Prophylactic thoracic endovascular aortic repair (TEVAR) may be a better option than medical therapy for younger patients with potentially catastrophic aortic tears, an observational study suggests.

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . HOLLYWOOD, Fla. — After 11 years of follow-up, patients with uncomplicated type B acute aortic dissection who ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Aortic dissections are classified by severity: The most severe usually call for immediate surgery, and the least ...

HOLLYWOOD, FL—Aortic dissection continues to vex clinicians, but creative approaches to treatment are on the horizon, according to one expert in the field. Michael Dake, MD (Stanford University, CA), ...

Using electrosurgical disruption of the chronic dissection septum to expand true lumen channel and improve stent graft ...

The American College of Cardiology (ACC) and the American Heart Association (AHA) have published an updated guideline on the diagnosis and management of aortic disease, focusing on surgical ...

An aortic dissection is a tear in one of the layers of the aorta. The aorta is your body’s largest blood vessel. Your aorta is made up of three layers. When a hole or tear forms in one of these layers ...

Several published reports have improved our understanding of the benefits and limitations of endovascular technology. That the natural history of the dissected aorta can be altered with an endoluminal ...

Sometimes the aorta—the largest blood vessel in our bodies—can tear, allowing blood to flow between layers of the aortic wall. This dissection can block blood from flowing to other parts of the body, ...

When you feel sudden severe chest or upper back pain, it's easy to assume what's happening is a heart attack. It could be, but it could also be an aortic dissection -- a condition that can be severe ...