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. This ...

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. This ...

A Southwest Florida couple made a substantial donation to Lee Health Heart Institute after saving his life. Brian Seasholes ...

Men are more likely to have aortic dissection, but women are more likely to have worse outcomes. Studies, cited by the The Society of Thoracic Surgeons, show this is due to a number of factors ...

A CT provides valuable information about your aorta, such as the location and size of an aneurysm or dissection. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), or magnetic resonance angiography (MRA), is another ...

Both Adair's father and sister survived, but after her sister's aortic dissection at the age of 49, Adair was determined to learn why it had happened. She, her father and her sister were diagnosed ...

A thoracic aortic aneurysm forms in the portion ... only (descending aorta), which may also extend into the abdomen. Aortic dissection is uncommon, occuring in 5 to 30 out of 1 million people ...

This fellowship includes an intense clinical experience in aortic and adult cardiac surgery, which includes but is not limited to: the treatment of aortic disease (aneurysms and dissection ... a ...