Sen. Lindsey Graham died after a tear in his aorta, according to a preliminary medical examiner finding shared by his office. Graham, a prominent South Carolina Republican and former Air Force lawyer ...

Around midnight on July 6, Kay Matheny’s son Connor walked upstairs and discovered his 59-year-old mother lying unconscious on her bedroom floor, their dog Bailey sitting next to her. He called 911.

Aortic dissection is an often fatal but treatable heart condition, and a surgeon with Jefferson Health hopes more people can act if they know what to look out for. The sudden death Saturday of Sen.

Senator Lindsey Graham, a prominent supporter of President Donald Trump in Congress who journeyed worldwide to promote a more assertive U.S. foreign policy, has passed away due to a tear in his aorta, ...

A 28-year-old Swartz Creek father survived an aortic dissection after a second emergency room visit revealed a life-threatening tear in his aorta more than 12 hours ...

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, ...

Thoracic aortic dissection occurs when the intima of the aorta becomes compromised and “tears” or “dissects” a new layer that fills with blood between the intima and the media. This “false lumen” can ...

For generations, something troubling seemed to plague the men in John Ritter’s bloodline. “We always heard, ‘Oh those Ritters die of their first and last heart attack,’ ” Amy Yasbeck, the beloved ...

You're currently following this author! Click to unsubscribe from email alerts. The aorta — the big, critical vessel that sends fresh blood from your heart out into your body — is a sacred space. That ...

Healthy, young and pregnant women can suffer severe and deadly heart attacks for different reasons. Approximately one-third of heart attacks in women younger than 50, and the leading cause of ...

Thoracic aortic dissection occurs when the intima of the aorta becomes compromised and “tears” or “dissects” a new layer that fills with blood between the intima and the media. This “false lumen” can ...

NPR's A Martinez speaks with American Heart Association's volunteer president Dr. Manesh Patel about aortic dissection, the preliminary finding of what led to Sen. Lindsey Graham's death. Preliminary ...