Aortic Dissection

This gem of a book on aortic dissection brings together as authors all the superstars in the field and is edited by two of them, Germano Melissano and Roberto Chiesa. The volume contains the most thorough and up-to date information on this disease entity and its treatment. Interestingly it also includes two chapters which provide perspectives of patients suffering from this serious disease which is so often unrecognized and poorly treated. Accordingly this text is a “must have” for all specialists and generalists interested in the challenging disease process of aortic dissections.

This valuable text is published on the occasion of the highly esteemed “Aortic Surgery – How To Do It” international meeting, which has been running for 14 years and enjoys a superb international reputation. The meeting has a stellar faculty and has been endorsed by many scientific societies, as well as by the Marfan Foundation (a prominent U.S.-based patients association). It is attended annually by more than 1,000 delegates and is further described at