Acute ischemic stroke, aortic dissection, and hypertension are among key risk factors associated with concomitant cervical ...

Individuals with STEMI caused by a spontaneous coronary artery dissection (SCAD) who are treated with intravenous thrombolysis prior to coronary angiography fare no worse in the hospital compared with ...

Two new registry studies of spontaneous coronary artery dissection (SCAD) presented at TCT 2021 emphasize the importance of medical therapy and proper diagnosis for this rare but important cause of ...

A 34-year-old woman presented to the hospital after calling the emergency medical service (EMS) due to prolonged constrictive pain in her chest, which had come on suddenly at home. Records showed that ...

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 ...

A case report describes mechanical thrombectomy performed 28 hours after stroke onset, guided by CT perfusion showing salvageable tissue, with marked neurologic recovery at discharge.

Cardiac catheterization and angiograms are medical procedures that allow doctors to examine the inside of the heart and arteries. However, there are some differences between the two. Cardiac ...

Stroke, an emergency disease in which blood vessels in the brain become clogged or burst and brain function is impaired, is generally known to occur in the elderly. However, there are cases of stroke ...