The most common predisposing factor for aortic ... Treatment is emergent coronary bypass surgery. Carotid artery dissection: When the carotid artery is involved in the ascending aortic dissection ...

While hickeys are common, they lead to blood clots ... (This process is medically termed as carotid artery dissection). Such a dissection is a nidus, a place where bacteria can multiply, for ...

the carotid arteries supply blood to the front of the brain and the vertebral arteries supply the back. A tear in one of ...