SCAD — strikes without warning and is often mistaken for something else because it usually affects relatively young, healthy women in their 40s and 50s. The symptoms are similar to a heart attack, but ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Influenza-like illness was associated with increased risk for arterial dissections in the aorta, the cervical ...

Artery dissection occurs when a tear in the inner lining of an artery allows blood to penetrate the vessel wall, leading to the formation of an intramural haematoma. This vascular disturbance can ...

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A 24 year-old woman presented with right neck pain and a right Horner's syndrome after a minor motor vehicle accident. Otherwise her neurological examination was normal. Carotid Artery Dissection: Fat ...

In patients with autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD), key clinical features were associated with the risk for concomitant cervical artery dissection in a retrospective observational ...

(SALT LAKE CITY)—In an unprecedented international study, researchers from Europe and the United States have shown that individuals carrying a particular genetic variant in the PHACTR1 gene are at ...

Gurugram, May 18 (IANS) A 30-year-old woman diagnosed with arterial dissection — formation of tears in the innermost lining of the arterial wall — was treated successfully with carotid stenting ...

Various conditions can lead to carotid artery neck pain. For instance, some people experience carotidynia, which is inflammation of the blood vessels. Carotid artery dissection can also cause pain in ...

A 23 year-old woman developed left sided headaches after a minor car accident. She had pain in the left neck and a Horner's sign on the left. Carotid Artery Dissection: (Left and Middle) Axial fat ...

Spontaneous coronary artery dissection (SCAD) is a nonatherosclerotic, nontraumatic separation of the coronary arterial walls and causes acute coronary syndrome and sudden cardiac death. Image Credit: ...