TO OUR knowledge coarctation of the aorta in association with complete heart block and Adams–Stokes syndrome has not previously been reported. The patient in the case reported below was first observed ...

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 ...

What Is an Aortic Dissection? An aortic dissection is an emergency with your aorta, which is the largest blood vessel in your body and the main artery that takes blood from your heart to the rest of ...

This paper reports the sequence of events in a patient with Marfan's syndrome who evidently acquired aortic insufficiency secondary to chest trauma and in whom a Hufnagel valve was inserted. A 33-year ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . “Artic root dissection remains the most life-threatening complication of Marfan syndrome,” Elif Seda Selamet ...

Experts agree that transferring patients with acute aortic syndrome to specialty centers should take place within 4 hours of referral. Delphi study, with three rounds of questionnaires completed by ...

The aorta is the largest blood vessel in the body. It leaves the heart and forms an arch. The arch’s downward portion, called the descending aorta, is connected to a network of arteries that supplies ...

For women with Marfan syndrome (MFS), pregnancy is associated with a higher risk of aortic dissection during the peripartum period, according to new data, but the risk can be mitigated with careful ...