The Aortic Disease Program at University of Utah Health's Heart & Vascular Services is the leading center in the Mountain West for diagnosing and treating people with complex aortic disease. Our ...

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Peritoneal cancer is not the same as intestinal or stomach cancer. And it shouldn't be confused with cancers that spread (metastasize) to the peritoneum. Peritoneal cancer startsin the peritoneum. So, ...

Lindsay Curtis is a health & medical writer in South Florida. She worked as a communications professional for health nonprofits and the University of Toronto’s Faculty of Medicine and Faculty of ...

An aortic dissection is a tear in one of the layers of the aorta. The aorta is your body’s largest blood vessel. Your aorta is made up of three layers. When a hole or tear forms in one of these layers ...