On Nov. 3, he posted an entry in his online blog describing his condition. Upon arriving at the hospital, Dennett underwent a CT scan which found he had "a dissection of the aorta," he wrote on the ...
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 ...
Patients that experience sudden symptoms such as chest or back pain, characterized as a tearing sensation, nausea, vomiting, a fast heartbeat and possibly the feeling of impending doom, may be ...
Patients that experience sudden symptoms such as chest pain, characterized as a tearing sensation, or back pain, nausea, vomiting, a fast heart beat and possibly the feeling of impending doom, may be ...
While bicuspid aortic valves are known to be associated with aortic dilation and dissection, the risk of dissection in this population has recently been called into question. Michelena and ...
Sharon Goddard, 53, from Bristol, had Loeys-Dietz Syndrome and died on 19 December 2022 from aortic dissection. An inquest was told that Surrey and Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust failed to provide ...