A CT provides valuable information about your aorta, such as the location and size of an aneurysm or dissection. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), or magnetic resonance angiography (MRA), is another ...

As a result, the aortic wall may tear (aortic dissection) or bulge outward (aortic ... aortic aneurysm involves a simple, ...

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 ...

we've seen great advances in protein-based diagnostics that have made biomarker testing more readily available both in the clinic and at the bedside ... biomarkers for aortic dissection were ...