While ascending aortic dissection is a surgical emergency, a descending aortic dissection can be treated medically in most cases. Type I: Dissection originating in the ascending aorta extending a ...

There are two classification systems used to describe thoracic aortic dissections: The DeBakey classification: Type I: Dissection originating in the ascending aorta extending a variable length ...

It will take you approximately two to three months to fully recover from undergoing ascending aortic aneurysm/dissection or arch surgery. You should plan to be away from work, getting your full ...

Hiren Parekh, a Yale junior and Saxony Lutheran alum, presented research on gender disparities in Type A aortic dissection at ...

A regular gym-goer felt a ripping in her chest post a workout session, which resulted in severe pain, and was thereafter ...

In this randomized clinical trial, the use of ketorolac in patients with Acute Type A Aortic Dissection (aTAAD), was not ...

A CT scan provides valuable information about your aorta, such as the location and size of an aneurysm or dissection. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) or magnetic resonance angiography (MRA) is ...