A spontaneous coronary artery dissection, or SCAD, leads to bleeding inside the artery wall. A survivor shares her symptoms.

The most common predisposing factor for aortic ... Treatment is emergent coronary bypass surgery. Carotid artery dissection: When the carotid artery is involved in the ascending aortic dissection ...

National Wear Red Day raises awareness about the number 1 killer of women, cardiovascular disease. One mom shares her story ...

Atherosclerosis is the most common cause of carotid artery disease. It is unknown exactly how atherosclerosis begins or what causes it. Atherosclerosis is a slow, progressive, vascular disease that ...

the carotid arteries supply blood to the front of the brain and the vertebral arteries supply the back. A tear in one of ...

Background: Vertebral artery dissection (VAD) is an important cause ... selected 75 studies describing 1972 VAD patients. The most common symptoms were dizziness/vertigo (58%), headache (51% ...