1. Overview and History of Aortic Dissection and other Acute Aortic Syndromes 2. Aortic anatomy and the pathophysiology of acute aortic syndromes 3. Histopathology of Acute Aortic Syndromes 4. Genetically-Triggered Aortic Dissections 5. Presentation of Acute Aortic Syndromes 6. Classification Systems of Acute Aortic Syndromes 7. Medical conditions predisposing to aortic dissection and preventive strategies 8. What do the Guidelines say for the Treatment of Acute Aortic Syndromes? 9. Initial Medical Management of Acute Aortic Syndromes 10. Imaging of Aortic Dissection: CT, MRI, and Angiography 11. Imaging of Intramural Hematoma and Penetrating Atherosclerotic Ulcer by CT and MRI 12. Echocardiography for the Diagnosis and Management of Acute Aortic Syndromes 13. Long-term imaging of the aorta - considerations and comparison of modalities 14. Blunt Traumatic Aortic Injury: Etiology, Diagnosis, and Management 15. Catheter-Induced Aortic Dissection 16. Aortic Intramural Hematoma 17. Penetrating Atherosclerotic Ulcer: Presentation and Management 18. Endovascular treatment of type A aortic dissections 19. Valve Sparing Aortic Root Replacement for Aortic Valve Insufficiency in type A Aortic Dissection 20. Basic Approaches for the Surgical Management of Acute Type A Aortic Dissection - Safe Management Strategies for the General Cardiac Surgeon 21. Valve Repair for Aortic Valve Insufficiency in the Setting of Acute Aortic Dissection 22. Management of the Aortic Arch in Acute Aortic Dissection Type A 23. Frozen Elephant Trunk for Aortic Dissection 24. One-stage Repair of Extensive Chronic Thoracic Aortic Dissection 25. Management of Complicated Type A Aortic Dissection 26. Management of Complicated Acute Type A Aortic Dissection 27. Management of Type B Aortic Dissection 28. Subacute and Chronic Type A Aortic Dissection 29. Management of chronic descending thoracic and thoracoabdominal dissection and aneurysm-stent grafting, debranching 30. Management of Chronic Dissection of the Descending Thoracic and Thoracoabdominal Aorta 31. Diagnosis and Management of Ruptured Thoracic Aortic Aneurysms 32. Monitoring and medical treatment of chronic thoracic, abdominal, and thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysms 33. External Aortic Support and Other Alternative Strategies in the Management of Aortic Pathology of Patients with Connective Tissue Disorders 34. Management of Operative Complications after Type A aortic dissection repair 35. Neuroprotection during dissection repair