ABSTRACT
Since aortic dissection is one of the most challenging (and most rewarding) medical emergencies, with a spectrum of heterogeneous clinical features, the small community of experts in this field has tended to categorize and structure the complex appearances of aortic dissection. Interestingly, but also typically, those categorization attempts were made from the viewpoint of various disciplines, from surgery to genetics to epidemiology. The goal has always been to better comprehend the disorder, improving communication and education (1-4). This chapter deals with the four most common domains of classification and introduces the most popular and relevant stratification schemes for classifying aortic dissection.
