摘要: Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death in most Western societies and increasing steadily many developed countries. Aortic diseases constitute an emerging share this burden. New diagnostic imaging modalities, longer life expectancy general, exposure to elevated blood pressure, proliferation modern noninvasive modalities have all contributed growing awareness acute chronic aortic syndromes. Despite recent progress recognition both epidemiological problem therapeutic advances, cardiology medical community general are far from comfortable understanding spectrum syndromes defining optimal pathway manage diseases1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13. This chapter reviews etiology wall disease, natural history, pathophysiology complexity