Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The “Ritter Rules” underline the importance of accessing care for aortic dissections and aneurysms. The ...

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 ...

Next week is Aortic Dissection Awareness Week, highlighting an often underrecognized and underdiagnosed disease. Late actor John Ritter was misdiagnosed before dying from an aortic dissection in 2003.

Thoracic endovascular aortic repair (TEVAR) has become the primary treatment for Stanford Type B aortic dissection. With the development of new endovascular grafts for the aortic arch, endovascular ...

A 74-year-old man presents to the emergency department with a 1-day history of severe chest and back pain. He has a history of hypertension and has run out of medication. He has no history of similar ...

A 68-year-old man presented with persistent abdominal bloating and constipation for 7 days. Initial assessments suggested bowel obstruction, which was supported by physical examination and abdominal x ...

Background: Aortic dissection is a vascular disorder with high mortality, characterized by formation of a false lumen within the vessel wall. In aortic dissection, the microenvironment of the vessel ...

Background: Mesenteric malperfusion (MMP) is an uncommon but devastating complication of acute aortic dissection (AAD) that combines 2 life-threatening conditions—aortic dissection and acute ...

Due to the sudden rupture of the aortic wall, aortic dissection is a life-threatening condition that requires immediate medical attention, as it can lead to vascular collapse. Individuals with ...

Aortic dissection (AD) is the separation of medial layers of the aorta and is a major cause of death in patients with connective tissue disorders such as Marfan syndrome. However, molecular triggers ...

Patients with giant cell arteritis have a greater risk for aortic complications than those with polymyalgia rheumatica. Patients with giant cell arteritis (GCA) have a significantly higher risk for ...