Aortic Dissection and Renal Failure in a Patient with Severe Hypothyroidism

Table 1

Predisposing factors and associations reported in patients with aortic dissection [6–10].

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Hypertension^**

Atherosclerosis^**

Connective tissue Disorders:

 Ehlers-Danlos syndrome

 Marfan syndrome

 Loeys-Dietz syndrome

 Annuloaortic ectasia

Inflammatory diseases/Vasculitides:

 Giant cell arteritis

 Takayasu arteritis

 Rheumatoid arthritis

 Syphilitic aortitis

Procedural associations/Trauma:

 After a coronary artery bypass graft surgery (CABG)

 Previous aortic valve replacement

 Cardiac catheterization

 Trauma

Other associations:

 Peripartum

 Preexisting aortic aneurysm

 Bicuspid aortic valve

 Aortic coarctation

 Turner syndrome

 Crack cocaine

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^** Systemic hypertension is the most important predisposing factor, followed by atherosclerosis.