Mortality and morbidity from aortic dissection remain unacceptably high. Early complications carry a high risk of death, and as the anatomy of aortic dissection is usually complex, total aortic ...

Medically reviewed by Jeffrey S. Lander, MD The aorta is the largest blood vessel in the body, carrying oxygen-rich blood from the heart to every organ and tissue. It begins at the left ventricle, ...

Mike Lambert/PA Media Mr Lambert is a former GB under-23 canoe sprinter His mother, who was a district nurse for the NHS, collapsed at a gym from an acute Type A aortic dissection, which is when ...