Here's a listing of the Aortic Dissection/Aortic Aneurysm's articles from Google and other Blogs/Sources.

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themalexia » Blog Archive » More Aortic Chest Aneurysms Being ... By themalexia Loyola's thoracic aortic disease clinic follows more than 1000 patients. About 80 percent of the patients have aortic aneurysms. Other conditions treated at the clinic include aortic dissection (the inner layer of the aorta's artery ...	1/08/2010
Increased Incidence of Aortic Aneurysm and Dissection in Giant ... Six of the 11 died suddenly of acute thoracic aortic dissection. ..... Annals in the News. Tighter Blood Sugar Control Not Best for Some Diabetics ...	1/07/2010
News: Aortic Aneurysm/Dissection: These are the Scary Ones, UW ... Aortic aneurysms can be detected but too many susceptible people ignore the warning symptoms.	1/1/2010
Wockhardt Hospitals - 100% chances at life “Generally most cases of Aortic Dissection are associated with ... During Aortic Dissection the blood penetrates the intima and enters the media layer ...	1/1/2010
Unknown unknowns: the aorta through the looking glass European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery (subscription) - USA On this replica of the patient's aorta is fashioned a bespoke external aortic ... Should a heart be dissected in its short axis so that it retains depth, ...	5/26/2009
Study shows rare good news about aortic dissection insciences Study shows rare good news about aortic dissection. Published on 26 May 2009 1436 Last Update 53 seconds ago by Insciences. Categories Aortic Dissection ...	5/26/2009
A Routine Test Helps With Aortic Dissection Diagnosis Heart Study shows rare good news for aortic dissection a heart condition that often goes overlooked One of the largest studies examining aortic dissection .	5/26/2009
The Role of False Lumen Size in Prediction of In-Hospital ... Cardiosource - Washington,DC,USA Study Question: Does the size of the false lumen predict in-hospital complications for acute type B aortic dissection? Methods: The investigators analyzed ...	11/112008
Baby boomers may face a silent killer abc7.com - Los Angeles,CA,USA By Denise Dador Baby boomers need to be aware of a silent killer: abdominal aortic aneurysms, or "AAA." AAA can grow, without painful symptoms, ...	08/08/2008
Gene Test Could Catch Deadly Heart Problem U.S. News & World Report - Washington,DC,USA By Steven Reinberg THURSDAY, July 31 (HealthDay News) -- A series of genes linked to acute aortic dissection could lead to a rapid diagnostic test for this ...	07/31/2008
A Medicare Benefit That Can Save Your Life Chipley Florida Online Newspaper - Foster Folly News - Chipley,fl,USA (NAPSI) A free ultrasound abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) screening to determine if their aorta is dangerously enlarged is being offered. ...	07/31/2008
Industry eyes Beaumont Hospitals' loss-leader $70 heart test MLive.com - MI,USA The screening includes carotid and abdominal aortic aneurysm ultrasounds, tests for blood pressure, cholesterol, blood glucose, electrocardiogram, ...	07/31/2008
Short-Term Conversion to Open Surgery After Endovascular Stent ... Cardiosource - Washington,DC,USA Interestingly, the presence of an aortic dissection was not independently associated with the occurrence of late conversion to open repair. ...	07/23/2008
Ilijevski embraced St. Louis St. Louis Post-Dispatch - MO, United States Ilijevski died Monday evening as a result of an aortic dissection. He was being treated at St. Joseph Hospital in Bellingham, Wash. ...	07/19/2008
Man, then wife face kidney failure Daily Herald - Provo,UT,USA That's when the stitches in his heart tore, rupturing his aorta again. This time, it split and dissected down to his knee. Doctors gave him a 2 percent ...	07/19/2008
Endovascular Grafts for Prophylactic Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Repair Abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) refers to an abnormal widening or bulge of the aorta in the section that descends from the aortic arch through the abdominal cavity. The bulge is generally considered an aneurysm when it becomes double ...	07/18/2008
Contemporary Results of Open Repair of Ruptured Abdominal ... Cardiosource - Washington,DC,USA Study Question: What role does a surgeon’s annual aortic volume play on the outcomes following ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm (RAAA) repair? .	07/18/2008
Trailblazer left his mark on industry Houston Chronicle - United States By TODD ACKERMAN • Dacron: In 1953 he introduced use of the new fabric, which became part of the standard treatment to repair aortic aneurysms. ...	07/13/2008
'Greatest surgeon of the 20th century' dies Houston Chronicle - United States Debakey almost died in 2006, when he suffered an aortic aneurysm, a condition for which he pioneered the treatment. He is considered the oldest patient to ..	07/12/2008
Dr. Michael DeBakey RIP Associated Content - Denver,CO,USA Ironically, Michael DeBakey died after suffering from an aortic dissection, a condition he pioneered the procedure to treat. ...	07/12/2008
Long-Term Results of Talent Stent Graft Placement Promising By By Doug Brunk SAN DIEGO (EGMN) – Endovascular treatment for thoracic aortic dissection with the Talent stent graft is associated with reasonably low early morbidity and mortality rates, especially in patients treated on an emergency basis, ...	06/11/2008
Marfan Syndrome By zjqfktwlos250(zjqfktwlos250) After a CT scan, it was determined that B was in the midst of a descending aortic dissection. A short helicopter ride later, he was in the ICU at a fabulous hospital for 8 days. That was the first introduction I . ...	06/11/2008
The Heart of the Matter EMS1.com - Emergency Medical Service Resources - San Francisco,CA,USA Those with life threatening causes may include heart attack (myocardial infarction), aortic dissection, and pulmonary embolus, among others. ...	06/10/2008
Medical News Today News Alert By news letters(news letters) Researchers from Emory University in Atlanta have determined that syndecan-1 acts as a negative regulator of proteolytic responses in the aortic wall during the formation of abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAAs) and that modulating ...	06/09/2008
High-Volume Hospitals Better for Abdominal Aortic Rupture Repairs U.S. News & World Report - Washington,DC,USA FRIDAY, June 6 (HealthDay News) -- High-volume hospitals that use endovascular procedures to repair abdominal aortic aneurysms have lower death rates than ...	06/06/2008
Clarence Holloway sidelined for good By Eric Crawford(Eric Crawford) Diagnosed with an aortic dissection a potentially fatal tear in the wall of the largest heart artery the 20-year-old was being admitted to the hospital and prepared for emergency surgery. "At first they said I had a heart murmur, ...	05/30/2008
Safety of Growth Hormone for Children with Turner Syndrome AAP Grand Rounds (subscription) - Elk Grove Village,IL,USA Seven TS patients died, five from aortic dissection or rupture, a known complication of TS. 1 – 3 The incidence of events known to be associated with rhGH ...	05/30/2008
Black Men Less Likely to Choose Elective Stomach Aorta Surgery U.S. News & World Report - Washington,DC,USA An abdominal aortic aneurysm occurs when there's a ballooning or swelling in a segment of the aorta, the large artery that supplies blood to the abdomen, ...	05/21/2008
Life rocks for lucky James Melbourne Herald Sun - Australia Austin Hospital cardiologist Dr Jennifer Johns said it was remarkable the rare aortic dissection that caused Mr Dennis' aorta to double before it burst ...	05/17/2008
Partial Thrombosis of the False Lumen in Patients with Acute Type B Aortic Dissection *Watch this video here: Click on Animation	05/15/2008
An Emergency of the Aortic Kind EMS1.com - Emergency Medical Service Resources - San Francisco,CA,USA Undiagnosed aortic dissection can have a mortality rate as high as 33 pecent within the first 24 hours, 50 percent within 48 hours, and 75 percent within ...	05/13/2008
Anticoagulant and Antiplatelet Therapy for Endoscopic Procedures ... Medscape (subscription) - USA For discontinuation of anticoagulant therapy, low-risk conditions include prosthetic metal heart valve in aortic position, xenograft heart valve, ...	05/13/2008
New hope for aortic dissection survivors Jul 26, 2007 ... Each year, 10000 Americans suffer a sudden tear in the lining of their body's largest blood vessel, the aorta	05/11/2008
Autopsy, a new era Los Angeles Times - CA,USA For instance, a tear in the wall of the aorta -- known as an aortic dissection -- can easily be mistaken for a heart attack, as was the case for actor John ...	04/18/2008
EVAR, a big leap for interventional radiology and a sigh of relief ... Medicexchange.com (Press Release) - London,Greater London,UK Considered to be the most influential person of the 20th century, Albert Einstein's death was caused by a massive abdominal aortic aneurysm. ...	04/16/2008
MRI Better than MDCT in Detecting Endoleaks, Study Says Newswise (press release) - USA Endoleak development represents a complication of endovascular aortic aneurysm repair and is characterized by blood flow outside the stent-graft lumen but ...	04/10/2008
Aortic dissection: turner's patients at risk for cardiac ... Aortic dissection: turners patients at risk for cardiac complications from OB/GYN News in Health provided free by Find Articles.	04/10/2008
Commentary: Aortic Dissection Arises Often By By George Philippides, M.D., Eric Awtry, M.D. She was transferred to our facility where emergent transesophageal echocardiogram (TEE) showed an extensive dissection of her ascending aorta and arch, occlusion of all great vessels, and severe aortic insufficiency. ...	04/07/2008
Endovascular Repair for Thoracic Disease-Viable Alternative Newswise (press release) - USA One hundred fifteen patients were followed after treatment of a number of different types of aortic diseases including aneurysms, vessel tears from trauma, ...	04/07/2008
Aortic Aneurysm Tests By admin In most cases, aortic aneurysms are found with medical tests such as chest X-rays or chest CT scans.	04/06/2008
Back in business Santa Rosa Press Democrat - Santa Rosa,CA,USA TriVascular was developing next-generation technology for repairing abdominal aortic aneurysms, weak spots in arteries that can burst, causing internal ...	04/03/2008
Even a life-threatening illness couldn't slow this Manhattan ... New York Daily News - New York,NY,USA So there was no way that being diagnosed with a deadly aortic aneurysm could break Christina Raccuia's stride. After invasive surgery and two years of long ...	04/03/2008
Footsteps By Tim(Tim) Craig Miller, a cardiac surgeon that specializes in aortic aneurysms and valve repair. He's one of a few people in the world who replaces the complete aortic arch with any kind of regularity. The area between the aortic valve and the ... Operation HEART - http://timgrieb.blogspot.com/	04/03/2008
Playa Del Rey Man Celebrates Surviving an Aortic Dissection By menshealthnews consequently, suspected a dissect aortic aneurysm, which would call for specifically the utter analysis. They transported him to the closest vigour hub for more far-reaching evaluation. The aorta, the largest artery in the unit, ...	04/02/2008
Aneurysm treatments are varied Ask Dr. H Mitchell Hecht Wilkes Barre Times-Leader - Wilkes Barre,PA,USA They also discovered a 4.9 cm thoracic aortic aneurysm and repaired that as well. Could you explain your earlier advice? A: While both of you developed an ...	03/31/2008
Former Drake men's tennis coach dies Action 3 News - Omaha,NE,USA Officials say Knapp died as a result of complications from an aortic aneurysm. He served as head coach of the Bulldogs tennis team from 1989 to 1993. ...	03/31/2008
I have a choice.... By thinker(thinker) We knew in January that this was a possibility because his last CT scan showed an aortic aneurysm of about 5.5cm in size. What does this mean? maybe surgery.... but then again, maybe not. Initially, fear took reign and began to ... - http://thinkablog199.blogspot.com/	03/30/2008
IPraise the Lord! By grampeg56(grampeg56) He underwent major, major surgery last Monday--repair of an aortic aneurysm and a heart valve replacement. (They didn't know about the heart valve until they got in there...) He said he doesn't have much pain and is going home ... Peggy's ramblings. - http://journals.aol.com/grampeg56/Peggysramblings/	03/30/2008
I saw my first death a few days ago. Going through medical school ... By lifeintriage She came in with a ruptured thoracic aortic aneurysm, already a grim diagnosis. Most people don’t even make it to the hospital, and even then the majority of those that do don’t survive. Already under general anesthesia when I first saw ... Life in Triage - http://lifeintriage.com	03/29/2008
On the Pulse 28th March 2008 OnMedica - London,UK ... people will suffer a serious complication such as infective endocarditis, valvular stenosis or regurgitation, and aortic dilation or dissection. ...	03/28/2008
Ritter was victim of a rare tear Los Angeles Times - CA,USA That may have done little to reassure Americans afraid of suffering their own aortic dissection -- and of not being diagnosed correctly. ...	03/22/2008
Cook Medical Announces First Enrolment In European Arm Of Global ... Medical News Today (press release) - UK The Cook Zenith Dissection Endovascular System is used in the endovascular treatment of descending thoracic aortic dissection in patients with anatomies ...	03/22/2008
John Ritter’s widow: ‘The jury has spoken’ MSNBC - USA Going forward, Yasbeck said it is more important that public awareness has been raised about aortic dissection, the condition that killed Ritter, and aortic ...	03/21/2008
The long and short of it: Marfan syndrome Independent - London,England,UK Resulting heart problems, which include aortic dissection, can be deadly. For those undiagnosed and untreated, the average age of death is 32. ...	03/18/2008
2 Doctors Cleared in John Ritter's Death The Associated Press - Defense testimony characterized the aortic dissection as lethal and contended that even with surgery the outcome would have been the same. ...	03/15/2008
Ritter Lawsuit Demonstrates How Medical Malpractice Caps ... InjuryBoard.com - Tampa,FL,USA The lawsuit alleged that a cardiologist misdiagnosed an aortic dissection as a heart attack, and that a radiologist failed to perform an x-ray that might ...	03/18/2008
2 Doctors Cleared in John Ritter's Death The Associated Press - Defense testimony characterized the aortic dissection as lethal and contended that even with surgery the outcome would have been the same. ...	03/15/2008
Lymph Node Dissection in Advanced Endometrial Cancer Should ... DG News - USA Dr. Mariani said 57 of the 63 women were treated with lymph node dissection, including 9 who had para-aortic dissection; 19 had pelvic-only dissections and ...	03/15/2008
Doctors cleared in actor’s death Burbank Leader - CA, United States Though Yasbeck disagreed with the verdict, she hoped the trial would shed light on aortic dissection, a condition she believes is misdiagnosed with ...	03/15/2008
No verdict in Ritter death lawsuit Hollywood Reporter - United States Ritter was diagnosed with a heart attack before the real problem, called an aortic dissection, was discovered. The doctors' lawyers told the jury in closing ...	03/14/2008
Defense surgery expert says Ritter had 'lethal' tear of aorta The Ledger - Lakeland,FL,USA Zusman disagreed and said that would be true only if Ritter had a simple aortic dissection and was having elective surgery rather than emergency surgery. ...	03/05/2008
Widow recounts actor's last day BBC News - UK They also allege Dr Joseph Lee failed to recognise the aortic dissection on the day Ritter died, instead treating him for a heart attack. ...	02/29/2008
John Ritter's widow testifies in lawsuit over actor's death San Jose Mercury News - CA, USA The plaintiffs claim the cardiologist, Dr. Joseph Lee, should have recognized the aortic dissection and that the radiologist, Dr. Matthew Lotysch, ...	02/28/2008
Defendant Physician Testifies in John Ritter Wrongful-Death Trial FOXNews - USA 11, 2003, and diagnosed a heart attack, not an aortic dissection. At the time, Ritter, 54, was starring in the sitcom "8 Simple Rules ... for Dating My ...	02/27/2008
The Vanishing Nonforensic Autopsy New England Journal of Medicine (subscription) - MA,USA ... heard about cases in which a patient presumed to have died from acute myocardial infarction was discovered at autopsy to have had an aortic dissection, ...	02/27/2008
Diagnosis:  Patient Is a Virtue By LISA SANDERS, M.D. When faced with a tricky set of symptoms, making a determination — and doing it quickly — saves a life.	02/24/2008
Group Raising Awareness Of Aortic Dissection WCCO - Minneapolis,MN,USA The 54 year old actor died suddenly of aortic dissection in September of 2003. Ritter's widow is seeking 67-million dollars -- the total earnings Ritter ...	02/24/2008
Cook Medical Begins Patient Enrollment in STABLE Aortic Dissection Trial-Australia BLOOMINGTON, Ind.--(Business Wire)--Cook Medical has begun patient enrollment in the STABLE clinical trial designed to evaluate the Cook Zenith(R) Dissection Endovascular.........	02/23/2008
Patient Is a Virtue New York Times - United States Like the doctor-patient, she thought of an aortic dissection. It was unlikely given the patient’s age and the absence of chest pain, but if he had torn his ...	02/23/2008
7 Pains That Shouldn't Be Ignored WPXI.com - Pittsburgh,PA,USA Pain in the lower back or between the shoulder blades can signal anything from arthritis to a more serious aortic dissection. Burning, numbness or tingling ...	02/21/2008
Cook Medical Enrolls First U.S. Patient in STABLE Aortic Dissection Trial Bloomington, Ind., February 11, 2008 – Cook Medical today announced enrollment of the first U.S. patient in the STABLE global clinical trial designed to evaluate the Cook Zenith® Dissection Endovascular System for the treatment of Type B thoracic aortic dissections.	02/21/2008
Torn aorta, hypothermia killed homeless woman in October Kalamazoo Gazette - MLive.com - Kalamazoo,MI,USA According to the American Heart Association, aortic dissection, as this type of tear is known, occurs when the inner layer of the major artery's wall splits ...	02/16/2008
National Marfan Foundation Leads Educational Efforts for Correct ... Market Wire (press release) - USA "It is incumbent upon emergency physicians to consider aortic dissection in people who present in the emergency department with chest pain, especially if ...	02/14/2008
Winkler Testifies in John Ritter Lawsuit The Associated Press - 11, 2003, after suffering a tear in his aorta, known as an aortic dissection. He was 54. Winkler testified that on the day of Ritter's death he was doing a ...	02/13/2008
Wrongful-death trial starts Burbank Leader - CA, United States 11, 2003, and died hours later of an aortic dissection at Providence St. Joseph Medical Center in Burbank. During opening statements, Moses Lebovits, ...	02/13/2008
JSideshow: Brit's pal told to steer clear Philadelphia Inquirer - Philadelphia,PA,USA Not surprisingly, defense lawyers say that Ritter's condition - aortic dissection, a tear in the aorta - mimics a heart attack and that the doctors did ...	02/06/2008
County settles with former jail inmate for $225000 Post-Bulletin - Rochester,MN,USA Keller suffered an aortic dissection while talking on the phone in the jail one day in January 2007, but he had to wait 14 hours before receiving ...	02/06/2008
Jury Selection Begin in Ritter’s Medical Negligence Trial InjuryBoard.com - Tampa,FL,USA Ritter, son of Western star, Tex Ritter, already had high cholesterol and a condition aortic dissection, which is a tear in the aorta. ...	02/05/2008
The Patient is the One With the Disease MedPage Today - Little Falls,NJ,USA It seems his family is suing doctors for some $67 million because they treated a heart attack instead of aortic dissection. Never mind that chest pain ...	02/05/2008
John Ritter's Widow On Why She's Suing For $67 Million Over His Death Access Hollywood - USA “It was very scary and the doctor came to tell me it was an aortic dissection that I had never heard of.” The hospital admitted misdiagnosing Ritter and ...	02/05/2008
John Ritter’s widow talks about wrongful death suit MSNBC - USA Ritter, whose acting career spanned over three decades, died of an undetected aortic dissection on Sept. 11, 2003. His family has already received more than ...	02/04/2008
Actor John Ritter's Death Spurs Lawsuit InjuryBoard.com - Tampa,FL,USA But as the actor's condition worsened, an aortic dissection -- a tear in the largest blood vessel in the body was found. Ritter was dead less than 5 hours ...	02/04/2008
Ritter Family Presses Wrongful-death Suit InjuryBoard.com - Tampa,FL,USA However, both sides agree that what Ritter was actually suffering from was an aortic dissection, which was not identified until after his death. ...	02/02/2008
Baby girl delivered during heart surgery National Post - Toronto,Ontario,Canada It was the first time in the facility's history that a baby has been delivered by Cesarean while a mother received an aortic dissection repair, ...	02/02/2008
Management of traumatic aortic rupture: endovascular is the winner European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery (subscription) - USA There is such a circumferential disruption with pseudocoarctation because of the risk of dissection of the aortic arch by endovascular manipulations, ...	02/02/2008
Elective Aortic Root Surgery in Marfan Syndrome Appears Safe and ... DG News - USA "Aortic rupture or dissection is the most common cause of premature death among persons with Marfan syndrome," said Duke E. Cameron, MD, Professor of ...	01/31/2008
Wal-Mart has no answers to widow's letter Arizona Republic - Phoenix,AZ,USA She would learn later that her husband had died in one of the stalls of an aortic dissection, a weakened blood vessel that ruptured. ...	01/31/2008
Ritter's family says he didn't have to die Los Angeles Times - CA,USA Both sides agree that his true condition -- an aortic dissection, which is a tear in the largest blood vessel in the body -- was not identified until right ...	01/27/2008
John Ritter's Wrongful Death Trial to Begin People Magazine - USA "My discomfort is nothing compared to people who are losing their family to aortic dissection. I can be uncomfortable for however long the trial goes. ...	01/25/2008
Blood, sweat and lots of tears Narooma News - Narooma,New South Wales,Australia Trish who lost her daughter Lisa Howard-Smith in 2004 to a complication from Marfan Syndrome, an aortic dissection. Since then Trish has been determined to ...	01/24/2008
INSIDE INDIANA BUSINESS column: Universal Forest to close Indiana ... nwitimes.com - Munster,IN,USA ... evaluate its new system to treat thoracic aortic dissections. The company says the Cook Zenith Dissection Endovascular System is the first of its kind. ...	01/24/2008
Brad Renfro Dies at the Age of 25 Associated Content - Denver,CO,USA Even 55 year old John Ritter who died suddenly in 2003 of an aortic dissection was too young to die. Of all the celebrity deaths I've mentioned Brad ...	01/19/2008
TV Recap: Grey's Anatomy - Lay Your Hands On Me Cinema Blend - USA She has an aortic dissection and needs surgery before the blood supply to her heart is cut off, but she won’t stay in bed long enough to get treatment. ...	01/11/2008
Talented cast keeps well-traveled 'Rent' fresh Cape Cod Times - Hyannis,MA,USA Larson died at 35 of an aortic dissection, likely caused by Marfan syndrome. The cast works with local chapters of the National Marfan Foundation, ...	01/10/2008
Matter of life and life Richmond Times Dispatch - Richmond,VA,USA "These people [with aortic dissection], a lot of the times they slide under the radar because their symptoms are atypical," Rabhan said. ..	12/31/2007
Arroyo leads Rizal 111th anniversary rites in La Union Inquirer.net - Philippines Nine hours later, he underwent high-risk surgery in Manila for a life-threatening heart disease -- a dissecting aortic aneurysm. He has since recovered from ...	12/30/2007
Medical Edge: Fighting genetic disorder through therapy Post-Bulletin - Rochester,MN,USA Aortic enlargement can lead to dissection, in which a partial tear in the wall of the aorta causes the layers of the artery wall to separate. ...	12/29/2007
2005 plane crash blamed on heart defect WJBC News - Bloomington,IL,USA ... Alabama man suffered an aortic dissection as he prepared to land the twin-engine cargo plane at the Bloomington airport in November of 2005. ...	12/12/2007
RIFLE criteria for acute kidney injury in aortic arch surgery The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery - Ninety-five patients in this series required DHCA for aortic dissection repair; of these dissections, the majority were acute aortic dissections as only 24 ..	12/12/2007
New minimally invasive method to repair tears in the aorta News-Medical.net - Sydney,Australia "In Philadelphia alone, up to 60 patients per year are treated for aortic dissection with emergency procedures, which have numerous risks, high mortalities ...	12/11/2007
All in the family Fergus Falls Daily Journal - Fergus Falls,MN,USA "I was driving my car, felt a burst in my chest and two hours later was in heart surgery," said Patty Peterson, referring to the aortic dissection that ...	12/07/2007
How Picking Up Garbage Is Saving His Life KBCI CBS 2 - Boise,ID,USA Five years ago, Peter nearly died from a heart problem called an aortic dissection. "For most people, it's terminal. probably the most notable case of it is ...	12/03/2007
Clinical trial of drug for Marfan's Syndrome calls for volunteers News from Washington University in St. Louis - Saint Louis,MO,USA ... or dissection, that blocks blood flow or eventually bursts. About 90 percent of all patients with Marfan syndrome will need aortic surgery in their ...	12/03/2007
CT: quick and efficient in assessing traumatic injury to the ... Medicexchange - London,UK Abdominal aortic injury can be seen in the setting of trauma in the emergency department and CT can be used to rapidly and efficiently recognize and ...	12/03/2007
Fundraiser planned for young mother Glens Falls Post-Star - Glens Falls,NY,USA This same sudden heart condition killed actor John Ritter, who had a dissection of his aortic artery. It'sa miracle that Karri survived. ...	11/29/2007
Source: Packers board to meet Monday to name Murphy CEO/president PackersNews.com - Green Bay,WI,USA Jones had a rare, undetected birth defect in his heart that led to an "aortic dissection," or a tear in the inner wall of his aorta. ...	11/29/2007
Grateful Guitarist Back From The Dead Westcoaster - Port Alberni,BC,Canada Olsen was eventually diagnosed with an aortic dissection, a tear in the lining of the main artery that carries blood from the heart to the rest of the body. ...	11/26/2007
Couple Doesn't Let Heart Problems Stop Wedding TheDenverChannel.com - Denver,CO,USA David Boring, 48, suffered from acute aortic dissection just two days before a planned vacation to Las Vegas to get married. "The main artery on the top of ...	11/24/2007
Physical and emotional stress may trigger aortic dissection Medicexchange - London,UK Severe physical and emotional stress may represent inciting events for acute aortic dissection, new research suggests. The mechanism is likely to involve a ...	11/22/2007
Life-threatening Gene Defect Located: Mutation Linked To Thoracic ... Science Daily (press release) - USA They learned that Bryant's late brother, Robert (who died after an accident), carried the gene, as did his son Ian, who died very young of aortic dissection ...	11/11/2007
Life-threatening gene defect located by UT-Houston researchers EurekAlert (press release) - Washington,DC,USA They learned that Bryant's late brother, Robert (who died after an accident), carried the gene, as did his son Ian, who died very young of aortic dissection ...	11/11/2007
Severe Physical and Emotional Stress May Cause Catastrophic Tear ... HealthNewsDigest.com - New York,NY,USA This damage to the inner wall of the aorta is known as an aortic dissection (ADD), in which a tear in the wall creates two channels. ...	11/04/2007
Yale hosts summit meeting on acute aortic diseases, Nov.1-2 FirstScience - UK 1-2 on diseases of the aorta, with a dedication to the late actor John Ritter, who died of an aortic dissection four years ago. The "Summit on Acute Aortic ...	11/03/2007
Blood test may help detect aortic aneurysm Earthtimes - London,UK NEW HAVEN, Conn., Oct. 29 A simple blood test may accurately detect thoracic aortic aneurysm, which gives little warning and is almost always fatal if ...	10/30/2007
A New Key To Detecting Deadly Aortic Aneurysms Science Daily (press release) - USA "It has become increasingly evident that the immune system plays a pivotal role in the development of aortic aneurysms," Elefteriades said. ...	10/25/2007
T-Will leads Cards in Red-White scrimmage CardinalSports.com (subscription) - Louisville,KY,USA During a pre-season physical, Holloway was diagnosed with an aortic dissection and underwent emergency heart surgery. While basketball is out of the picture ...	10/23/2007
Averting a tragedy U Louisville Courier-Journal - Louisville,KY,USA Diagnosed with an aortic dissection -- a potentially fatal tear in the wall of the largest heart artery -- the 20-year-old was being admitted to the ...	10/18/2007
Those people gave blood. I don't know who they are, but if it wasn ... ic Wales - United Kingdom When Mark underwent his first operation, he had suffered an aortic dissection, which means he had a tear in the aorta, the main blood vessel from the heart. ...	10/15/2007
Aortic Tear Ruled Out in Cause of Clemson's Student's Death WLTX.com - Columbia,SC,USA (Read the Originial Story) In August, freshman Amy Marie Moxie, 18, collapsed while jogging and later died at Oconee Memorial Hospital of aortic dissection, ...	10/15/2007
Madeleine Thompson: Teacher admired by many Detroit Free Press - United States Mrs. Thompson, an educator in the Ann Arbor school district for more than 30 years, died of aortic dissection Monday at University of Michigan Hospitals in ...	10/12/2007
EMS1.com News EMS1.com - Emergency Medical Service Resources - San Francisco,CA,USA Aortic dissection and eclampsia are present much less frequently. So what do you do now? You have already accomplished the important first step: recognition ...	10/11/2007
Site loads a diagnosis at the click of a mouse Daily News Tribune - Waltham,MA,USA But the symptom can also mean a less common but serious condition called aortic dissection, or a tear in the major artery in the heart. ...	10/08/2007
'Jack is Back' on track Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (subscription) - Milwaukee,WI,USA The youngest of their two children, Jack, 26 at the time, was in grave condition with an aortic dissection and needed surgery. ...	10/06/2007
Video: The Arizona Heart Institute Announces the Largest Worldwide ... PR Newswire (press release) - New York,NY,USA An aortic dissection, which is often associated with high blood pressure, occurs when blood flow forces apart and weakens the aortic wall layers, ...	09/29/2007
Five commonly misdiagnosed diseases CNN International - USA Actor John Ritter died in September 2003 from an aortic dissection, a commonly misdiagnosed condition. The actor died in 2003 of an aortic dissection -- a ...	09/27/2007
Rounds: Marriage, Misdiagnosis and Broken Hearts New York Times - United States She highlights the case of the late actor John Ritter, who died of an aortic dissection. His widow settled a wrongful death lawsuit against a California ...	09/27/2007
Furniture Store Owner, Museum Docent Fred Litwin Washington Post - United States Fred Litwin, 83, owner of Litwin Furniture in downtown Washington, died of thoracic aortic dissection Sept. 14 at Maplewood Park Place in Bethesda. ...	09/20/2007
Doc, lawyer say FG trip set long before Senate probe Inquirer.net - Philippines ... performed the dangerous 10-hour aneurysmectomy on President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo's husband after he was diagnosed with a dissecting aortic aneurysm ...	09/19/2007
Lee's Summit neighbors create a garden between their houses Kansas City Star - MO,USA He died unexpectedly in 2001 from aortic dissection, the same undiagnosed heart condition that killed actor John Ritter. The garden is dedicated to him. ...	09/19/2007
A will to survive: Phila man has second brush with death New Philadelphia Times Reporter - New Philadelphia,OH,USA The official diagnosis for Vitt's life-threatening condition is aortic arterial dissection. Aortic dissection, according to the American Heart Assn.'s Web ...	09/09/2007
Hospital Error CBS News - New York City,NY,USA In fact, he was suffering from a dissecting aortic aneurysm - a rupturing abdominal blood vessel - not a heart attack. He bled to death internally before ...	09/05/2007
Heart Fit Student Athletes WKRG-TV - Mobile,AL,USA My beautiful young man (17) died due to Hemopericardium due to ruptured ascending thoracia aortic dissection. I took him to the Thomas Hospital on March 14 ...	09/05/2007
Hospital offers rare mea culpa after death Omaha World-Herald (subscription) - Omaha,NE,USA Aortic dissection is a tear in the lining of the aorta. If diagnosed quickly, it can be treated. The problem runs in families. Nineteen-year-old Tyler Kahle ...	09/01/2007
Aortic dissection killed Clemson swimmer Anderson Independent Mail (subscription) - Anderson,SC,USA CLEMSON UNIVERSITY -- Aortic dissection is to blame for the death Tuesday of Clemson University freshman swimmer Amy Marie Moxie, officials said Wednesday. ...	09/01/2007
Aortic dissection killed Clemson swimmer Anderson Independent Mail (subscription) - Anderson,SC,USA CLEMSON UNIVERSITY -- Aortic dissection is to blame for the death Tuesday of Clemson University freshman swimmer Amy Marie Moxie, officials said Wednesday. ...	08/28/2007
Hospital video explains its fatal misdiagnosis Beatrice Daily Sun - Beatrice,NE,USA Parts of the 20-minute video review the short life of Tyler Kahle of Omaha, who died in 2002 of aortic dissection. But in other parts of the video _ parts ...	08/28/2007
Spotlight on son's killer ic Teesside.co.uk - Middlesbrough,England,UK Surgeons diagnosed an aortic dissection - a tear in the biggest artery of the body. He needed an urgent operation to replace part of the aorta and the ...	08/18/2007
Radiologic Evaluation of Acute Chest Pain-Suspected Myocardial ... American Family Physician - USA It is useful for ruling out aortic dissection, valvular dysfunction, intracardiac thrombi, and intracardiac shunts. Because these findings are uncommon, ...	08/15/2007
What Is Aortic Dissection? Minneapolis Star Tribune (subscription) - Minneapolis,MN,USA But what Patty Peterson experienced is officially known as aortic dissection. "It is a tear of the aorta walls," said Dr. Kevin Harris, cardiologist at ...	07/31/2007
Degree of thrombosis seen as mortality risk factor in type B acute ... TheHeart.Org - New York,NY,USA ... could be incorporated into the routine follow-up evaluation of patients with type B aortic dissection, observes a press release from Tsai's center. ...	07/31/2007
Imaging may help aortic dissection odds Earthtimes.org - USA ANN ARBOR, Mich., July 27 Those with aortic dissection, which killed John Ritter, face 1 in 4 odds of dying within a few years, but medical-imaging scans ...	07/29/2007
Beaton the odds Malden Observer - Medford,MA,USA On June 4, 27-year-old David Beaton of Malden was rushed to Massachusetts General Hospital after suffering a sudden aortic dissection, which stopped blood ...	07/28/2007
UM study could help treatment of heart ill DetNews.com - Detroit,MI,USA The report, published by the New England Journal of Medicine, analyzed tests involving aortic dissection, a tear in the wall of the aorta -- the ...	07/27/2007
Doctors stop his blood flow for 45 mins Electric New Paper - Singapore,Singapore The risk of death depends on the extent of the dissection. It is highest for those involving the ascending aorta, the part of the blood vessel that goes up, ...	07/20/2007
False Lumen Status Predicts Mortality Risk After Type B Aortic ... MedPage Today - Little Falls,NJ,USA To explore that link, the researchers examined data from the International Registry of Acute Aortic Dissection (IRAD). The study period was 1996 through ...	07/26/2007
Doctors stop his blood flow for 45 mins Electric New Paper - Singapore,Singapore The risk of death depends on the extent of the dissection. It is highest for those involving the ascending aorta, the part of the blood vessel that goes up, ...	07/20/2007
UM study could help in treating patients with deadly heart problem Detroit Free Press - United States Aortic dissection is a life-threatening problem that occurs when the aorta, the main artery that pumps blood out of the heart, tears and sometimes clots, ...	07/25/2007
Partial Thrombosis of the False Lumen in Patients with Acute Type ... New England Journal of Medicine (subscription) - MA,USA Methods We examined 201 patients with type B acute aortic dissection who were enrolled in the International Registry of Acute Aortic Dissection between 1996 ...	07/25/2007
Clots Reduce Aortic Tear Survival Washington Post - United States Almost one out of three aortic dissection patients with blood clots in the channel, known as a false lumen, died after hospital discharge, according to a ...	07/25/2007
Study points to new way to predict death risk from torn aorta EurekAlert (press release) - Washington,DC,USA Now, a study published in the July 26 New England Journal of Medicine by an international team of researchers may offer hope for aortic dissection survivors ...	07/25/2007
A Singer's Life-threatening Scare KARE - Minneapolis,MN,USA Patty had an aortic dissection. "It's about as emergent a thing in cardiology as we see," said Dr. Kevin Harris, a cardiologist at Abbot Northwestern ...	07/23/2007
Doctors stop his blood flow for 45 mins Electric New Paper - Singapore,Singapore The risk of death depends on the extent of the dissection. It is highest for those involving the ascending aorta, the part of the blood vessel that goes up, ...	07/20/2007
Cancer risk associated with CT radiation likely highest in young women TheHeart.Org - New York,NY,USA By contrast, cancer risk was highest when combined heart/aorta scans were performed--a common "triple-rule-out" test for CAD, aortic dissection, ...	07/20/2007
SpotLight: Scan your body in 3D New Straits Times - Persekutuan,Malaysia Doctors can quickly rule out major causes of chest pain such as myocardial infarction, pulmonary embolism, and aortic dissection in one-stop diagnosis ...	07/18/2007
Lucky to be alive Greater Milwaukee Today - WI, USA An aortic dissection, a tear in one or more of the walls of the major blood vessel. Silver had suffered a similar event to the one that had killed actor ...	07/15/2007
Coach remembered as positive role model Indianapolis Star - United States But Taylor, who died away June 30 at age 54 from an aortic dissection, was more than a golf coach for Brebeuf. "He was definitely a passionate teacher of ...	07/15/2007
Rare Genetic Disorder abc7news.com - San Francisco,CA,USA What felt like a heart attack was actually aortic dissection -- the major artery leaving the heart literally tearing apart. David Liang, MD, PhD, ...	07/12/2007
Knocked down, Derrick Olson back in the saddle Spooner Advocate - Spooner,WI,USA "The aortic dissection had created an aneurism that tore that morning," said Derrick. Now, seven months later, his things have improved but are far from ...	06/28/2007
BENEVOLENT BIKERS Tour de Lakes Bike Ride continues to grow Lee's Summit Journal - Lee's Summit,MO,USA When Tom passed away unexpectedly from an aortic dissection, a rare disorder that recently claimed the life of actor John Ritter, Diane assumed the Tour de ...	06/28/2007
Teen changes priorities after dad falls ill Carroll County Times (subscription) - Westminster,MD,USA Then, in November of last year, her priorities changed after her father was rushed into the emergency room with an aortic dissection. ...	06/08/2007
Boy who died in gym class had heart condition Chicago Tribune - Chicago,IL,USA Wesley Zamost, a 7th grader at Hawthorn Middle North School in Vernon Hills, died of an aortic dissection, Lake County Coroner Richard Keller said. ...	05/26/2007
Jones back coaching after heart by-pass surgery Linton Daily Citizen - Linton,IN,USA A series of stints, blood clots, blood thinners and eventually double by-pass heart surgery to repair an aortic dissection, a life-threatening condition ...	05/25/2007
Olmsted jail inmate sues county over medical care Post-Bulletin - Rochester,MN,USA By 3:11 pm that same day, he was diagnosed with an aortic dissection, described as life-threatening. At 3:50 pm, Keller was transferred to an operating room ...	05/25/2007
Experienced runner dies after reaching finish line Inside Bay Area - Oakland,CA,USA Brian Maxwell in 2004; dehydration, which killed 28-year-old Bay to Breakers runner Nicholas Ng in 2003; or an aortic dissection, which is what killed ...	05/23/2007
An era ends: Cartoonist's house is up for sale Remote Access - White Plains,NY,USA And in 2003, Matthew, a 47-year-old general contractor, suffered an aortic dissection (a tear in the wall of the aorta) and a major stroke. ...	05/22/2007
Diovan Achieved 40% Reduction In Stroke And Cardiovascular Events ... Medical News Today (press release) - UK ... 46% in heart failure and 81% in aortic dissection (separation of the wall layers in the body's main artery) compared to other treatment groups1. ...	05/21/2007
Swampscott family’s fifth Marissa Walk to honor daughter and sister Swampscott Reporter - Marblehead,MA,USA “People with the Marfan syndrome have up to a 250 percent greater risk for aortic dissection than the general public, however, if they know they have the ...	05/21/2007
Health alert - Aortic dissection 13abc.com - Toledo,OH,USA An aortic dissection is what killed actor John Ritter and it happened to Mike Lennox of Toledo, but he survived and shares his story. ...	05/18/2007
Little Chance: a man's determination to beat the odds WKYC-TV - Cleveland,OH,USA One day Don Arnold woke up at 3:00 am in the midst of an aortic dissection, the same thing that killed actor John Ritter. But that wasn't his only problem. ...	04/30/2007
Endovascular Market Forecast to Reach US$250 Million Globally by 2012 Genetic Engineering News (press release) - New Rochelle,NY,USA 'Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm & Dissection - Endovascular Technology & Market Forecast' is a timely new report targeted at busy executives in the medical device ...	04/25/2007
Compassion Stroll seeks to help families Carroll County Times (subscription) - Westminster,MD,USA Two months after he had surgery to correct an aortic dissection, an often-fatal tear in the body’s major artery, Billy moved in to Lorien Nursing and ...	04/215/2007
Unprecedented Evidence for the Effectiveness of Hypertension ... PR Newswire (press release) - New York,NY,USA ... added group exhibiting significant relative reductions, including a 65% reduction in angina pectoris, 46% in heart failure and 81% in aortic dissection. ...	04/215/2007
Open-Heart Surgery Patient Prepares For Marathon WKRN - Nashville,TN,USA Gardner’s father died from aortic dissection, a condition causing bleeding in the wall of the aorta, the major artery leaving the heart. ...	04/25/2007
‘80% chance of recovery for FG’ Philippine Star - Manila,Philippines Aortic dissection especially at the arch is an uncommon but potentially fatal illness caused by a tear in the innermost layer of the aorta, the major artery ...	04/15/2007
Appreciates her care Daily American Online (subscription) - Somerset,PA,USA I was quickly diagnosed with an Aortic Dissection, a very rare, often fatal, condition. The staff immediately sensed the urgency in getting me to an ...	04/14/2007
March for Marfan draws participants from around the state Case Western Reserve University Observer - Cleveland,OH,USA This can cause dislocation of the retinas, scoliosis, and aortic dissection. "Basically, the aorta in a person with Marfan can grow to be five or six times ...	04/14/2007
First Gentleman in stable condition after heart surgery Manila Bulletin - Manila,Philippines An aortic dissection is a serious condition in which a tear develops in the inner layer of the aorta, the large blood vessel branching from the heart. ...	04/14/2007
As system fails him, students rush to former teacher's aid Durham News - NC,USA They were in Seoul, Korea, visiting a daughter in August, when Schill suffered an aortic aneurysm, dissection (splitting of the aorta) and what was later ...	03/17/2007
SECOND OPINION: A pain in the stomach Daily News Tribune - Waltham,MA,USA Although abdominal aortic aneurysms are quite common, many people are still not knowledgeable about this condition. It is estimated that 15000 people, ...	02/28/2007
Wesley installs CT imaging technology Hattiesburg American - Hattiesburg,MS,USA Chest Pain Education - Three primary causes of mortality in patients with chest pain are aortic dissection, pulmonary embolism and coronary artery disease. ...	02/28/2007
Surgery gives Minden woman a second chance at life Reno Gazette Journal - Reno,NV,USA Chances she would live much longer were slim. Few patients with aortic dissections survive. A dissection occurs when blood pressure causes a tear through a ...	02/23/2007
Landmark Patient Study, Survey on Acute Severe Hypertension Begins KTBS - Shreveport,LA,USA ... acute myocardial infarction, aortic dissection, heart failure, end stage renal disease (hypertensive emergencies) and following many surgeries, ...	02/19/2007
A clearer picture of health Waukegan News Sun - Waukegan,IL,USA Doctors will be able to rule out if a patient is undergoing a pulmonary embolism, a cardiac coronary event or an aortic dissection in 20 seconds ...	02/12/2007
Hand book of Medicine in Psychiatry British Journal of Psychiatry (subscription) - UK ... for the investigation of other causes of chest pain such as panic attacks and serious conditions such as pulmonary embolism and aortic dissection. ...	02/02/2007
Abdominal Aortic Dissection Can Be Managed Medically for at Least ... DG News - USA "In patients with these types of aortic dissection, the study revealed that a primary strategy of tailored antihypertension medical treatment and serial ...	02/02/2007
VIDEO from Medialink and Siemens: Revolutionizing Heart Care Earthtimes.org - USA Doctors would be able to rule out if a patient is undergoing a pulmonary embolism, a cardiac coronary event, or an aortic dissection in 20 seconds ...	01/18/2007
UT athlete who died had genetic disorder Basketball player was ... Toledo Blade - Toledo,OH,USA An autopsy by the coroner's office Oct. 10 found Mr. Charalambous died of an acute aortic dissection that led to a rupture of the aorta at its arch or bend. ...	01/05/2007
The fate of the distal aorta after repair of acute type A aortic ... The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery OBJECTIVES: The residual aorta’s behavior after repair of acute type A dissection is incompletely understood. We analyzed segmental growth rates, ...	01/05/2007
Surgery for Acquired Cardiovascular Disease The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery Dr Griepp and his group have to be congratulated on an excellent presentation for late outcome in patients with acute type A aortic dissection. ...	01/05/2007
No riding into sunset for this cowboy Spooner Advocate - Spooner,WI,USA Derrick was experiencing an aortic dissection of the big artery off of his heart, a very rare and usually fatal condition. ...	01/05/2007
Study looks at health risks in using meth Jackson Clarion Ledger - Jackson,MS,USA Methamphetamine use already has been associated with aortic dissection, a tear in the wall of the aorta, the largest artery of the body, Yu said. ...	01/03/2007
Medtronic Announces Start of Two Clinical Trials Studying ... WebWire (press release) - Atlanta,GA,USA “Descending aortic dissection is a potentially fatal condition, and traditional treatment with open surgery or medical management can result in high ...	01/03/2007
Panthers fans tangled in Web suffer big loss Charlotte Observer - Charlotte,NC,USA ... He died suddenly on Dec.15, at age 39, from an acute aortic dissection -- a terrible and previously unknown problem with the blood flow from his heart. ...	12/28/2006
At first a halfhearted patient Chicago Tribune - United States ... An aortic dissection was more likely because of the pain. ... After listening to DeBakey, they shared his suspicion of an aortic dissection. ...	12/26/2006
Methamphetamine May Trigger Ischemic Stroke MedPage Today - Little Falls,NJ,USA ... vascular toxicity," they wrote. "Methamphetamine abuse has been associated with aortic dissection. Carotid artery occlusion or segmental ...	12/26/2006
Lifesaving rescue Joliet Herald News - Joliet,IL,USA ... Hollingsworth suffered from aortic dissection, an unrecognized and undetected flaw in her heart that she has had since birth. It's ...	12/24/2006
The thing he carried: Removing a bullet from Vien Doan's heart, 35 ... San Francisco Chronicle - CA, USA ... Ihnken diagnosed a dissection in the ascending aorta, the part coming out of the heart. ... Ihnken cut into Doan, he found that the "layers of the aortic wall are ...	12/21/2006
Medtronic Announces Start of Two Clinical Trials Studying ... Business Wire (press release) - San Francisco,CA,USA ... expanding chronic dissections. An aortic dissection occurs when the inner surface of the aortic wall separates from the outer surface. ...	12/16/2006
Set on survival Stamford Advocate - Stamford,CT,USA ... His case was extremely unusual because it was not caused by trauma, aneurysm or dissection, the common causes of aortic ruptures. ...	12/07/2006
Couple honored for work with Marfan foundation Colts Neck News Transcript - Colts Neck,NJ,USA ... Without proper monitoring and medications to reduce the stress on the aorta, affected people are at high risk for aortic dissection or rupture, which could ...	11/28/2006
Aortic Aneurysms Are Often Familial Diseases Medical News Today (press release) - UK A detailed study of 520 patients with thoracic aortic aneurysm (TAA) and dissection indicates a very strong genetic link, Yale School of Medicine researchers ...	11/18/2006
PD Hinduja Hospital Installs LightSpeed VCT Express Healthcare Management - Mumbai,India ... to diagnose and scan quickly and non-invasively, using the LightSpeed VCT, for evidence of heart attack, pulmonary embolism or aortic dissection, all in one ...	11/17/2006
Referee saves the day Concord Monitor - Concord,NH,USA ... Pinkham, the 56-year-old Bow High boys' soccer coach, suffered an aortic dissection, the same ailment that killed actor John Ritter, while watching the Class I ...	11/12/2006
Dr. Mallika Marshall Has A Rundown CBS News - New York City,NY,USA ... But pain in this area, especially if it's severe or sudden can indicate an aortic dissection in which blood actually gets trapped in a tear of the main artery ...	11/12/2006
Rupture of aortic aneurysm is bad news Deseret News - Salt Lake City,UT,USA ... The aortic aneurysm can occur in the abdomen (it's easier to detect there, using ... When an aneurysm ruptures or tears, called a dissection, the pain is severe ...	11/10/2006
med doctor, DeBakey, 98, recovering from surgery Reuters - USA ... 98, made his first public appearance since surgery in January for a life-threatening aortic aneurysm and said ... "This condition I had, called dissection of the ...	10/18/2006
Malpractice case ends in settlement Pittsburgh Tribune-Review - Pittsburgh,PA,USA ... Five days later, when Rice complained of sharp pains and burning in her abdomen and chest, an echocardiogram showed evidence of an aortic dissection. ...	10/4/2006
Endovascular repair of thoracic and abdominal aortic diseases as ... News-Medical.net - Sydney,Australia ... of 7 pts (13.7%) with traumatic aortic rupture, 18 patients (35.3%) with a thoracic aortic aneurysm (TAA), and 26 patients (51%) with a type B dissection. ...	9/4/2006
Retiree was living dream on the road with his wife Flint Journal - Flint,MI,USA ... years.". Stewart died Tuesday from an aortic dissection. He was helping his daughter in Allentown, Penn., with a golfing fundraiser. ...	9/2/2006
New $11.6 Grant Will Start Center for Study of Often-Fatal Aortic ... WebWire (press release) - Atlanta,GA,USA ... The ultimate goal of the grant is to prevent premature deaths due to aortic dissection or rupture and hopefully lead to new therapies to treat the disease.”. ...	7/20/2006
Survival high after successful surgery for type A aortic ... TheHeart.Org - New York,NY,USA Ann Arbor, MI - Survival rates three years after surgery for type A aortic dissection are "excellent," as long as patients survive to hospital discharge, a new ...	7/12/2006
John Ritter disease need not be deadly United Press International - USA ANN ARBOR, Mich., July 11 (UPI) -- Ninety percent who survive surgery and hospitalization for aortic dissection, what killed actor John Ritter, were alive ...	7/12/2006
Aortic Dissection - A Deadly Condition MedIndia - India Actor John Ritter died of a lethal condition called aortic dissection (a tear in the largest blood vessel in the body) around three years ago. ...	7/11/2006
Potential Cure Discovered for Marfan Syndrome 6abc.com - Philadelphia,PA,USA ... dissection.". Ten years ago, the Tony-Award winning playwright of the musical "Rent" died of this kind of aortic dissection. Jonathan ...	7/10/2006
A stitch in time saves lives: High survival seen for patients with ... EurekAlert (press release) - Washington,DC,USA ... three years ago, actor John Ritter collapsed on the set of his sitcom, the victim of a rare but often deadly condition called aortic dissection -- a tear in ...	7/10/2006
Clinical Trial Studies Stent Grafts to Treat High-risk Aortic ... Newswise (press release) - USA ... accident. Sudden deceleration that often occurs upon impact in a car accident is a classic cause of an aortic tear, or dissection. Of ...	7/10/2006
Bicuspid aortic valve and ascending aortic aneurysm are not ... The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery ... 3–5 More recently, attention has been drawn to the association of BAV with ascending aortic dilatation and dissection. Although ...	6/4/2006
X-ray technology speeds diagnoses Stockton Record - Stockton,CA,USA ... be diagnostically scanned quickly and noninvasively using the LightSpeed VCT for evidence of heart attack, pulmonary embolism or aortic dissection, the three ...	5/30/2006
AORTIC DISSECTION OFTEN ENDS IN DEATH Charlotte Sun-Herald - Charlotte,FL,USA DEAR DR. DONOHUE: My grandfather, 76, just died of an aortic dissection. ... The cause of aortic dissection is often high blood pressure. ...	5/5/2006
Local team performing genetic tests to unravel mysteries of the ... Houston Chronicle - United States ... survived an aortic aneurysm — that's a bulging in the aorta or main blood vessel in the body — and a dissection — an often-fatal tear in the aortic wall. ...	4/27/2006
Wilson native pulls off tricky medical procedure Wilson Daily Times (subscription) - Wilson,NC,USA ... "Ninety-nine percent of people who have an aortic dissection will die," Newton said by telephone from Norfolk. "The decision-making for me was huge. ...	4/14/2006
College Student to Testify to Congress on Behalf of Life ... Market Wire (press release) - USA ... and better diagnosis. Without a proper diagnosis and medical management, they are at risk of aortic dissection and sudden death. ...	3/29/2006
Ahead of the beat Fort Worth Star Telegram - Fort Worth,TX,USA ... D, in many cases eliminating the need for cardiac catherization for a definitive diagnosis of coronary artery disease, pulmonary embolism or aortic dissection. ...	3/27/2006
Composer of 'Rent' left health legacy Evansville Courier & Press (subscription) - Evansville,IN,USA ... the foundation has developed an Emergency Medicine Campaign to educate emergency personnel about risk factors related to aortic dissection (tearing), its ...	3/27/2006
Don Saltzman: Offering heartfelt thanks for a new lease on life Weston Forum - Georgetown,CT,USA ... shy of his 71st birthday, Mr. Saltzman suffered an aortic dissection, a tear in the major artery that carries blood from the heart to the rest of the body. ...	3/22/2006
Settlement in works in Ritter suit calendarlive.com - Los Angeles,CA,USA ... a catheterization procedure showed that Ritter was not suffering from coronary artery disease but that he had a thoracic aortic dissection — a condition in ...	3/17/2006
Leominster resident says there's help for people suffering from Fitchburg Sentinel - Fitchburg,MA,USA Jonathan Larson, Creator of RENT, died suddenly of a misdiagnosed aortic dissection, thought to have been caused by Marfan syndrome.	3/10/2006
Tear repair Connecticut Post - Bridgeport,CT,USA Saltzman, 72, of Weston suffered an aortic dissection in April 2004. ... About 2,000 people a year are afflicted with aortic dissection. ...	2/26/2006
Repair of symptomatic neoaortic aneurysm after third-stage ... The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery ... stains revealed portions of aortic and graft wall including suture remnants. There was no evidence of inflammation, pseudoaneurysm formation, or dissection. ...	2/16/2006
Widower files wrongful death suit against Touchette St. Clair Record - Edwardsville,IL,USA ... Touchette Regional Hospital in Centerville and Dr. Louis Gary, alleging the defendants failed to consider his wife's risk factors for an aortic dissection. ...	2/16/2006
Endovascular repair of the thoracic aorta necessitating anchoring ... The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery ... and clinical results in endovascular repair of thoracic aortic diseases necessitating ... n = 17), posttraumatic transections (n = 4), iatrogenic dissection (n = 1 ...	2/10/2006
Type A aortic dissection: New surgical strategy using intra ... The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery ... Acute type A aortic dissection is a surgical emergency. ... Figure 2 Left, Type A aortic dissection involving aortic arch before treatment. ...	2/10/2006
Taiwan surgeons save the day eTaiwan News - Taiwan ... abrupt temperature changes, Tsang's blood pressure had skyrocketed causing the walls of his aorta to rupture, resulting in an aortic dissection, or congenital ...	2/9/2006
Minimally Invasive Procedure OK for Wide Range of Aorta Problems Newswise (press release) - USA ... several clinical trials of stent-grafts that are still experimental, and seeking patients who have been told they have an aortic aneurysm or aortic dissection. ...	2/2/2006
When nitroglycerin doesn't relieve angina pain, call 911 Charlotte Observer - Charlotte,NC,USA ... Aortic dissection, a sudden weakening of the wall of the main artery coming from the heart, can cause a severe and prolonged ripping sensation in the chest and ...	1/31/2006
Health Watch: Using Massage After Heart Surgery KFOXtv.com - El Paso,TX,USA ... experience. You see, Rod has not been on the course, since he had open-heart surgery to repair damage caused by an aortic dissection. ...	1/28/2006
Marfan Syndrome Asbury Park Press - Asbury Park,NJ,USA ... Children at risk for aortic enlargement or dissection should refrain from collision and contact sports, competitive sports and exercises that involve muscle ...	1/24/2006
Surgery for Acquired Cardiovascular Disease The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery Should the "elephant trunk" be skeletonized? Total arch replacement combined with stented elephant trunk implantation for Stanford type A aortic dissection. ...	1/24/2006
Detecting "Masked" Hypertension Saturday Evening Post - Indianapolis,IN,USA ... Aortic aneurysms can be managed with medication and be surgically repaired to prevent catastrophic dissection and rupture, according to Dr. Dianna Milewicz ...	1/17/2006
Close to the heart Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (subscription) - Milwaukee,WI,USA ... Luke's Medical Center, doctors have done preliminary work using their 64-slice machine to look for other problems, such as an aortic dissection, a pulmonary ...	1/16/2006
Wallace T. Homitz, ex-president of Laney College, dies at age 83 Inside Bay Area - Oakland,CA,USA ... He then established his own firm of Homitz, Allen and Associates and worked with that company until he suffered an aortic dissection in 1992. ...	1/12/2006
(BW) Presbyterian Hospital of Plano Adds GE LightSpeed Advanced ... Houston Chronicle - United States ... physicians effectively diagnose or rule out three life-threatening conditions with one simple, non-invasive procedure: aortic dissection, pulmonary embolism ...	1/12/2006
Denver Skier Died Of Apparent Heart Attack cbs4denver.com - Denver,CO,USA ... J.-Steve Ayers said Roger Siske, 61, of Glencoe died from arteriosclerotic heart disease, while Charles Shaw, 72 of Winnetka died from an aortic dissection.	1/7/2006
Coroner releases names in Snowmass Ski Area deaths Aspen Daily News - Aspen,CO,USA ... Charles Shaw, of Winnetka, Ill. and Snowmass Village was 72 years old, and died of aortic dissection. The manner of death was natural.	1/6/2006
Doctors Point Finger At Each Other Over Patient's Death, According ... Yahoo! News (press release) - USA ... to another hospital. The cause of her death was an ascending aortic dissection causing an aneurysm which ruptured. That was a tear ...	12/20/2005
Henry's Hearts spreads word on Marfan disease Medfield Press - Needham,MA,USA ... Marfan patients have enlarged hearts and are often very tall and slender, and run a risk of death by aortic dissection - when the large blood vessel near the ...	12/15/2005
UW Medical Center installs first volume CT scanner in the western ... uwnews.org - WA,USA ... In one scan lasting just six seconds, coronary artery insufficiency, aortic dissection and pulmonary embolic disease can be found or excluded, Shuman said ...	12/1/2005
Rewarding life lived out on a limb Stuff.co.nz - Wellington,New Zealand ... The condition became life-threatening last year when his aorta, the main artery that leaves the heart, tore, causing an aortic dissection. ...	11/28/2005
Medtronic Submits First PMA Module for Talent(TM) Thoracic Stent ... TMCnet - USA ... The stent is advanced under fluoroscopic guidance to the site of the thoracic aortic aneurysm or dissection, where it is then deployed. ...	11/17/2005
Dr. Peter J. Mossop to Present Live Zenith(R) Aortic Dissection ... Genetic Engineering News - Larchmont,NY,USA ... in Melbourne, Australia will present a taped case depicting use of Cook's Zenith TX2 Dissection Endovascular Graft in the treatment of an aortic dissection. ...	11/16/2005
Marfan Syndrome Community Benefits from Johnathon Larson Legacy CCNMatthews (press release) - Toronto,ON,Canada ... The cause of the chest pain, and Jonathan's death, turned out to be an aortic dissection, a tear in the large artery near the heart. ...	11/11/2005
Weights can harm the heart Mumbai Mirror - India High-intensity strength training may lead to a potentially deadly condition called aortic dissection, in which the heart's major artery tears. ...	11/9/2005
It's no joke if patients can't park Norwich Evening News - Norwich,England,UK ... Mr Bullard, who suffers from a heart condition called Aortic Dissection, has launched a campaign to get better parking facilities for the new practice. ...	11/8/2005
Mummert catches actress's attention Monticello Herald Journal - Monticello,IN,USA ... I just read the article about Bud Mummert. I am the widow of John Ritter who died two years ago from aortic dissection," said Yasbeck in the phone call. ...	11/5/2005
Stony Brook University Hospital CEO Moves On Suffolk Life Newspapers - Riverhead,NY,USA ... has been in the news for its advances in the medical field including delivering premature triplets moments before repairing an aortic dissection on the mother. ...	10/27/2005
New device may eliminate heart catherizations Lincoln Journal Star - Lincoln,NE,USA ... Dr. Don Breit, radiologist, is the blockage of a coronary artery (heart attack), a pulmonary embolism (clot in the lungs) and an aortic dissection, where the ...	10/25/2005
rising cocaine use threatens heart problems in young The Observer - UK ... In the US a condition called aortic dissection has become common among cocaine users. Caused by blood being forced into the lining ...	10/24/2005
GE Healthcare's LightSpeed VCT Recognized by Wall Street Journal's ... Genetic Engineering News - Larchmont,NY,USA ... help clinicians rule out (or in) the three most life-threatening critical conditions in chest pain in one single scan - aortic dissection, pulmonary embolism ...	10/24/2005
rising cocaine use threatens heart problems in young The Observer - UK ... In the US a condition called aortic dissection has become common among cocaine users. Caused by blood being forced into the lining ...	10/24/2005

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