In particular, a high diastolic blood pressure is important for the coronary perfusion ... It may be several years before patients become symptomatic. Aortic dissection and rupture is related to ...

When aortic cells are under stress, such as increased hemodynamic pressure, they adapt to the environment by modifying their functions, allowing the aorta to maintain its strength. To understand the ...

In 1994, at the age of 13, the boy suddenly suffered an acute type A aortic dissection originating 2 cm distal from ... with normalization of the pressure gradient. Despite optimal blood pressure ...

Many US adults—especially young adults and women—are unaware they have high blood pressure, diabetes, or high cholesterol, BIDMC study finds.

A Strong Determinant of Abnormal Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Imaging in an Untreated Hypertensive Population,” published in ...