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Spontaneous coronary artery dissection (SCAD) is a cause of heart attack that occurs more frequently in women. (ourbodiesourselves.org)

Browse our dissection guides for product recommendations, resources and how-to information for your next classroom dissection. (carolina.com)
The Earthworm Classroom Dissection Kit for biology and life science comes with all of the consumable items you need for the whole lab-10 preserved earthworms, dissection trays and resealable bags-and access to Flinn's exclusive digital Dissection Lab for up to 30 users for 1 year. (flinnsci.com)
Step up the dissection game and save with Flinn's Earthworm Complete Classroom Dissection Kit! (flinnsci.com)
Sakezles says his company is developing fetal pigs, rats and other animals for classroom dissection. (courthousenews.com)

Familial thoracic aortic aneurysm and aortic dissection (Familial TAAD) is a rare condition that affects the aorta (the large blood vessel that distributes blood from the heart to the rest of the body). (nih.gov)
This can lead to a sudden tear of the inner wall of the aorta that allows blood to flow between the aorta's inner and outer walls (also called a dissection). (nih.gov)
Aortic dissection is a serious condition in which there is a tear in the wall of the major artery carrying blood out of the heart (aorta). (medlineplus.gov)
As the tear extends along the wall of the aorta, blood can flow in between the layers of the blood vessel wall (dissection). (medlineplus.gov)
Aortic dissection most often happens because of a tear or damage to the inner wall of the aorta. (medlineplus.gov)
An aortic dissection may also cause abnormal widening or ballooning of the aorta ( aneurysm ). (medlineplus.gov)
Dissections that occur in the part of the aorta that is leaving the heart (ascending) are treated with surgery. (medlineplus.gov)
Dissections that occur in other parts of the aorta (descending) may be managed with surgery or medicines. (medlineplus.gov)
Dissection in Marfan syndrome: the importance of the descending aorta. (medscape.com)
Aortic dissection is a tear in the inner layer of the aorta the major artery carrying blood out of the heart. (upmc.com)
With an aortic dissection, blood surges through the tear into and along the wall of the aorta, causing the inner and middle layers to separate (dissect). (upmc.com)
The center offers a full range of treatments for disorders and diseases affecting the aorta, including aortic dissection. (upmc.com)
on his aorta resulting in the tear, or that the jogging may have extended the dissection. (cdc.gov)
CT chest showed 6 cm aneurysm of the aortic root and ascending aorta and aneurysm of the aortic arch 3.6 cm, without dissection (Figure 2 ). (hindawi.com)
Aortic dissection is the most common cause of death related to the aorta, the largest artery in the body. (mercy.net)
An aortic dissection is a serious condition in which the inner layer of the aorta, the large blood vessel branching off the heart, tears. (mercy.net)
The newer stenting method done by Dr. Vito Mantese , vascular surgeon with Mercy Clinic Vascular Specialists , is minimally invasive (done through the groin) and helps make the descending aorta (or lower section) stronger where the dissection occurred. (mercy.net)
But the newer stenting methods now enable us to help strengthen the aorta where a dissection is detected before it ruptures, all while getting patients back to their lives more quickly. (mercy.net)
Aortic Dissection (AD) is a major disease that occurs when a tear opens in the wall of the aorta, the major artery carrying blood out of the heart. (europa.eu)
As long as the tear in the lining is open, the dissection can keep growing down the aorta. (msdmanuals.com)
For less serious dissections, doctors may insert a graft into your aorta through an artery in your upper leg to repair the tear. (msdmanuals.com)

Aortic dissection occurs in about 2 out of every 10,000 people. (medlineplus.gov)
An aortic dissection occurs when the inner wall tears, allowing blood to enter the space between layers. (hopkinsmedicine.org)
In the general population, aortic dissection occurs in 2.6-3.5 per 100,000 patient years [ 3 ]. (hindawi.com)

Consider thoracic aortic dissection in the differential diagnosis of all patients presenting with chest pain. (medscape.com)
Transoesophageal echocardiography as the sole diagnostic investigation in patients with suspected thoracic aortic dissection. (bmj.com)

Prevention of transmission includes the wearing of protective gear, ensuring the environment is clean, dissection technique and pre-dissection tests to specimens for the presence of HIV and hepatitis viruses. (wikipedia.org)
It's estimated that high school classrooms use 6 to 12 million rat specimens for dissections each year. (mentalfloss.com)

What are the latest developments in colorectal endoscopic submucosal dissection? (wjgnet.com)
Uraoka T, Saito Y, Yahagi N. What are the latest developments in colorectal endoscopic submucosal dissection? (wjgnet.com)
Figure 1 Newly developed electrosurgical knives for colorectal endoscopic submucosal dissection. (wjgnet.com)
Different traction devices that can provide a visual field and attain appropriate tension at the dissection plane during endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD) have been developed. (wjgnet.com)
INTRODUCTION - Endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD) has become a standard therapy for early gastric neoplasia in Asian countries. (sages.org)

This increased acceptance has led to greater interest in the potential complications of spinal manipulation and, in particular, the occurrence of arterial dissection following cervical manipulation. (cmaj.ca)
The likelihood that a chiropractor will be made aware of an arterial dissection following cervical manipulation is approximately 1:8.06 million office visits, 1:5.85 million cervical manipulations, 1:1430 chiropractic practice years and 1:48 chiropractic practice careers. (cmaj.ca)
Join internationally renowned FMD expert, Heather Gornik, MD , Co-Director of the Vascular Center and Director of the Fibromuscular Dysplasia & Arterial Dissection Program at University Hospitals Harrington Heart & Vascular Institute and Pamela Mace, Executive Director of the Fibromuscular Dysplasia Society of America (FMDSA), for this virtual Q&A session. (uhhospitals.org)

Type A aortic dissection is the most common type of dissection and occurs closer to the heart. (upmc.com)

When Do Symptoms of Familial thoracic aortic aneurysm and aortic dissection Begin? (nih.gov)
Aortic dissection can be presumed in patients with symptoms and signs suggestive of myocardial infarction but without classic electrocardiographic findings. (medscape.com)
Acute aortic dissection is a rare but life-threatening condition with a lethality rate of 1 to 2% per hour after onset of symptoms in untreated patients. (nih.gov)
Typical symptoms of acute aortic dissection include severe chest pain, hypotension or syncope and, hence, mimic acute myocardial infarction or pulmonary embolism. (nih.gov)
Like all types of aneurysms, there may be no signs or symptoms of an aortic dissection. (upmc.com)
What are the symptoms of aortic dissection? (msdmanuals.com)

The app has been featured in schools that are exploring alternatives to real dissection. (apple.com)
It's a wonderful substitution for a student who would opt out of a real dissection," said Beth Allan, a University of Central Oklahoma biology professor and president-elect of the National Science Teachers Association. (courthousenews.com)

The pain of aortic dissection is typically distinguished from the pain of acute myocardial infarction by its abrupt onset, though the presentations of the two conditions overlap to some degree and are easily confused. (medscape.com)
Hagiwara A, Shimbo T, Kimira A, Sasaki R, Kobayashi K, Sato T. Using fibrin degradation products level to facilitate diagnostic evaluation of potential acute aortic dissection. (medscape.com)
ACR Appropriateness Criteria® acute chest pain -- suspected aortic dissection. (medscape.com)
The International Registry of Acute Aortic Dissection (IRAD): new insights into an old disease. (medscape.com)
D-dimer as the sole screening test for acute aortic dissection: a review of the literature. (medscape.com)
Optimal clinical pathway for the patient with type B acute aortic dissection. (medscape.com)
Acute aortic dissection: population-based incidence compared with degenerative aortic aneurysm rupture. (medscape.com)
Imaging provides a robust foundation for diagnosing acute aortic dissection, as well as for monitoring of patients at increased risk of aortic disease. (nih.gov)
In a study, 921 cases of acute aortic dissection presenting to IRAD (International Registry for Aortic Dissection) centers from 1996 through 2000 were studied, and only 5 (0.5%) cases were associated with cocaine use ( value 0.068). (hindawi.com)
As the illustrated case points out, dissection can mimic other acute ischemia events. (vesalius.com)

However, patients with genetic connective tissue disorders such as Marfan, Loeys Dietz or Ehlers Danlos syndrome, and patients with bicuspid aortic valves are at the increased risk of aortic dissection at a much younger age. (nih.gov)
Pathogenic FBN1 Genetic Variation and Aortic Dissection in Patients With Marfan Syndrome. (nih.gov)

Cocaine and stimulant use can cause aortic aneurysm by increasing the aortic wall stress, and the most feared complications are dissection, rupture, and death. (hindawi.com)
Treatment of the lower aortic dissections has traditionally been initially medical therapy unless complications develop. (mercy.net)

Johns Hopkins vascular surgeons are pioneers in minimally invasive aortic aneurysm and dissection surgery using the fenestrated abdominal aortic aneurysm graft . (hopkinsmedicine.org)
Our team of highly trained experts carries the experience to safely address aortic dissection and aneurysm disease in all its forms and challenges. (hopkinsmedicine.org)
We do not know if the number of years of cocaine use or the amount of cocaine use can be associated with higher incidence of aortic aneurysm or dissection. (hindawi.com)

Starting next fall, the 11,600-student Highlands County, Fla., school system could end frog and pig embryo dissection in classrooms, instead opting for virtual dissections over the computer. (edweek.org)
Some companies, like McGraw-Hill , use videos and diagrams of frog dissections, while others, like Froguts Inc. , offer high-end features like three-dimensional models, digital dissection tools, and even mobile apps (for dissection on the go. (edweek.org)
Frog Dissection from Punflay, is a greener alternative for teaching dissection in the classroom. (apple.com)
Frog Dissection has received accolades from top review sites and educators who have found this to be an excellent teaching tool in the classroom. (apple.com)
The following is a sampling of what the media is saying about Frog Dissection. (apple.com)
Those that are in favor of the "traditional" dissection argue that there is no replacement for a real frog. (apple.com)
Whether you are an educator, parent or student, Frog Dissection will be a valuable tool to learn dissection the greener way! (apple.com)
It also includes information about ecosystems, comparative anatomy (human vs. frog) and it's graphic enough and fun enough that it will guide a student through the first steps of frog dissection. (apple.com)
It also has enough information in there that it could be used as a standalone to understanding frog dissection. (apple.com)
It's a rite of passage in schools across the U.S.: frog dissection. (courthousenews.com)
They got to talking about frog dissection and the company's work with synthetic animals for veterinary students. (courthousenews.com)
Schultz said no students opted out of the dissection unit with the fake frog. (courthousenews.com)

Tremendous progress has been made since Neuron published our Primer on genetic dissection of neural circuits 10 years ago. (nih.gov)

This Demonstration gives a dissection of two joined rectangles into one using two P-slides (parallelogram slides). (wolfram.com)

The school and the company that makes the synthetic frogs - not to mention animal rights groups like PETA - hope this will change how dissections are handled in classrooms across the country. (courthousenews.com)

Clinical features and differential diagnosis of aortic dissection: experience with 236 cases (1980 through 1990). (medscape.com)
Pathophysiology, diagnosis, and management of aortic dissection. (medscape.com)

Less extensive dissection of plants and smaller animals preserved in a formaldehyde solution is typically carried out or demonstrated in biology and natural science classes in middle school and high school, while extensive dissections of cadavers of adults and children, both fresh and preserved are carried out by medical students in medical schools as a part of the teaching in subjects such as anatomy, pathology and forensic medicine. (wikipedia.org)
Dissection is practised by students in courses of biology, botany, zoology, and veterinary science, and sometimes in arts studies. (wikipedia.org)

A key principle in the dissection of human cadavers (sometimes called androtomy) is the prevention of human disease to the dissector. (wikipedia.org)
Cardiothoracic surgeons from the Center for Thoracic Aortic Disease and vascular surgeons from the Division of Vascular Surgery offer treatment for aortic dissection. (upmc.com)

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Consequently, dissection is typically conducted in a morgue or in an anatomy lab. (wikipedia.org)
Dissection has been used for centuries to explore anatomy. (wikipedia.org)
For a time, Roman law forbade dissection and autopsy of the human body, so anatomists relied on the cadavers of animals or made observations of human anatomy from injuries of the living. (wikipedia.org)
Rebecca Fleck, assistant superintendent of curriculum for the school district, told Highlands Today that her recommendation to switch to digital anatomy lessons is primarily a cost-cutting measure, as the district will receive free digital dissection programs and training from an educational grant. (edweek.org)
The structure is one of more than 40 objects in the Visual Dissection: the Art of Anatomy exhibition at the University's Main Library, many of which have never been on public display before. (ed.ac.uk)
Getting Nerdy's innovative, eco-friendly Scienstructable 3D paper dissection models make learning and reviewing anatomy an engaging experience for your students. (carolina.com)
Use the models as dissection-free explorations, pre-dissection study tools, or summative assessments for comparative anatomy. (carolina.com)

Blunt Liposuction Cannula Dissection With and Without Suction-Assisted Lipectomy Dermatologic Surgery Back to Choose a Journal Back to List of Articles 1988 Abstract Field LM, Skouge J, Anhalt TS, Recht B, Okimoto J. Blunt liposuction cannula dissection with and without suction-assisted lipectomy in reconstructive surgery. (liposuction.com)

The Rokitansky method involves an in situ dissection of the organ block, and the technique of Ghon involves dissection of three separate blocks of organs - the thorax and cervical areas, gastrointestinal and abdominal organs, and urogenital organs. (wikipedia.org)
Recent surveys have suggested that it is not uncommon for neurologists, particularly those with a specific interest in stroke, to treat patients who have developed a vertebral artery dissection following cervical manipulation. (cmaj.ca)
Twenty-three cases of stroke or vertebral artery dissection following cervical manipulation were reported. (cmaj.ca)

If the blood-filled channel ruptures through the aortic wall, aortic dissection is usually fatal. (upmc.com)

In the field of surgery, the term "dissection" or "dissecting" means more specifically to the practice of separating an anatomical structure (an organ, nerve or blood vessel) from its surrounding connective tissue in order to minimize unwanted damage during a surgical procedure. (wikipedia.org)
Dissection of individual organs involves accessing the area in which the organ is situated, and systematically removing the anatomical connections of that organ to its surroundings. (wikipedia.org)

The UPMC Heart and Vascular Institute offers educational information and videos about aortic dissection and other heart and vascular diseases and treatments. (upmc.com)

These images are a random sampling from a Bing search on the term "Blunt Dissection. (fpnotebook.com)

I had the neck dissection about 5 weeks ago along with removal of tumor on soft palette and reconstruction. (cancer.org)
I have stiffness in my neck on the side of my dissection surgery. (cancer.org)
thus, the radical neck dissection was devised. (medscape.com)

Most dissection involves the careful isolation and removal of individual organs, called the Virchow technique. (wikipedia.org)
This technique allows a body to be sent to a funeral director without waiting for the sometimes time-consuming dissection of individual organs. (wikipedia.org)
Once dissection is complete, the frog's organs are exposed for further study. (apple.com)

Functional dissection of neural connectivity in generalized anxiety disorder. (nih.gov)

G. N. Frederickson, Dissections: Plane & Fancy , New York: Cambridge Univ. (wolfram.com)
These instruments find the safest possible plane for continued undermining dissection even at great distances. (liposuction.com)

In an aortic dissection, the inner layer (lining) of the aortic wall tears, and blood surges through the tear, separating (dissecting) the middle layer from the outer layer of the wall. (msdmanuals.com)

How do doctors treat an aortic dissection? (msdmanuals.com)

I could see an entire line of dissection apps opening up with even more advanced options and social media studying groups etc… Great work by Emantras Inc., and this is a must download in my opinion if you own an iPad. (apple.com)

Nearly 5 years after my surgery for BOT cancer (including a modified radical dissection, they unzipped me ear-to-ear, and I still have occasional tightness. (cancer.org)

As soon as this patient's dissection was studied and characterized as type A, he was taken to the operating room by cardiothoracic surgery. (vesalius.com)
Blunt liposuction cannula dissection with and without suction-assisted lipectomy in reconstructive surgery. (liposuction.com)

The pain is usually localized to the front or back of the chest, often the interscapular region, and typically migrates with propagation of the dissection. (medscape.com)

Objections to the use of cadavers have led to the use of alternatives including virtual dissection of computer models. (wikipedia.org)

Aortic dissection, particularly when close to the heart, can be immediately life-threatening. (hopkinsmedicine.org)
High blood pressure and a fast heart rate make the dissection grow quickly. (msdmanuals.com)

Engaging text with clear, simple diagrams and video tutorials help students get the most out of their dissection experience. (flinnsci.com)

Besides a virtual chloroformed specimen, the app comes with all the dissection tools and detailed instructions to complete the procedure. (apple.com)
All parameters (procedure time, specimen size, en bloc resection status, perforation) were recorded by an independent observer for each procedure. (sages.org)

Johns Hopkins surgeons have set the standard for aortic dissection repair for over 50 years. (hopkinsmedicine.org)
60 percent of patients treated for aortic dissection are alive 10 years later. (upmc.com)

While there was a deep taboo in Greek culture concerning human dissection, there was at the time a strong push by the Ptolemaic government to build Alexandria into a hub of scientific study. (wikipedia.org)
The kit comes with all of the consumable dissection items you need for the whole class-ten preserved earthworms, dissection trays and resealable bags-plus 10 copies of the informative, step-by-step Flinn Scientific dissection guide and access to Flinn's digital earthworm Dissection Lab for up to 30 users for 1 year. (flinnsci.com)

The sudden onset of severe, sharp, stabbing chest or back pain is suggestive of aortic dissection. (hindawi.com)
TTE showed 6.2 cm aortic root dilatation and severe AR (aortic regurgitation) with possible aortic dissection, EF 50%, and minimal MR (mitral regurgitation) and TR (tricuspid regurgitation). (hindawi.com)

As far as virtual dissections go, there are plenty of different options available on the Internet. (edweek.org)

Human dissections were carried out by the Greek physicians Herophilus of Chalcedon and Erasistratus of Chios in the early part of the third century BC. (wikipedia.org)
Pythagoras puzzle is a classic dissection puzzle named after a well known Greek mathematician and philosopher. (craftsmanspace.com)

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