Each woman suffered the same rare heart disease, but at different times and with different surgeries, one more complicated ...

Medically reviewed by Jeffrey S. Lander, MDMedically reviewed by Jeffrey S. Lander, MD Arteries are blood vessels in the body ...

ANY artery in the body has the potential of dilating abnormally if weakness develops in the artery wall. If this dilatation is of significant degree, the lesion is described as an aneurysm.

People may feel a pulse in their abdominal aorta, a large artery that runs through the stomach area. People may feel pulsing in the stomach during pregnancy or when pressing on the abdomen.

Each heavy vertical line represents two-tenths second. Note the double systolic sound associated with the double summit of the pulsus bisferiens in this case of severe aortic stenosis. The purpose ...

The left and right subclavian arteries stem from the aorta and the brachiocephalic trunks, respectively. They are called the axillary arteries and pass through the shoulder region. Once in the arm ...

hospital on Dec. 13. He was 69. Thicke's death certificate states the actor's aorta artery ruptured three hours after first developing a tear. An aortic tear also killed actor John Ritter in 2003.