A "fit and healthy" woman from Devon who survived an "incredibly rare" aortic dissection has said she is determined to make ...

A portable iPhone ultrasound device enabled the rapid diagnosis of aortic dissection, ensuring timely emergency surgery.

Treatment is emergent coronary bypass surgery. Carotid artery dissection: When the carotid artery is involved in the ascending aortic dissection, symptoms of carotid artery dissection may occur ...

Sara Adair’s life was saved by an iPhone ultrasound probe after suffering an aortic dissection. Quick diagnosis allowed for ...

Thoracic aortic dissection occurs when the intima of the ... Calcium channel blockers and nitrates can also be helpful. Surgical treatment is indicated if the dissection causes end-organ ischemia ...

Despite similar symptoms, the treatment for a heart attack is very different than what a person having an aortic dissection will need, and that's part of what makes aortic dissections so deadly ...

A scientific statement regarding sex differences in patients with peripheral vascular disease has been published by the AHA.

the treatment of aortic disease (aneurysms and dissection) utilizing both open and endovascular techniques; the treatment of coronary and valvular disorders (predominantly aortic but also including ...