An aortic dissection—a tear in the inner layer of the main artery—is a life-threatening emergency. It can happen with little warning, as apparently was the case with U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham. His ...
US Sen. Lindsey Graham, a Republican from South Carolina, died on Saturday night from a tear in his artery, according to preliminary findings from a medical examiner. Aortic dissection is rare, and ...
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 ...
After Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina) died suddenly on Saturday night at age 71, the preliminary report from the D.C. medical examiner’s office found the senator suffered an aortic dissection — ...
The standard surgical approach for aortic disease is to remove and replace the aorta in an open-heart surgery in which the chest and/or abdomen are opened through an incision. Increasingly, patients ...