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aortic dissection: classification

DeBakey:

I

ascending aorta --> arch +/- descending aorta (30%)

II

ascending aorta only (20%)

III

descending aorta --> thoracic aorta (50%)

Stanford:

A

involvement of ASCENDING aorta (regardless of origin)

B

aortic arch + distal aorta

see also: etiology
mnemomics: "1 A.D." (DeBakey), "A = Ascending"

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