The sudden passing of former Transportation Minister Kuo Yao-chi due to aortic dissection shocks many and highlights a cardiovascular emergency that demands attention. Aortic dissection, often ...

Bob Lowth Ford General Manager Todd Moudry had long been in good health, so when he was diagnosed with an ascending aortic ...

This tear allows blood to flow between the layers of the aortic wall, forcing them apart ... The pain typically migrates as the dissection extends along the aorta. Additional signs may include ...

Aortic dissection (AD) is a serious cardiovascular disease characterized ... People with an uncomplicated acute type B rupture of the aorta have a death rate of approximately 10% within 30 days.

repair recommended for rupture, branch artery occlusion and malperfusion, dissection extension, progressive aortic enlargement, intractable pain, or uncontrolled hypertension. IMH: Urgent repair with ...

Acute dissection of the ascending aorta is a highly lethal event ... including pericardial tamponade, aortic rupture, coronary artery obstruction, or severe aortic regurgitation.

Marfan syndrome), aortic biomechanics and hemodynamics (eg, peak velocity, wall stress and stiffness), serum biomarkers (ie, transforming growth factor‐β), and outcomes (ie, surgical repair, ...