The terror of an aortic dissection goes beyond the above.
The blood running in the dissection doesn't reach the places it should, while at the same time, it forms blood pressure within the dissection, tearing the aorta further. As long as the outer membrane hasn't ruptured, the tearing can continue endlessly, causing the organs affected by "disrupted blood" to expand rapidly until vital organs die. The exponentially increasing impact of this disease in a short period is enough to terrify doctors.
