Progressive Acute Abdominal Aortic Syndrome

Abstract

Vilacosta and associates have recently described the pathology of a new cardiovascular syndrome, acute aortic syndrome. This syndrome embraces a heterogeneous group of patients with a similar clinical profile that includes penetrating atherosclerotic aortic ulcer, intramural aortic haematoma, and classic aortic dissection. The authors describe progressive acute abdominal aortic syndrome, in which the penetration of the ulcer occurred at the dorsal end of the abdominal aorta and progressed rapidly and cranially.