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 ...

Aortic dissection is a life‐threatening cardiovascular condition that arises when a tear in the intimal layer of the aorta permits blood to enter the medial layers, resulting in the formation of a ...

Previously reported associations between fluoroquinolone use and risk for hospitalization with aortic aneurysm or dissection may be due to confounding, an observational study using two databases and ...

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 ...

It often starts with sudden, sharp chest pain that feels unlike anything you have experienced before. It might spread to your back or seem to ease off, but it’s not something to brush aside. Aortic ...

LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The John Ritter Foundation for Aortic Health, a nonprofit dedicated to raising awareness, advancing research, and providing education on thoracic aortic disease to ...

Meredith Ford O'Neal shows a prominent vertical scar on her chest proudly. "There are so many people here that led me to having this scar," O'Neal said. "I have this gorgeous scar that I wear as a ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Next week is Aortic Dissection Awareness Week, highlighting an often underrecognized and underdiagnosed disease. Late actor John ...

An aortic root aneurysm is a bulge in the first section of the aorta, where the artery joins the heart and aortic valve. Treatment for an aortic root aneurysm can help prevent serious complications.