Diagnosis and management of thoracic aortic dissection: An update

Figure 1 Illustration of the DeBakey and Stanford classifications for aortic dissection. The DeBakey system takes into account tear entry site and propagation within ascending or descending aorta. The Stanford system is more blunt. Type A is one with any involvement of the ascending aorta, type B any involvement of the descending aorta[43].