A long-time runner thought she was having a heart attack, but her son's quick recall helped doctors find the real cause: a ...

Dear Doctors: Our mom had an aortic dissection last fall, and she almost died. It happened all of a sudden, and she was in good health. That makes her worry that it might happen again. Can you please ...

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Due to the sudden rupture of the aortic wall, aortic dissection is a life-threatening condition that requires immediate medical attention, as it can lead to vascular collapse. Individuals with ...

When James Inman, 59, first experienced chest pain one night, he tried to brush it off and go back to sleep. But the pain became unbearable and Inman felt like something was wrong, so he called 911.

BLOOMINGTON, Ind.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Following the recent FDA approval of Cook Medical’s Zenith Dissection Endovascular System, Cooper University Health Care in Camden, New Jersey, has treated the ...

The All India Institute of Ayurveda (AIIA) has introduced a Virtual Dissection Table for its medical students. This ...

The moment Kirsten Dorsey realized she would deliver her second child and have open-heart surgery on the same day, her heart raced and her breath quickened. The aorta, one of the "great arteries," ...

People who have undergone bariatric surgery appear less likely to suffer an aortic dissection than other adults with obesity, researchers say. The finding is the latest in a series of benefits ...

Speaking with ANI, Dr Ashutosh Kumar Yadav, who is an Associate Professor, Department of Rachana Sharir at All India Institute of Ayurveda, said, "In this dissection table, all the body structure ...

MANSFIELD, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Covidien (NYSE: COV), a leading global provider of healthcare products, today announced that its Sonicision™ cordless ultrasonic dissection system won the 2013 ...