A CT scan provides valuable information about your aorta, such as the location and size of an aneurysm or dissection. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI ... It will take you approximately one month to ...

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

Please, see the separate insert about valve replacement for more information. It will take you approximately two to three months to fully recover from undergoing ascending aortic aneurysm/dissection ...

Treatment is emergent coronary bypass surgery. Carotid artery dissection: When the carotid artery is involved in the ascending aortic dissection, symptoms of carotid artery dissection may occur ...

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 ...

Roy and Kim Reid started a Memorial Day weekend with dinner and a movie at home. When Kim went to bed, Roy decided to watch ...

Staff Reporter A 54-year-old Italian tourist sustained a severe tear in the main aorta of the heart, resulting in reduced ...

Potential harms include the need for conversion to an open procedure, perioperative death, MI, stroke, bleeding, valve embolization, aortic regurgitation, heart block that requires a permanent ...