Joanna Kowalczyk died in October 2021 after she suffered acute arterial dissections at the base of her skull and neck, which ...

Endarterectomy (also called carotid endarterectomy, carotid artery surgery) is a surgical procedure used to open a blocked or narrowed carotid artery located in the neck. This procedure is used to ...

The woman had experienced a Biffl grade II dissection of the vertebral artery, right on the chiropractor’s table, following a ...

Background: Vertebral artery dissection (VAD) is an important cause ... We assessed the frequency of head/neck pain, other neurological symptoms, and cerebrovascular events in symptomatic VAD.

This is an emergency, Conner said. About 50% of people who have an aortic dissection die at home. Of the other 50% who make ...

A surgeon performing a second procedure found and removed a surgical sponge from the initial surgery, according to the court ...