This article examines the risk factors, clinical presentation, and management strategies for patients with aortic dissection, the cause of the death of Sen Lindsey Graham.

WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - A preliminary examination found U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham died from an aortic dissection. Doctors are now explaining what the condition is and how it can be prevented. Dr.

Doctors at IPGMER successfully performed a rare stent grafting procedure on a 66-year-old aortic dissection patient. Due to a narrow femoral artery, the traditional groin access was not feasible.

The U.S. Senator died from an aortic dissection, when the lining of the artery tears.

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.

Senator Lindsey Graham died at age 71 following a preliminary finding of aortic dissection.

Thoracic aortic dissection occurs when the intima of the aorta becomes compromised and “tears” or “dissects” a new layer that fills with blood between the intima and the media. This “false lumen” can ...