elastin and D-dimer could be useful as biomarkers of aortic dissection. Aortic dissection will remain a field for further development of biomarkers on the basis of presently available technologies ...

Patients that experience sudden symptoms such as chest or back pain, characterized as a tearing sensation, nausea, vomiting, a fast heart beat and possibly the feeling of impending doom, may be ...

Mussa, M.D., a professor of vascular surgery at the McGovern Medical School at the University of Texas, Houston, respond to questions they often receive about aortic dissections—and discuss ...

Sara Adair knows the symptoms of aortic dissections. The hospital ... horrible, chest pain I'd never felt before," Adair said. "It was long enough for me to think 'Oh, is this really what I ...

The main focus of our research is aortic aneurysms and dissections, life-threatening diseases caused by progressive degeneration of the aortic wall. We have several ongoing projects investigating the ...