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Dissection, Thoracic Aorta MeSH Descriptor Data 2026


MeSH Heading
Dissection, Thoracic Aorta
Tree Number(s)
C14.907.055.448.250.128
C14.907.109.070.500.128
Unique ID
D000094629
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D000094629
Scope Note
Dissection or a tear of the THORACIC AORTA. It includes aortic root dissection, ascending aortic dissection, aortic arch dissection and descending thoracic aortic dissection.
Entry Term(s)
Aortic Arch Dissection
Descending Aorta Dissection
Descending Thoracic Aortic Dissection
Dissection, Aortic Arch
Dissection, Descending Aorta
Dissection, Descending Thoracic Aorta
Thoracic Aorta Dissection
Thoracic Aortic Dissection
Previous Indexing
Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic (1992-2022)
Aortic Dissection (1979-2022)
Public MeSH Note
2023
History Note
2023
Date Introduced
2023/01/01
Last Updated
2023/01/01
Dissection, Thoracic Aorta Preferred
Dissection, Aortic Arch Narrower
Dissection, Descending Thoracic Aorta Narrower
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