While pain of an ascending aortic dissection frequently is in the center of the chest radiating to the mid upper-thoracic area, the pain from descending dissection is usually localized to the back ...

Patients that experience sudden symptoms such as chest pain, characterized as a tearing sensation ... two to three months to fully recover from undergoing ascending aortic aneurysm/dissection or arch ...

While pain of an ascending aortic dissection frequently is in the center of the chest radiating to the mid upper-thoracic area, the pain from descending dissection is usually localized to the back ...

Aortic dissection is caused when a sudden rupture in the inner wall of the vessel causes blood to flow into the aortic wall, resulting in structural weakening. Advanced Search Home ...

Chest pain is a potentially serious symptom of a cardiovascular problem, but many other causes aren't cause for concern. Discomfort in the chest can be related to heart, blood vessel, lung ...

Patients that experience sudden symptoms such as chest or back pain ... size of an aneurysm or dissection. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) or magnetic resonance angiography (MRA) is another imaging ...

He was awake and oriented and complained of chest pain. He had no prior illnesses ... at once and demonstrated a traumatic proximal LAD dissection. The lesion was then directly stented under ...