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Stanford classification:
- Type A: Ascending aorta
- Type B: Distal to ascending aorta
#Diagnosis #Aortic #Dissection #Aorta #Classification
: - Type A: Ascending ... aorta - Type B: ... #Dissection #Aorta ... DeBakey #Stanford #TypeA ... #TypeB #TypeIII
Figure 1. The most common classification systems of thoracic aortic dissection: Stanford and DeBakey.

#Diagnosis #Aortic #Dissection
dissection: Stanford ... #Dissection #Aorta ... #Classification ... DeBakey #Stanford #TypeA ... #TypeB #TypeIII
Aortic Dissection Classification:

Stanford (More commonly used)
 - Type A- Any involvement of the ascending aorta
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Aortic Dissection ... Classification: ... aorta only - Type ... #Dissection #Aorta ... #TypeB #TypeIII
Differentiating type-I vs. type-II MI

Sorting this out is difficult, often relying heavily on clinical judgement.

A key
Differentiating type-I ... vs. type-II MI ... Myocardial #Infarction #TypeII ... Type1 #Type2 #Definition ... #NSTEMI #Comparison
Shock Classification
Shock Definition: State of cellular and tissue hypoxia due to: reduced oxygen delivery, increased oxygen
Shock Classification ... • Most common type ... valvular rupture, dissection ... #Types #diagnosis ... warm #wet #dry #table
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
event, follow ACC algorithm ... Risk Stratify Type ... risk (>5%): - Aortic ... What is the type ... Severe Aortic stenosis