Advances in classification of aortic dissection

Background Aortic dissection remains one of the most acute and critical diseases in cardiac surgery, with high mortality and disability rates. In the 1960s, DeBakeyfirst proposed the classification of aortic dissection. Subsequently, various classifications of aortic dissection have been proposed. To facilitate clinicians and medical staff involved in the treatment of aortic dissection to make better assessment of the condition of aortic dissection patients and to make reasonable clinical decisi...