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Aortic dissection occurs when a tear in the inner wall of the aorta causes blood to flow between the layers of the wall of the aorta forcing the layers apart. In most cases this is associated with severe characteristic chest or abdominal pain described as tearing in character and often with other symptoms that result from decreased blood supply to other organs.

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