Aortic dissection is when a tear occurs in the inner layer of the aorta, and as blood rushes through the tear, it causes the layers of the aortic wall to split, Yu said. The condition can have an ...

Marfan syndrome), aortic biomechanics and hemodynamics (eg, peak velocity, wall stress and stiffness), serum biomarkers (ie, transforming growth factor‐β), and outcomes (ie, surgical repair, ...

Half of them were patients with Marfan syndrome (MFS), 26% had a BAV ... Aortic dilatation was reported in 58% of patients and 6% had a history of aortic dissection. Four patients, of whom three were ...

He showed physical features of Marfan syndrome such as an increased arm span to ... of the extremities helped in deciding on an urgent CT scan to rule out any aortic dissection (fig 1). CT of the ...

In 1896 Antoine Marfan ... and the adoption of this as a syndrome was based upon these characteristic phenotypic appearances. Autosomal dominant inheritance was recognised in 1931. The first ...

The Wayne Theatre prepares to take audiences back to the 1990s and the height of the HIV/AIDS epidemic in the United States.

A "fit and healthy" woman from Devon who survived an "incredibly rare" aortic dissection has said she is determined to make the most of life. Marie Anne August, of Newton Abbot, became ill during ...

Drivers have been urged to report if a medical condition worsens - or face a £1,000 fine thanks to DVLA rules and regulations. Several vital medical condition forms have been updated since the start ...