What is aortic dissection?

The aorta is the major artery that carries blood from the heart to the rest of the body. Aortic dissection occurs when the inner layer of the aorta artery wall splits open (dissects).

How do members experience aortic dissection?

Top 5 symptoms reported by people with aortic dissection*

*Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.

Top treatments taken by people for aortic dissection*

*Data from patients with aortic dissection, who have ever reported treatments, ordered by their reporting frequency during the last 5 years.

Compare treatments taken by people with aortic dissection*

Treatment
Perceived effectiveness
Side effects
Total evaluations
Tried for
Treatment

(Metoprolol Tartrate)
Perceived effectiveness
No evaluations
Side effects
No evaluations
Total evaluations
0
Tried for
aortic dissection (1)

*Data from patients with aortic dissection, who have ever reported treatments, ordered by their reporting frequency during the last 5 years.

Who has aortic dissection on PatientsLikeMe?

Age

Age Proportion # of patients
<20 0
20s 0
30s 3
40s 4
50s 10
60s 14
70+ 15

Distribution of sex

Sex

Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 22
Female 23