Earlie Smith experienced an aortic dissection. Months later, her brother, Larry Smith, also had one. The same doctor helped ...

This is an emergency, Conner said. About 50% of people who have an aortic dissection die at home. Of the other 50% who make ...

Growing up with a heart disease, Ashley Pecora never knew what her life was going to look like—until two years ago when she ...

Background Aortic stenosis is a degenerative condition with high mortality in its severe stages and no preventive treatment.

Australian radio host Kyle Sandilands announced on air yesterday that he has a brain aneurysm and needs urgent brain surgery.

The Medicare data contradict results from the TCW randomized trial but better represent real-world practice, say authors.

Sandilands said doctors had found the other aneurysm in his aorta and he was at a 25 per cent risk of having a heart attack. He said he would need another operation to alleviate calcium build-up ...

An expert has issued a warning to people if they notice a specific sign when pressing down on the fingernails.

A CT scan (3D reconstruction of the heart and airways) revealed four tortuous and malformed arterial vessels branching from the descending aorta entering the dorsal segment of the left lower lung. A ...

If you have heart valve replacement surgery, you will be prescribed a blood thinner (a.k.a. an anticoagulant) upon discharge from the hospital. Long-term blood thinner medication guidelines differ ...