A “fit and healthy” woman, Marie Anne August, experienced a “ripping” and bubbling” feeling in her chest. The 45-year-old was ...

In this randomized clinical trial, the use of ketorolac in patients with Acute Type A Aortic Dissection (aTAAD), was not ...

The sudden passing of former Transportation Minister Kuo Yao-chi due to aortic dissection shocks many and highlights a cardiovascular emergency that demands attention. Aortic dissection, often ...

A "fit and healthy" woman from Devon who survived an "incredibly rare" aortic dissection has said she is determined to make ...

The hallmark symptom of aortic dissection is sudden, severe chest pain that may radiate to the back. Dr. You Hao-chun, the director of cardiovascular surgery at Fu Jen Catholic University Hospital, ...

A regular gym-goer felt a ripping in her chest post a workout session, which resulted in severe pain, and was thereafter ...

A CT provides valuable information about your aorta, such as the location and size of an aneurysm or dissection. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), or magnetic resonance angiography (MRA), is another ...

Thoracic aortic dissection occurs when the intima of the aorta becomes compromised and “tears” or “dissects” a new layer that fills with blood between the intima and the media. This ...

operative management, and postoperative care of patients with aortic aneurysms and dissection, including those resulting from genetic connective tissue disorders, such as Marfan syndrome and ...

Both Adair's father and sister survived, but after her sister's aortic dissection at the age of 49, Adair was determined to learn why it had happened. She, her father and her sister were diagnosed ...

Hiren Parekh, a Yale junior and Saxony Lutheran alum, presented research on gender disparities in Type A aortic dissection at ...