hypertension and atherosclerosis), risk factors, clinical course, difficulty of diagnostics and treatment. This observation confirms the necessity of timely diagnostics and treatment of aortic syndrome for the prevention of severe vascular complications.