dissection
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An aortic dissection is a tear in the main artery that carries blood to the heart.
From BBC ● Jul. 13, 2026
He estimates that 10% of people with an aortic dissection die within an hour, though other physicians say the percentage of patients who die at home could be as high as 40%.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 13, 2026
The late GOP senator from South Carolina died suddenly on Saturday evening at the age of 71 due to an aortic dissection, a death that would have mercifully been fast.
From Salon ● Jul. 13, 2026
If the blood from the dissection travels outside the artery, the condition is often fatal.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 12, 2026
Mr. Neely sped through a two-minute lesson on what we were actually supposed to be learning from this whole dissection business, but none of us were listening.
From "The Science of Breakable Things" by Tae Keller
About 20% of aortic dissections are thought to be the result of genes.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 13, 2026
Aortic dissections are sudden, often lethal and notoriously difficult to predict even in patients under close medical supervision.
From Salon ● Jul. 13, 2026
Several cities built public theaters where audiences watched dissections for entertainment.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 5, 2026
Settle in for some amusing dissections of popular docuseries like “Making a Murderer” and “The Jinx,” as well as the simultaneously moralizing and exploitative “Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 5, 2025
Tyson carried out many other famous dissections, including a rattlesnake and an ostrich.
From "The Scientists" by John Gribbin
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