Aortic dissection: risk factors
ABC
Atherosclerosis/ Ageing/ Aortic aneurysm
Blood pressure high/ Baby (pregnancy)
Connective tissue disorders (eg Marfan's, Ehlers-Danlos)/ Cystic medial necrosis
Another mnemonic
Etiology
AORTIC
AORtic atherosclerosis / AORtitis (eg : Takayasu's aortitis, tertiary syphilis)
Trauma
Increase in blood pressure (major risk factor)
Connective tissue disease (SLE, RA, Ehlers - Danlos)/ congenital cardiovascular anomalies (coarctation of the aorta)
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