The aorta is a main artery that carries blood away from your heart to the rest of the body. The blood it carries is rich in oxygen, and your body relies on it for survival. The aorta is about an inch ...

Arterial dissections involving arteries in the neck and head are being identified increasingly readily because of growing awareness of their clinical features, along with advances in imaging ...

Arterial dissection occurs in just 0.005% of women who are hospitalized during pregnancy or shortly thereafter, according to nationwide numbers that also provide a snapshot of noteworthy risk factors.