| Aortic dissection is a potentially life-threatening | | | | ballooning of the aorta (aneurysm). The symptoms of |
| condition. Aortic dissection, also called dissecting | | | | aortic dissection mostly chest pain. This pain is often |
| aneurysm Aortic dissection is a tear in the wall of the | | | | described as very severe and tearing; itâs |
| aorta that causes blood to flow between the layers | | | | associated with cold sweat. The pain may be localized |
| of the wall of the aorta and force the layers apart. | | | | to the front or back of the chest. Typically the pain |
| The dissecting aorta usually does not burst, but has | | | | moves as the dissection gets worse. Other |
| an abnormal second channel within it. An aortic | | | | symptoms and signs depend on the arterial branches |
| dissection may also involve abnormal widening or | | | | involved and compression of nearby organs. |