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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