Announcing a new article publication for Cardiovascular Innovations and Applications journal. Acute type A aortic dissection (ATAAD) is a catastrophic disease with fatal outcomes. Malperfusion ...

While more common among men, type A aortic dissection (TAAD) is associated with substantially higher rates of in-hospital mortality among women, according to new data. Women also tend to present with ...

This study provides a comprehensive evaluation of how the composition of immune landscape is altered in the aortic wall of diverse types of AD, and opens new avenues for a rational and precise anti-AD ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The mortality rate for women with type A acute aortic dissection remains higher than that for men with the ...

An aortic dissection happens when tears appear in the inner lining of the aorta, which is the main artery leaving the heart. Blood surges into the tears, causing the aorta lining to split, or dissect.

Cardiovascular surgeon Meghana Helder, MD, says the Elika device she created was born out of clinical necessity. Cardiac surgeons treat acute type A aortic dissections to address a life-threatening ...