Cold Weather And Aortic Dissection

Chronic hypertension, medial degeneration, elastic fiber fragmentation, smooth muscle cell loss, and progressive aortic dilation are all mechanisms implicated in acute aortic dissection (AAD). Although cold weather does not create medial degeneration, it can precipitate issues in an already compromised aorta. Population-level data consistently show winter peaks in acute aortic dissection and…