Sara Adair knew she was at risk for a life-threatening aortic dissection after her father and sister experienced the same deadly condition.

Debra Reals still remembers lying on a gurney with her father and sister at her side as trauma surgeons explained the ...

In this week’s Women’s Health Wednesday, we’re taking a look at a condition called aortic dissection. The Mayo Clinic defines it as a tear in the inner layer of the body’s main artery ...

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If the aorta dilates too much, the wall weakens, and the aorta can rupture — a catastrophe few people survive. For this reason, people who are at a higher risk for AAAs are recommended for ...

Hypertension (high blood pressure) increases the risk of cardiovascular disease and mortality. Learn how damage from ...

Peripheral vascular disease (PVD)a condition affecting arteries, veins and the lymphatic systems throughout the bodyhas ...

Luckily for me, although I had severe pain, I didn’t have a full rupture of my aorta. "I had been going to my GP for the last year with chest pain and it was thought I had bad indigestion.