This is an emergency, Conner said. About 50% of people who have an aortic dissection die at home. Of the other 50% who make ...

Thoracic aortic dissection occurs when the intima of the aorta becomes compromised and “tears” or “dissects” a new layer that fills with blood between the intima and the media. This ...

aortic dissection and blunt trauma-induced aortic valve damage (Hamirani YS, et al. Circulation. 2012;1C; Hurst’s the Heart; 2017;47;24b). As chronic aortic regurgitation develops slowly over ...

The findings contradict a 2018 Food and Drug Administration warning that fluoroquinolone use could increase the risk of ...

The UK’s first aortic specialist nurse has been chosen to lead a new virtual consultation service for aortic dissection patients launched by a national charity. Emma Hope, who retired from the NHS ...