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Fig. 2. —Diagram illustrates events leading to aortic dissection from formation of entrance tear and exit tear of intima to splitting of aortic media and formation of intimomedial flap. Blood under pressure dissects media longitudinally, and double-channel aorta is formed with blood filling both true and false lumens.