Catalog

Familial aortic dissection

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Link to WHO Definition

Familial aortic dissection – http://id.who.int/icd/entity/672177544

Familial aortic dissection is the term used to describe rupture of the aortic wall at the level of the media, resulting in the formation of a false channel and deviation of part of the aortic flux occurring in a context of familial predisposition.