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 ...

Compared with other antihypertensive agents, the use of beta blockers, angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors, and angiotensin receptor blockers (ARBs) is associated with benefits in the ...

Since then, Bishop has undergone two open-heart surgeries at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, with her latest procedure being done by Kyle Eudailey, M.D., at the UAB Medicine Cardiovascular ...

The aorta is the main artery of the human body. Its large structure is key to maintaining the vital function of pumping oxygenated blood around the whole body. Aortic ...

NORTHEAST PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- The power of knowing your family history. It plays a role in so many conditions, even if the genetics aren't known yet. And a son's quick recall of his family may have ...

Sara Adair knows the symptoms of aortic dissections. The hospital analyst's father and sister each experienced the dangerous cardiac condition, when the inner lining of the body's main artery tears ...

A 47 year-old man developed the abrupt onset of a left hemiparesis. Carotid Artery Dissection: (Left) Right Carotid Angiogram at the level of the carotid bifurcation; (Middle) Right Carotid Angiogram ...

Each year, more than 12 million animals, including frogs, cats, rats, fetal pigs, fish, and a variety of invertebrates are killed for classroom dissection exercises in the United States. At a time ...

Students at a New Jersey high school can virtually dissect the human body, thanks to the purchase of cutting edge technology that is typically available only to medical students. Cadaver dissection is ...

A 24 year-old woman presented with right neck pain and a right Horner's syndrome after a minor motor vehicle accident. Otherwise her neurological examination was normal. Carotid Artery Dissection: ...