aortic dissection: classification

DeBakey: I ascending aorta --> arch +/- descending aorta (30%) II ascending aorta only (20%) III descending aorta --> thoracic aorta (50%)
Stanford: A involvement of ASCENDING aorta (regardless of origin) B aortic arch + distal aorta

see also: etiology
mnemomics: "1 A.D." (DeBakey), "A = Ascending"

Charles E. Kahn, Jr., MD - 2 February 1995
Last updated: 1 October 2013