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Aortic Dissection Learning Center
Treatments could include:
- Aortic Valve Replac...
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Fenestration of Aorta
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Type A aortic dissections require surgery to repair the aorta. Type B aortic dissections may be treated with medication.
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Because of the potentially fatal nature of aortic dissection, patients are treated immediately. Drugs are administered to reduce the blood pressure and heart rate. If the dissection is small, drug therapy alone may be used. In other cases, surgery...
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Aortic valve replacement is the insertion of a mechanical or tissue valve in place of the diseased native aortic valve.
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Blood flows out of your heart and into the aorta through a valve. This valve is called the aortic valve. It opens up so blood can flow out. It then closes, keeping blood from flowing backwards. Aortic valve surgery is done to either repair or repl...
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