Business Wire

Cook Medical Receives U.S. FDA Approval for Aortic Dissection Device

BLOOMINGTON, Ind.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Today, Cook Medical announced its recent approval from the U.S. FDA for its Zenith Dissection Endovascular System. The system, consisting of a proximal stent-graft ...
Business Wire

First US Patient Treated with Cook Medical’s Recently Approved Zenith® Dissection Endovascular System

BLOOMINGTON, Ind.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Following the recent FDA approval of Cook Medical’s Zenith Dissection Endovascular System, Cooper University Health Care in Camden, New Jersey, has treated the ...
Healthline

Aortic Dissection vs. Aneurysm: What’s the Difference?

An aortic aneurysm occurs when a weak aortic wall stretches, causing it to bulge. An aortic dissection occurs when there’s a tear in the aortic wall, which can be fatal if not treated immediately. The ...
Washington Post

What you should know about aortic dissections

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 — ...
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Explaining aortic dissection--the hidden emergency

Imagine sitting at home feeling perfectly fine, only to be struck down the next second by an agonizing, unyielding pain. This terrifyingly sudden scenario is exactly how an aortic dissection begins.
NPR

What is an aortic dissection?

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 ...