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| Aortic dissection |
| Prevalence Clinical features Differential diagnosis Investigations Therapy Prevention Prognosis |  |
Aortic dissection is uncommon b - except in patients with Marfan syndrome. 
c
However it is common in patients if clinicians are suspicious enough to order an angiogram.
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Expiry date: August 2004
Levels of Evidence used in grading these guides
| Author | CM Ball |
| Reviewer | M Briggs |
| CAT Writers | CM Ball , CJ Wotton |