Healio9y
Aortic Dissection - Ascending
The most common predisposing factor for aortic dissection is hypertension. While ascending aortic dissection is a surgical emergency, a descending aortic dissection can be treated medically in ...
Healio9y
Aortic Dissection - Descending
The most common predisposing factor for aortic dissection is hypertension. While ascending aortic dissection is a surgical emergency, a descending aortic dissection can be treated medically in ...
These siblings had identical cardiac events one after the other: ‘Worse than any heartburn’
Earlie Smith experienced an aortic dissection. Months later, her brother, Larry Smith, also had one. The same doctor helped ...
Baylor College of Medicine4y
Ascending and Arch Aortic Aneurysms and Dissection
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 ...
Baylor College of Medicine4y
Descending and Thoracoabdominal Aortic Aneurysms and Dissections
A CT scan 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 ...