In July 2022, Allie Cochran will celebrate a special anniversary. Two years ago, on July 18, 2020, 52-year-old Cochran was rushed to the hospital. She ended up having emergency surgery that saved her ...

Aortic dissection is a life‐threatening cardiovascular condition that arises when a tear in the intimal layer of the aorta permits blood to enter the medial layers, resulting in the formation of a ...

December 14, 2009 (Rostock, Germany) — Longer and more focused studies will be needed to understand the appropriate role of stent grafts in the treatment of type-B aortic dissections after the eagerly ...

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, ...

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 ...

Adherence to guidelines pertaining to imaging after acute type A aortic dissection (ATAAD) repair is very low, a population-based study has shown. Only 14% of patients had guideline-recommended ...

U.S. envoy Richard Holbrooke, who died Monday night, two days after doctors performed surgery to repair a tear in his aorta, was in the highest risk population for aortic dissection—men between the ...

Introduction: Both best medical treatment (BMT) and endovascular repair (ER) are viable treatment strategies in uncomplicated acute type B aortic dissection (TBAD). However, long-term outcomes of ...

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--W. L. Gore & Associates (Gore) today announced that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the Conformable GORE® TAG® Thoracic Endoprosthesis for ...

The aorta is a major blood vessel carrying blood from the heart to the rest of the body. As the heart pumps blood, it first enters the aorta and is then delivered via connecting vessels to the rest of ...

Fleming, originally from Kerry, was an active and healthy man with no underlying health issues. So when he died unexpectedly in 2015, aged 69, his family was distraught. Married to Kathleen, the ...