Ask any trainee in emergency medicine for a list of rapidly fatal conditions, and it is almost certain that acute aortic dissection (AAD) will be near the top. In acute care medicine, AAD is a ...
Recently, a research team led by Professor Jian-Xun Wang and Professor Tao Yu from Qingdao University made a significant ...
The aorta, one of the “great arteries,” carries blood away from the heart to support circulation throughout the body. However, sometimes a tear in the lining of the aorta can occur, and while this is ...
Your aorta is a tube-like structure that resembles a candy cane. The thoracoabdominal aorta starts after the curve of the cane and extends past the arteries that deliver blood to the stomach, ...
Aortic aneurysm is a degenerative condition that accounts for nearly 2% of all deaths in the industrialized world. 1 Disease progression includes focal changes in connective-tissue structure that ...
HOUSTON – Aortic dissection is a rare but catastrophic disorder. According to one Memorial Hermann surgeon, aortic dissection runs in families about 20% of the time. The condition is when the wall of ...
LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The John Ritter Foundation for Aortic Health, a nonprofit dedicated to raising awareness, advancing research, and providing education on thoracic aortic disease to ...