A preliminary test found a four-item cervical artery dissection screening tool showed variable accuracy and reliability among ...

A case report describes emergency total arch replacement for acute type A aortic dissection in a man with severe hemophilia B ...

Around midnight on July 6, Kay Matheny’s son Connor walked upstairs and discovered his 59-year-old mother lying unconscious on her bedroom floor, their dog Bailey sitting next to her. He called 911.

Acute aortic dissection is a life-threatening cardiovascular emergency that requires immediate recognition and intervention to reduce mortality. On Saturday, July 11, 2026, US Senator Lindsey Graham ...

When Earlie Smith, then 39, woke on October 15, 2023, she felt intense heartburn. She ate something and took an over-the-counter heartburn medication, but the sensation never dissipated. Soon, the ...

The cardiovascular condition that likely caused the sudden death of South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham on Saturday is a relatively rare — but deadly — tear of the body’s largest artery, and experts ...

Sen. Lindsey Graham's cause of death Saturday evening was an aortic dissection, according to a Washington, D.C., medical examiner, following the South Carolina Republican's office saying he died ...

“Recurrent stroke after head and neck artery dissection is concentrated in the first week” ... “Vessel shape” determines the ...

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 ...

Thoracic aortic dissection occurs when the intima of the aorta becomes compromised and “tears” or “dissects” a new layer that fills with blood between the intima and the media. This “false lumen” can ...