HOUSTON – Aortic dissection is a rare but catastrophic disorder. According to one Memorial Hermann surgeon, aortic dissection runs in families about 20% of the time. The condition is when the wall of ...

A beveled aortic hemiarch replacement is a surgical procedure to repair an aortic aneurysm or aortic dissection in the ascending aorta and arch of the aorta. This procedure involves removing the ...

Your aorta is a tube-like structure that resembles a candy cane. The thoracoabdominal aorta starts after the curve of the cane and extends past the arteries that deliver blood to the stomach, ...

Aortic dissection (AD) is a fatal disease resulting from the dysfunction of elastin contractile units, which are composed of extracellular matrix (ECM) and aortic smooth muscle cells (AoSMCs), and ...

Julie Warner felt 'off' but had no typical heart attack symptoms. Her friend's quick thinking and a series of 'God moments' ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Long-term treatment with beta-blockers, ACE inhibitors or angiotensin receptor blockers was associated with ...