It often starts with sudden, sharp chest pain that feels unlike anything you have experienced before. It might spread to your ...

Acute aortic regurgitation can cause acute heart failure, pulmonary edema and even cardiogenic shock if severe. The physical examination is non-specific for ascending thoracic aortic dissection ...

she was diagnosed with an aortic dissection - a life-threatening condition where a tear in the inner layer of the aorta, the major artery carrying blood from the heart, allows blood to flow ...

We spoke to Dr Devananda NS, HOD and Consultant - Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery Heart and Lung Transplant Surgery, Manipal Hospital, Old Airport Road, Bengaluru, who explained aortic dissection ...