The European Society of Cardiology Task force on acute aortic dissection released its recommendations for the indications for stent graft and/or fenestration in 2001.

When a patient comes to the hospital with acute type A aortic dissection (ATAAD), a tearing of the inner lining of the aorta, surgeons typically perform an immediate open repair to prevent death ...

Dissections beginning in the aortic arch present a very difficult problem, so far as resection of the origin of the dissection is concerned; probably, a fenestration procedure, with bypass of the ...

Aortic Dissection Causes and Risk Factors. Aortic dissections happen in places where your aortic wall is weak. Over time, high blood pressure can weaken your aortic tissue. Sometimes the weakness ...

Introduction. 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.

A multipronged observational study suggests that fluoroquinolone use does not increase the risk for aortic aneurysm or dissection. But an expert urges caution in interpretation of these data.

Marie Anne August, 45, was diagnosed with a life-threatening condition called aortic dissection Jam Press/Marie-Anne August Marie Anne August felt a “bubbling” in her chest while at the gym ...

About 50% of people who have an aortic dissection die at home. Of the other 50% who make it to the hospital, he said, 90% will die within a week or two if nothing is done.