A hospital trust has apologised after failing to properly diagnose a “happily married” woman who was “living life to the full” when she collapsed.

Exercise benefits the aorta by improving circulation and reducing risk factors like hypertension, but heavy lifting can be ...

When there is no aneurysm, the usefulness of routine vascular screening is controversial 3, but some authors recommend a yearly follow-up visit for a careful physical examination, echocardiogram, ...

Aortic Problems There are several conditions with serious complications that center around or affect the aorta: Aortic aneurysm: An aortic aneurysm is a bulge in the wall of the aorta. It is a serious ...

Aortic dissections can be deadly, and are hard to diagnose. Both Adair's father and sister survived, but after her sister's ...

Abdominal aneurysm is more common. Any aortic aneurysm increases the risk that a tear, called an aortic dissection, will occur in the inner layer of the aorta’s wall and allow blood to leak. A rupture ...

Acute aortic dissection is a time critical life-threatening disorder affecting the aorta. Untreated type A dissection is almost always fatal. It is crucial to make early diagnosis and surgical ...

Conclusions Arterial aneurysms and dissections are a potentially lethal, age-dependent manifestation. The prevalence of aortic disease in individuals with TBRS is far in excess of that expected in the ...

Aortic aneurysms (AAs) are the 15 th most common cause of death in individuals aged 55 years and over and occur when the progressive weakening of the aortic wall causes the aorta to dilate. 1,2 Small ...

Aortic dissection symptoms typically appear suddenly, and the pain can feel severe, similar to a heart attack. The pain experienced during an aortic dissection is often described as sharp, stabbing, ...

Aortic diseases range from aortic aneurysms, balloon-like dilatation of the aorta, to a tear in the aortic wall called aortic dissection. An aortic aneurysm is not symptomatic in about 75% of cases.