Aortic dissection typically presents acutely with sudden, severe tearing chest or back pain, often described as lancinating in quality. [5-6] Approximately 50% of patients with thoracic aortic aneurysm may progress to dissection without timely intervention. [5] In contrast, thoracic aortic aneurysm is usually asymptomatic and discovered incidentally during physical examination or imaging for other indications. [5]
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- CT angiography is the imaging modality of choice for differentiating these conditions in the emergency setting, with very high sensitivity and specificity for acute aortic syndromes
- Recent evidence suggests that inflammatory biomarkers may aid differentiation. The neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR) shows high diagnostic accuracy for distinguishing dissection from controls (AUC 0.933), while the fibrinogen-to-d-dimer ratio best differentiates dissection from aneurysm (AUC 0.898, sensitivity 77%, specificity 84%). [10] D-dimer levels below 500 ng/mL make acute aortic syndrome unlikely in low-risk patients
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In the long run, it probably makes no difference how badly we overshoot two degrees
Potential interactions among the tipping elements of the Earth system could generate tipping cascades. The far we stay below the 2ºC, the less likely it will be the occurrence of tipping cascades.
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