This is an emergency, Conner said. About 50% of people who have an aortic dissection die at home. Of the other 50% who make ...

Earlie Smith experienced an aortic dissection. Months later, her brother, Larry Smith, also had one. The same doctor helped ...

Aortic dissection is a tearing within the wall ... side of the chest and along the side of the rib cage to the back, but the pain generally won't cross over the middle of the chest to the other ...

"My heart, I just, I mean, the pain was extraordinary,” he told CBS. “I thought I heard it rip. It was an aortic dissection ... And then, I was back asleep in the ICU.” ...

During a routine test, Johnny's middle school nurse discovered his severe scoliosis, a prevalent symptom of Marfan. This unexpectedly set his family on a path to uncover his underlying diagnosis at ...

I somehow knew that Sloan’s back pain was connected to heart problems ... but something about her screamed heart trouble. Sloan’s aortic dissection may have also been another way of honoring ...

Talia Smith, 45, was rendered permanently disabled and wheelchair-bound after being prescribed a common antibiotic in 2021.

The UK’s first aortic specialist nurse has been chosen to lead a new virtual consultation service for aortic dissection patients launched by a national charity. Emma Hope, who retired from the NHS ...

The acute onset of severe chest pain was the most common initial complaint (74%), but 33 patients (15%) had painless aortic dissection and abnormal chest roentgenographic findings. Less common ...

A beveled aortic hemiarch replacement is a surgical procedure to repair an aortic aneurysm or aortic dissection in the ascending aorta ... Most patients will need to take medication to manage pain and ...

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