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There are several complications of acute aortic dissection that emergency physicians must be familiar with.
These include:
- Cardiac tamponade (most common cause of death)
- Acute aortic regurgitation
- Stroke
- Free intrathoracic rupture
- Malperfusion syndrome (kidney, spinal cord, bowel, extremity, etc.)
*Key Pearl: If a patient with suspected or confirmed acute aortic dissection suddenly arrests consider cardiac tamponade.