Aortic dissection most commonly causes severe pain from the chest to upper back, and often occurs at midnight or early morning, so people with the “three highs” — high blood pressure, high blood ...

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, ...

Aortic dissection is a rare but life-threatening condition characterized by a tear in the aorta's inner layer. This rupture allows blood to flow between the layers of the aortic wall, creating a false ...

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, ...

et al., 2022). The true incidence of aortic dissection may be underestimated, as many patients die before receiving a diagnosis. Evidence also suggests that the number of aortic dissection cases has ...

Most patients with concomitant aortic stenosis and ATTR-CM had low-flow low-gradient aortic stenosis and 25% had a history of carpal tunnel syndrome. A small proportion (5%) of patients who underwent ...

A MAN assumed he was suffering from an allergic reaction after feeling a strange ripping in his chest - little did he know he'd be undergoing open heart surgery days later to save his life.

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 with Loeys-Dietz syndrome, a rare ...

Background Acute aortic dissection (AAD) is a life-threatening emergency with ... AD with congenital abnormalities, such as Marfan syndrome (MFS) or bicuspid aortic valve or a history of ...