A MAN whose face swelled up with he was hungover was diagnosed with diagnosed with a rare and life-threatening heart ...

allows blood to flow between the layers of the aortic wall, leading to a rupture or reduced blood flow to vital organs.

It has a lower risk of rupture. The aorta is the main artery in the body, supplying oxygen to the brain, muscles, and cells. An abdominal aortic aneurysm develops in the portion of the aorta ...

BACKGROUND: Despite reported racial disparities between Black and White adults in short-term outcomes after abdominal aortic ...

Medically reviewed by Christopher Lee, MD The aorta is the largest blood vessel in the body, carrying oxygen-rich blood from ...

Rupture of the ascending aortic dissection into the pericardium can cause a rapid pericardial effusion resulting in cardiac tamponade which is frequently fatal. Acute aortic regurgitation can ...