Experts say nearly half of people with Marfan syndrome don't know they have it, putting them at serious risk for life-threatening aortic events.

Ritter, best known for his role in the cult series 8 Simple Rules for Dating My Teenage Daughter, died on September 11, 2023, from an aortic dissection.

John Ritter's family touts early detection to protect against aortic disease that claimed his life.

A 28-year-old Michigan father survived a life-threatening aortic dissection after a second ER visit uncovered the emergency.

A heartfelt gathering took place Friday at the Duluth Entertainment and Convention Center for a series of presentations about aortic and heart valve diseases, hosted by non-profit "Rock From the Heart ...

Amy Yasbeck is revisiting the night John Ritter died, more than two decades after the actor became ill while working on 8 Simple Rules. Speaking ... Read More ...

John Ritter died in 2003 from an aortic dissection, a tear in the body’s main artery ...

After Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina) died suddenly on Saturday night at age 71, the preliminary report from the D.C. medical examiner’s office found the senator suffered an aortic dissection — ...

A new finding by clinicians and geneticists may solve a medical mystery that one family has faced for the last 15 years and help identify the cause of a rare aortic disease in other patients as well.

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 ...