Dissecting aortic aneurysms
Cvejin, B.; Vucković, D.
Medicinski Pregled 47(1-2): 17-21
1994
ISSN/ISBN: 0025-8105 PMID: 7739424 Document Number: 437319
33 autopsy cases of dissecting aneurysms of aorta were analyzed to find out the frequency, localization, macroscopic appearance, histological changes and causes of death. On the basis of disturbed appearance and orientation of elastic muscular elements of tunica media aortae, existing cystic spaces, areas of fibrosis and increase of mucoid basic substance in media as well as the severity of atherosclerotic changes, we classified our cases into familiar morentities which are connected with the origin of dissecting aneurysms of aorta (cystic medionecrosis, "noninflammatory aortopathy", atherosclerosis hypoplasia). In the third part of all cases media aortae contains areas similar to those of infarct, which could, considering the absence of cellular reaction, be corresponding with ischemic phenomena which directly preceded the genesis of dissection of aorta.