The South Carolina senator’s sudden death has raised questions about aortic dissection. A surgeon explains the condition.
Aortic dissection is a medical emergency that requires immediate treatment.
US Sen. Lindsey Graham, a Republican from South Carolina, died on Saturday night from a tear in his artery, according to ...
South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham died of an aortic dissection, according to a preliminary medical examiner's report. What ...
An aortic dissection happens when tears appear in the inner lining of the aorta, which is the main artery leaving the heart. Blood surges into the tears, causing the aorta lining to split, or dissect.
Sen. Lindsey Graham died at 71 of an aortic dissection due to arteriosclerotic cardiovascular disease. An ER doctor explains ...