A multicenter clinical trial led by UTHealth Houston has found that survivors of aortic dissection can participate in ...

Researchers have found in a pilot study that survivors of Type A and Type B thoracic aortic dissection who participated in a ...

Chest pain and heart attacks have become almost synonymous in most people's minds, but not all chest pain comes from the ...

Structured training regimen did not result in aortic events inpilot study ...

BACKGROUND: Survivors of aortic dissection frequently restrict personal physical activity due to concerns about provoking ...

When you feel sudden severe chest or upper back pain, it's easy to assume what's happening is a heart attack. It could be, but it could also be an aortic dissection -- a condition that can be severe ...

The aorta is the main artery of the human body. Its large structure is key to maintaining the vital function of pumping oxygenated blood around the whole body. Aortic ...

The aorta is a major blood vessel carrying blood from the heart to the rest of the body. As the heart pumps blood, it first enters the aorta and is then delivered via connecting vessels to the rest of ...

Acute aortic dissection is a life-threatening condition characterised by the separation of the aortic wall layers, demanding rapid risk stratification, diagnosis and tailored intervention. Initial ...

A new study published in Nature Communications identifies a molecular signaling pathway that contributes to the development ...

For women with Marfan syndrome (MFS), pregnancy is associated with a higher risk of aortic dissection during the peripartum period, according to new data, but the risk can be mitigated with careful ...

A 62 year-old male is brought in by ambulance for acute onset left lower extremity weakness, numbness and pain. En route to the ED he complained of ripping chest pain, and on arrival he was ...