aortic
Americanadjective
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Graham, 71, died on 11 July of an "aortic dissection" caused by cardiovascular disease shortly after returning from a trip to Kyiv.
From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026
Five years ago, he had heart surgery at Castle Hill Hospital, near Hull, to treat severe aortic stenosis.
From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2026
In 2020, JPMorgan published a candid memo about CEO Jamie Dimon’s emergency surgery to repair an aortic tear.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 2026
Transcatheter aortic valve replacement sales, which make up the bulk of Edwards Lifesciences’ top line, rose 11% to $1.26 billion.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 2026
Autopsy revealed chronic fibrous endocarditis of aortic and mitral valves, arteriosclerosis, bilateral carcinoma of the ovaries, and signs of general chronic passive congestion.
From Arteriosclerosis and Hypertension: with Chapters on Blood Pressure, 3rd Edition. by Louis Marshall Warfield
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