Connective tissue disorders such as Marfan’s syndrome, Turner’s syndrome, Ehlers-Danlos syndrome and bicuspid aortic valve have a significantly increased risk of aortic dissection. The onset ...

Connective tissue disorders such as Marfan’s syndrome have a significantly increased risk of aortic dissection. The onset of symptoms in aortic dissection are usually sudden without warning.

It’s hard to predict who might experience aortic dissection. People with a family history of it, those with certain genetic ...

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 ...

Around 7 p.m. — about two hours after we arrived — doctors explained our mother had an aortic dissection ... approach We grew up knowing that Marfan syndrome runs in our family, and we ...

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, ...