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Aortic aneurysm

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Diagnosis and Treatment of Aortic Diseases

Part of the book series: Developments in Cardiovascular Medicine ((DICM,volume 212))

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Abstract

Aortic aneurysm may be defined as a localized or a diffuse dilation of the aorta, which contains all layers of the aortic wall. A true aneurysm involves all three layers of the aortic wall and is distinguished from a pseudoaneurysm in which the intimai and medial layers are disrupted and dilation is lined by adventitia alone and sometimes by perivascular clot.

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  1. Department of Cardiology, University Hospital Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany

    Christoph A. Nienaber

  2. Institute of Radiology and Cardiac Surgery, University Hospital S. Orsola, Bologna, Italy

    Rossella Fattori

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Evangelista, A., Soler-Soler, J., Garcia Del Castillo, H., Sebastia, C., Dominguez, R. (1999). Aortic aneurysm. In: Nienaber, C.A., Fattori, R. (eds) Diagnosis and Treatment of Aortic Diseases. Developments in Cardiovascular Medicine, vol 212. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-4828-3_2

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