AORTIC dissection is a rare but serious heart condition that tends to affect people in their 50s and 60s. Here we outline all the key details that you need to know ...
On September 11, 2003, Hollywood actor John Ritter fell ill while rehearsing for the television comedy, 8 Simple Rules for Dating My Teenage Daughter. He started sweating profusely, vomiting and ...
In 44 patients with suspected dissecting aneurysm of the aorta, an aortographic diagnosis of dissection, based on the demonstration of a narrowed true lumen and of a false channel, was made in 23.
Canadian actor Alan Thicke died in 2016 from a ruptured aorta three hours after experiencing an aortic dissection. (Credit: Stuart Gradon/Postmedia/File) For emergency doctors, the fear of missing a ...
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Surgeons at Intermountain Health are testing a new approach to treat the ascending aorta — a critical artery once considered ...