Aortic dissection is a disease of immediate consequence, as mortality of a proximal dissection is in excess of 50% when left untreated. Early recognition of the dissection event can lead to faster ...

The aorta is a major blood vessel carrying blood from the heart to the rest of the body. As the heart pumps blood, it first enters the aorta and is then delivered via connecting vessels to the rest of ...

The aorta is the main artery of the human body. Its large structure is key to maintaining the vital function of pumping oxygenated blood around the whole body. Aortic ...

MANY clinicians depend upon the presence of a characteristically severe, tearing descending pain to suggest the diagnosis of aortic dissection. If one bears in mind that the bizarre and variable ...

An aortic dissection is a tear in one of the layers of the aorta. The aorta is your body’s largest blood vessel. Your aorta is made up of three layers. When a hole or tear forms in one of these layers ...

Thoracic aortic dissection occurs when the intima of the aorta becomes compromised and “tears” or “dissects” a new layer that fills with blood between the intima and the media. This “false lumen” can ...

The medical school at the University of St Andrews in Scotland is among those that still dissects human cadavers. Each year we allocate one body to between 12 and 15 undergraduates in first, second ...

There are certainly drawbacks to being dead, but let's not forget the benefits. Six feet under. Away from the hustle and bustle of the metropolis. Ahhh … peace at last. I'm almost looking forward to ...

A giraffe is dissected at the Royal Veterinarian College in Hertfordshire. Experts have warned that the decline in dissection in schools will deprive young biologists of important skills Credit: Photo ...