A coronary artery dissection is a serious heart condition that requires emergency treatment. This condition happens when one of the arteries in the heart develops a tear in its inner lining — one of ...

AMES, Iowa – In a recent class session devoted to reviewing the components of a monogastric digestive system, Alexandra Else-Keller reminded an animal science student how to position her fingers as ...

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 ...

Healthy, young and pregnant women can suffer severe and deadly heart attacks for different reasons. Approximately one-third of heart attacks in women younger than 50, and the leading cause of ...

The job of your coronary artery-- one of the main blood vessels in your heart-- is to bring blood that's rich in oxygen to your heart muscle. In very rare cases, the insides of this blood vessel can ...