Aortic dissections can be acute (sudden) or chronic (long-term). Ascending Aortic Dissection. An ascending aortic dissection affects the part of your aorta that branches off from your heart. It’s also ...

Aortic Dissection Causes and Risk Factors. Aortic dissections happen in places where your aortic wall is weak. Over time, high blood pressure can weaken your aortic tissue. Sometimes the weakness ...

Aortic Dissection Awareness Day is an annual event held on September 19th to raise awareness about aortic dissection, a life-threatening condition that affects thousands of people every year.

Aortic dissection is one of those rare, dangerous conditions that can strike without warning and escalate quickly. It is not something we often hear about, but knowing the signs could save a life.

Aortic dissection is a life-threatening medical condition in which a tear occurs in the major artery (aorta) that carries blood from the heart to the rest of the body. Recent data shows that about ...

Norway: A new analysis of UK Biobank data, supported by a meta-analysis of prospective studies, has confirmed a strong ...

A North Texas police officer has a lot to celebrate this Father’s Day, after a brush with a life-threatening heart emergency.

Aortyx announced today that it brought in $16 million (€13.8 million) to support its bioresorbable aortic patch technology.

Get Instant Summarized Text (Gist) A mouse model with a fibrillin-1 (FBN1) missense variant develops spontaneous aortic dissection, showing early endothelial dysfunction and immune cell infiltration.

Robin Thicke included a special tribute to his late father Alan Thicke at his wedding to April Love Geary, in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico, on Friday, May 30. Alan died of a ruptured aorta and a standard ...

Aortyx SL secured €13.8 million (US$15.9 million) in a series A funding round for its solution which treats aortic dissection. The company developed a system to repair the aortic tear, which includes ...