Aortic dissection is one of those rare, dangerous conditions that can strike without warning and escalate quickly. It is not something we often hear about, but knowing the signs could save a life.

Differential aortic aneurysm formation provoked by chemogenetic oxidative stress. Journal of Clinical Investigation , 2025; 135 (9) DOI: 10.1172/JCI188743 Cite This Page : ...

Aortic regurgitation means one of your heart’s valves is leaky. Learn what can cause it, the symptoms, and how to treat it. ... Most aortic valves have three cusps.

“Aortic stenosis left untreated (means) your survival will decrease (to) less than 50 per cent over the coming two years,” says Dr Cliff Wong, an echocardiologist at the Asian Heart & Vascular ...

Aortic stenosis can develop without symptoms, but over time the stiffening and narrowing of the aortic valve decreases blood flow from the heart out to the rest of the body.

A bicuspid aortic valve (BAV) means the aortic valve has two — not three — cusps. It is a congenital heart condition, meaning it is present from birth. Read on.

SAN FRANCISCO — A large, real-world database analysis showed treatment rates for severe symptomatic aortic stenosis are low years after diagnosis, with mortality risk rising with aortic stenosis ...

A ruptured aortic aneurysm can be fatal, but it’s often possible to treat an aneurysm before it tears open and causes a severe bleeding event. An aortic aneurysm is a bulge that forms somewhere ...

The aortic cusp surface areas were larger in men than women. Regardless of sex, the non-coronary cusp was found to be largest, and was followed by the right coronary cusp and the left coronary cusp.

A ruptured ascending aortic aneurysm -- the reported cause of death of American soccer writer Grant Wahl -- is a rare but deadly medical condition.. Wahl, 49, a prominent journalist in the U.S ...

Sports reporter Grant Wahl died of a rupture of an ascending aortic aneurysm with hemopericardium – an accumulation of blood in the sac around his heart – his wife, Dr. Céline Gounder ...