Aortic Dissection Symptoms
The main symptom of an aortic dissection is severe, sudden-onset pain in your chest or in your back. You can also have pain in your stomach. The symptoms can be mistaken for a heart attack, acute gastritis (inflammation of the stomach lining) or lung pain.
!!! IF YOU THINK YOU ARE HAVING SYMPTOMS OF AORTIC DISSECTION, CALL AN AMBULANCE IMMEDIATELY !!!
Typical signs and symptoms of Aortic Dissection include:
- sudden severe chest or upper back pain. This is sometimes described as a tearing, ripping or shearing sensation. It can radiate to the neck or down the back
- sudden severe tummy pain
- loss of consciousness
- shortness of breath
- sudden difficulty speaking, loss of vision, weakness or paralysis of one side of your body, like a stroke
- weak pulse in one arm or thigh compared with the other
- pain in the arms, legs or kidneys
- difficulty walking
- sweaty and clammy skin
Pain is the #1 symptom of aortic dissection.
