Aortic Dissection: An update

Professor Christoph Nienaber provides insights into the most recent findings of aortic dissection, relevant to 2022.

This talk discusses the early diagnostic work up and pitfalls, modern treatment concepts and the pre-emptive measure and aftercare of aortic dissection.

• Review AAD risk score, imaging and biomarkers, and risk assessment
• Modern treatment concepts, – surgical approaches to the proximal aorta, hybrid open-endo interventions, endovascular options in type B aortic dissections
• Pre-emptive measures and aftercare, pears , blood pressure management, life-long surveillance

Professor Christoph Nienaber is a consultant interventional cardiologist, specialising in the diagnosis management and interventional treatment of aortic disease at Royal Brompton and Harefield hospitals.

Professor Nienaber is a specialist in aneurysm and stenotic lesions of aorta, coronaries and peripheral vessels, aortic dissection, aortic stenosis, adult coarctation, hereditary connective tissue diseases such as Marfan syndrome, Loeys-Dietz syndrome and Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome.

Learn more about Professor Christoph Nienaber, his clinical expertise, publications and teaching here.