Senator Lindsey Graham died on Saturday from an aortic dissection, a life-threatening medical emergency. The condition can come on suddenly and often mimics other serious health conditions. There are ...

An aortic dissection—a tear in the inner layer of the main artery—is a life-threatening emergency. It can happen with little ...

The aorta is the main artery of the human body. Its large structure is key to maintaining the vital function of pumping oxygenated blood around the whole body. Aortic ...

After the 54-year-old actor died of an uncommon heart condition in 2003, his children began to spread awareness about it, an ...

While more common among men, type A aortic dissection (TAAD) is associated with substantially higher rates of in-hospital mortality among women, according to new data. Women also tend to present with ...

Amy Yasbeck revealed John Ritter was misdiagnosed with a heart attack the night he died, when a CT scan could have detected ...

US Senator Lindsey Graham, 71, Republican from South Carolina, died on Saturday night, hours after returning to the United States from an official visit to Ukraine. According to a preliminary report ...

The cardiovascular condition that likely caused the sudden death of South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham on Saturday is a relatively rare — but deadly — tear of the body’s largest artery, and experts ...

It was revealed this week that Lindsey Graham, a prominent South Carolina senator, likely died of an aortic dissection. Aortic dissections are relatively uncommon compared to other cardiovascular ...

(TNND) — South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham's family announced over the weekend that the 71-year-old lawmaker had died following "a brief and sudden illness." Hours later, the Office of the Chief ...

NPR's A Martinez speaks with American Heart Association's volunteer president Dr. Manesh Patel about aortic dissection, the preliminary finding of what led to Sen. Lindsey Graham's death. Preliminary ...