This paper introduces a multidisciplinary approach to the study of medical humanities. By combining the efforts of experts in veterinary and human medicine, computer and data science, ancient history, ...

Aortic dissection is a disease of immediate consequence, as mortality of a proximal dissection is in excess of 50% when left untreated. Early recognition of the dissection event can lead to faster ...

Neuroplasticity is a complex process of structural and functional reorganization of brain tissue. In the fetal period, neuroplasticity plays an important role in the emergence and development of white ...

Spontaneous coronary artery dissection is an uncommon cause of acute myocardial infarction in the general population but is relatively more common in the peripartum period. Regardless of clinical ...

Cervicocephalic artery dissection is an important cause of stroke. The clinical presentation of dissection can resemble that of benign neurological conditions leading to delayed or missed diagnosis.

A 41-year-old woman presented to our hospital with chest discomfort, cough, and worsening shortness of breath for 2 months. She had no history of connective tissue disease or family history of aortic ...

The aorta is a major blood vessel carrying blood from the heart to the rest of the body. As the heart pumps blood, it first enters the aorta and is then delivered via connecting vessels to the rest of ...

MANY clinicians depend upon the presence of a characteristically severe, tearing descending pain to suggest the diagnosis of aortic dissection. If one bears in mind that the bizarre and variable ...

Endoscopy Center and Endoscopy Research Institute, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China Correspondence to Dr Pinghong Zhou, Zhongshan Hospital Fudan University, Shanghai, Shanghai, ...

The aorta is the main artery of the human body. Its large structure is key to maintaining the vital function of pumping oxygenated blood around the whole body. Aortic ...

Animal dissection has been a traditional teaching tool in biology for centuries. However, harmful animal use in education has raised ethical and environmental concerns in the last decades and led to ...