Acute Aortic Disease

• THE CLINICAL ENTITIES. Terminology and Classification. IMAGING AND DIAGNOSIS.Symptoms and Signs of Acute Aortic Dissection: Clinical Diagnosis of "The Great Masquerader". Imaging of Aneurysms and Dissections: CXR, ECHO, CT, MRI. Putting It All Together: Symptoms, Signs, and Images. THE BIOLOGY OF ACUTE AORTIC CONDITIONS. Epidemiology: Incidence, Prevalence, Trends. Genetics of Aortic Aneurysm and Dissection. Mechanical Properties in Aortic Aneurysm. MMPs in Aortic Aneurysm and Dissection. Molecular Biology of Aortic Destruction in Aneurysm and Dissection.Weight Lifting and Aortic Dissection. Timing of Acute Aortic Events: How Does Dissection Pick a Date, Time, and Moment to Occur? TREATMENT OF ACUTE AORTIC CONDITIONS. Natural History of Aortic Aneurysm: Predicting Rupture and Dissection. Ruptured Aneurysm: Abdominal and Thoracic. Acute Aortic Dissection: Anti-impulse Therapy. Surgical Procedures: A Primer. STENT THERAPY: "Wave of the Future" or "The Emperor's New Clothes". Long-Term Suppressive Therapy: Clinical Reality and Future Prospects. LITIGATION IN AORTIC ANEURYSM DISEASE. Legal Considerations in Acute Aortic Diseases. PROSPECTS FOR THE FUTURE. Future Prospects: Molecular Diagnosis, Enhanced Imaging, Molecular-Based Conventional Drugs, and Gene Therapy. SYNTHESIS. The Key Lessons of this Text, in a Nutshell

"…the present book may provide the stimulus for future breakthroughs. I congratulate Dr. John Elefteriades on producing such an excellent volume, which belongs on the shelves of all who deal with aortic diseases."-Denton A. Cooley, President and Surgeon-in-Chief, Texas Heart Institute, and Chief, Cardiovascular Surgery, St. Luke's Episcopal Hospital, Houston, Texas, U.S.A.