Aortic dissection is a life-threatening medical condition in which a tear occurs in the major artery (aorta) that carries ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...