A Southwest Florida couple made a substantial donation to Lee Health Heart Institute after saving his life. Brian Seasholes and his wife, Samantha Sheridan, have donated $250,000 to the heart ...

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 ...

The VECs line the blood-containing surfaces of the valves and the VICs are present in all three layers of the valve: fibrosa, spongiosa and ventricularis. The fibrosa, close to the aortic (outflow ...

In this week’s Women’s Health Wednesday, we’re taking a look at a condition called aortic dissection. The Mayo Clinic defines it as a tear in the inner layer of the body’s main artery ...

The CDC reports that more than 9,900 people died of aortic aneurysms or aortic dissections (when the layers of the artery wall split and blood leaks between them) in 2019, with close to 60 percent ...

Your aorta is a tube-like structure that resembles a candy cane. The ascending aorta forms the beginning or handle of the cane and originates at the aortic valve. The ascending aorta includes the ...

The aorta is the main blood vessel that carries oxygen-filled ... integrated polymer-filled sealing rings are expanded to exactly conform and seal to the patient’s unique anatomy, excluding the ...