Chapter 1. Aortic Physiology and Function: Anatomic and Histologic Considerations
Chapter 2. Anatomic Variants of the Aorta
Chapter 3. Examination and Imaging of the Aorta
Chapter 4. Acute Aortic Dissection
Chapter 5. Aortic Intramural Hematoma
Chapter 6. Late Complications of Aortic Dissection
Chapter 7. Aortic Complications of Catheterization, Surgery and Instrumentation
Chapter 8. Aortic Atheromatous Disease: Plaques, Debris and Obstruction
Chapter 9. Aortic Atheromatous Disease: Thrombosis, Thromboembolism and Atheroembolism
Chapter 10. Aortic Atheromatous Disease: Ulcers and Penetrating Aortic Ulcers
Chapter 11. Thoracic Aortic Aneurysms
Chapter 12. Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms
Chapter 13. Endovascular Aortic Repair
Chapter 14. Diseases of the Aortic Root
Chapter 15. Congenital Bicuspid Aortic Valve-Associated Aortopathy
Chapter 16. Coarctation and Atresia of the Aorta
Chapter 17. Marfan Syndrome
Chapter 18. Traumatic Disruption of the Aorta
Chapter 19. Tumors of the Aorta
Chapter 20. Infectious and Mycotic Aneurysms
Chapter 21. Noninfectious Aortitis: Takayasu’s Disease
Chapter 22. Noninfectious Aortitis: Giant Cell Aortitis, SLE, and Other Aortitides