As seen for other emergent conditions, the number of patients presenting to US hospitals with acute type A aortic dissections dropped during the initial phase of the COVID-19 pandemic, although ...

HOUSTON – Aortic dissection is a rare but catastrophic disorder. According to one Memorial Hermann surgeon, aortic dissection runs in families about 20% of the time. The condition is when the wall of ...

Adherence to guidelines pertaining to imaging after acute type A aortic dissection (ATAAD) repair is very low, a population-based study has shown. Only 14% of patients had guideline-recommended ...

U.S. envoy Richard Holbrooke, who died Monday night, two days after doctors performed surgery to repair a tear in his aorta, was in the highest risk population for aortic dissection—men between the ...

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 ...

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 “false lumen” can ...

Evidence-based recommendations on aortic remodelling hybrid stent insertion for acute type A aortic dissection. This involves inserting a stent with material sewed on one end into part of the aorta.

An aortic aneurysm occurs when a weak aortic wall stretches, causing it to bulge. An aortic dissection occurs when there’s a tear in the aortic wall, which can be fatal if not treated immediately. The ...

Special interest in aortic aneurysms, cardiac-valve repair, lung cancer. Also in Thoracic Surgery, Vascular Surgery. Richard A. Jonas, CNMC. Concentration in pediatrics. Louis T. Kanda, WHC; GWU, WADV ...