An aneurysm causes the aortic wall — the aorta is the largest artery in the body — to weaken or bulge. A severe aortic ...

Due to the sudden rupture of the aortic wall, aortic dissection is a life-threatening condition that requires immediate ...

Spontaneous coronary artery dissection (SCAD) has emerged over the last decade as an increasingly recognised cause of ...

May 22, 2025 — When the workload on the heart increases, the ventricular wall may thicken too, known as cardiac hypertrophy. This is an adaptive response that reduces pressure on the heart and ...

An important part of preventive healthcare, some heart health screening tests may start around age 20. Other tests may not be needed until you are older. Routine heart health screenings are an ...

You might love the motivating tempo for workouts or the cadent call for calm that a smartwatch heart rate monitor provides. But when it’s time for an upgrade, what ...

There are several risk factors for arterial dissection, including history of trauma to cervical spine, history of migraine-type headache, hypertension, hypercholesterolemia, cardiac diseases ...

Spontaneous coronary artery dissection (SCAD) is a cause of acute coronary syndrome that predominantly affects women. Its pathophysiology remains unclear but connective tissue disorders (CTD) and ...

He was managed on the line of decompensated heart failure. Transthoracic echocardiography showed a dissection flap in the ascending aorta with acute severe aortic regurgitation. A subsequent urgent CT ...