Aortic dissection is a life-threatening medical condition in which a tear occurs in the major artery (aorta) that carries ...

Divided into four sections—the aortic root, ascending aorta ... a separate condition because the cause of dissection is not a tear in the wall. Instead, the cause is ulcers formed due to ...

A regular gym-goer felt a ripping in her chest post a workout session, which resulted in severe pain, and was thereafter diagnosed with life-threatening aortic dissection, when a tear in the inner ...

Divided into four sections—the aortic root, ascending aorta, aortic arch ... is usually considered a separate condition because the cause of dissection is not a tear in the wall. Instead, the cause is ...

but attentive inspection of the posterior ascending aorta revealed subtle signs of discrete aortic dissection, namely a limited intimal splitting tear (IT), a discrete adjacent intramural haematoma ...

Instead, these causes were linked to haemorrhage or other technical complications. In one patient who used HOPE, a tear in the distal ascending donor aorta required repair during transplant, although ...

Aortic dissection is a life-threatening condition caused by a tear in the aorta, the body's largest artery, or bleeding within the aortic wall, according to the NHS. The 45-year-old said it was ...

Marie Anne August, 45, was diagnosed with a life-threatening condition called aortic dissection Jam Press/Marie-Anne August Marie Anne August felt a “bubbling” in her chest while at the gym ...

For patients with symptomatic aortic regurgitation at high surgical risk, a transcatheter aortic valve replacement system ...