An aortic dissection is a tear in one of the layers of the aorta. The aorta is your body’s largest blood vessel. Your aorta is made up of three layers. When a hole or tear forms in one of these layers ...

SCAD — strikes without warning and is often mistaken for something else because it usually affects relatively young, healthy women in their 40s and 50s. The symptoms are similar to a heart attack, but ...

The aorta is a major blood vessel carrying blood from the heart to the rest of the body. As the heart pumps blood, it first enters the aorta and is then delivered via connecting vessels to the rest of ...

Small talk at an exercise class led one reporter to explore why fitness professionals are seeking out cadaver workshops. By Danielle Friedman Danielle Friedman is a freelance journalist and a regular ...

Sometimes the aorta—the largest blood vessel in our bodies—can tear, allowing blood to flow between layers of the aortic wall. This dissection can block blood from flowing to other parts of the body, ...

It often starts with sudden, sharp chest pain that feels unlike anything you have experienced before. It might spread to your back or seem to ease off, but it’s not something to brush aside. Aortic ...

The widow of David Saunders, 98, said she did not know the body of her husband, who died of Covid-19, would be taken apart at an Oregon hotel where audience members paid up to $500 to attend. By ...