Dr. Rashaeda Brimley performed a virtual interactive heart dissection during a meeting for the Future Medical Professionals Program Club Scrub, a program of the Ivy Center for Education. The monthly ...
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 ...