Mortality and morbidity from aortic dissection remain unacceptably high. Early complications carry a high risk of death, and as the anatomy of aortic dissection is usually complex, total aortic ...

Dr. Shanbhag: An aortic dissection is a partial tear of the innermost lining of the aorta. To give a sense of what kind of ...

“There was no reason anybody should have suspected that she’s having an acute aortic dissection,” he says. “(She noticed) ...

A CT provides valuable information about your aorta, such as the location and size of an aneurysm or dissection. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), or magnetic resonance angiography (MRA), is another ...

Aortic regurgitation falls into two categories: acute and chronic. Acute aortic regurgitation typically comes on suddenly and requires emergency surgical correction. Chronic aortic regurgitation ...

The 73-year old was admitted to a private hospital in Chennai on September 30. Doctors found that he had an aortic aneurysm, or a swelling in the aorta, the main blood vessel leaving the heart.

Stanford type A aortic dissection (AD) is a degenerative aortic remodeling disease and carries a high mortality rate. It ...

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