1. Overview and History of Aortic Dissection and other Acute Aortic Syndromes
2. Aortic anatomy and the pathophysiology of acute aortic syndromes
3. Histopathology of Acute Aortic Syndromes
4. Genetically-Triggered Aortic Dissections
5. Presentation of Acute Aortic Syndromes
6. Classification Systems of Acute Aortic Syndromes 7. Medical conditions predisposing to aortic dissection and preventive strategies
8. What do the Guidelines say for the Treatment of Acute Aortic Syndromes?
9. Initial Medical Management of Acute Aortic Syndromes
10. Imaging of Aortic Dissection: CT, MRI, and Angiography
11. Imaging of Intramural Hematoma and Penetrating Atherosclerotic Ulcer by CT and MRI
12. Echocardiography for the Diagnosis and Management of Acute Aortic Syndromes
13. Long-term imaging of the aorta - considerations and comparison of modalities
14. Blunt Traumatic Aortic Injury: Etiology, Diagnosis, and Management 15. Catheter-Induced Aortic Dissection
16. Aortic Intramural Hematoma
17. Penetrating Atherosclerotic Ulcer: Presentation and Management 18. Endovascular treatment of type A aortic dissections
19. Valve Sparing Aortic Root Replacement for Aortic Valve Insufficiency in type A Aortic Dissection
20. Basic Approaches for the Surgical Management of Acute Type A Aortic Dissection - Safe Management Strategies for the General Cardiac Surgeon
21. Valve Repair for Aortic Valve Insufficiency in the Setting of Acute Aortic Dissection
22. Management of the Aortic Arch in Acute Aortic Dissection Type A 23. Frozen Elephant Trunk for Aortic Dissection
24. One-stage Repair of Extensive Chronic Thoracic Aortic Dissection
25. Management of Complicated Type A Aortic Dissection
26. Management of Complicated Acute Type A Aortic Dissection
27. Management of Type B Aortic Dissection
28. Subacute and Chronic Type A Aortic Dissection
29. Management of chronic descending thoracic and thoracoabdominal dissection and aneurysm-stent grafting, debranching
30. Management of Chronic Dissection of the Descending Thoracic and Thoracoabdominal Aorta
31. Diagnosis and Management of Ruptured Thoracic Aortic Aneurysms
32. Monitoring and medical treatment of chronic thoracic, abdominal, and thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysms
33. External Aortic Support and Other Alternative Strategies in the Management of Aortic Pathology of Patients with Connective Tissue Disorders 34. Management of Operative Complications after Type A aortic dissection repair
35. Neuroprotection during dissection repair
36. Acute Type A Aortic Dissection: When Not to Operate
37. Delayed Surgery for Acute Aortic Dissection
38. Anesthetic Management of Acute Aortic Dissection
39. Coagulopathy and bleeding management for aortic dissection surgery
40. Monitoring After Surgery for Acute Aortic Syndromes
41. Medical Management of Uncomplicated Type B Acute Aortic Syndromes
42. Symptomatic Thoracic Aortic Aneurysms
43. Future Considerations for
