Aortic dissection is an often fatal but treatable heart condition, and a surgeon with Jefferson Health hopes more people can act if they know what to look out for. The sudden death Saturday of Sen.

Sen. Lindsey Graham died at 71 of an aortic dissection due to arteriosclerotic cardiovascular disease. An ER doctor explains why it kills so fast and the warning signs.

Here's what to know about the condition, which particularly affects men in their 60s and 70s.

The sudden death of Sen. Lindsey Graham this weekend has drawn attention to a fast-moving and often fatal emergency: aortic dissection, a tear in the body's largest artery. Graham, a Republican from ...

The South Carolina Senator died on Saturday, July 11, at the age of 71 ...

South Carolina Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham died on July 11 of an aortic dissection, according to a preliminary medical examiner's report. Aortic dissection symptoms can come on rapidly and without ...

U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham's cause of death reportedly stemmed from aortic dissection. What it is and the symptoms of it.

US Sen. Lindsey Graham, a Republican from South Carolina, died on Saturday night from a tear in his artery, according to preliminary findings from a medical examiner. Aortic dissection is rare, and ...

The Republican senator died at 71 “from a brief and sudden illness,” his office said. Doctors explain the “catastrophic” heart condition listed as his preliminary cause of death.

The rare emergency condition that medical examiners believe was responsible for the death of Sen. Lindsey Graham can quickly become fatal if untreated.

Preliminary findings indicate an aortic dissection caused the sudden death of Republican U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham, a rare but ...

The U.S. Senator died from an aortic dissection, when the lining of the artery tears.