Transit Officer Paul DeGeorge thought his son was lying on him. Then he realized something much scarier was happening.

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A Savannah woman underwent life-saving heart surgery after experiencing a tear in her ascending aorta. Her friend recognized the symptoms, which included a tingling jaw and confusion, and drove her to ...

The cause of Congressman Doug LaMalfa’s death was determined to be complications of aortic dissection during surgery. Megan McMann, public information officer for the Butte County ...

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NEW ORLEANS -- For older patients with acute dissections affecting the ascending aorta, a more extensive arch reconstruction surgery was not necessarily better, according to nationwide data. Between ...

Ascending aortic hemiarch reconstruction offers the same long-term benefits to patients over age 65 with acute type A aortic dissection (ATAAD) as more complex extended arch reconstruction procedures, ...

NORTHEAST PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- The power of knowing your family history. It plays a role in so many conditions, even if the genetics aren't known yet. And a son's quick recall of his family may have ...