The most common predisposing factor for aortic dissection is hypertension. While ascending aortic dissection is a surgical emergency, a descending aortic dissection can be treated medically in ...

Mussa, M.D., a professor of vascular surgery at the McGovern Medical School at the University of Texas, Houston, respond to questions they often receive about aortic dissections—and discuss ...

The most common predisposing factor for aortic dissection is hypertension. While ascending aortic dissection is a surgical emergency, a descending aortic dissection can be treated medically in ...

Earlie Smith experienced an aortic dissection. Months later, her brother, Larry Smith, also had one. The same doctor helped ...

Yasbeck, the funny and fiery redheaded actress, spoke last week to Healthline employees about thoracic aortic disease ... drug use poorly controlled high blood pressure Yasbeck, whose credits ...

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 ...

Eighty-five percent of people who suffer an aortic dissection die instantly. Hasan says managing blood pressure is the only way to decrease the odds of aortic dissection like Parker experienced ...

A CT 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 another ...