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Aortic Dissection

A tear in the inner layer of the AORTA leading to interstitial HEMORRHAGE, and splitting (dissecting) of the aortic TUNICA MEDIA layer. It typically begins with a tear in the TUNICA INTIMA layer.

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More specific conditions that are subtypes of Aortic Dissection in the MeSH hierarchy.

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