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.

Aortic Dissection: Still the Great Masquerader - Medscape - Sep 09, 2020. Tables. Authors and Disclosures. Authors and Disclosures Author(s) Amal Mattu, MD.

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 10,000 people a year will experience an aortic dissection – a tear in the body’s biggest blood vessel. It can be life-threatening, but it’s also possible to survive and to avoid in ...

Diane Bishop creates care packages for other aortic patients to equip them with the supplies they need to take control of their health. (Photography: Lexi Coon) In 2007, Diane Bishop arrived at her ...