Upstate coach reflects on similar diagnosis to Lindsey Graham's fatal medical condition

What to know about the sneaky, typically silent condition that killed Lindsey Graham - The Boston Globe

Swift treatment is key to saving a person suffering an aortic tear.

What Is Aortic Dissection? The Rare Heart Emergency Linked To Lindsey Graham's Sudden Death

An aortic dissection is a sudden, life-threatening medical emergency that occurs when there is a tear in the inner layer of the aorta, the body's largest blood vessel.

What an Aortic Dissection Can Teach Us About Heart Disease

Senator Lindsey Graham's sudden death has understandably focused public attention on a rare but devastating cardiovascular emergency. Yet beneath the headlines lies an opportunity to correct one of medicine's most persistent misconceptions: arteries do not fail because they slowly "clog like pipes." Understanding what happens inside the arterial wall reveals that heart disease is far more biologically complex than the familiar 'clogged pipe' met…

Upstate coach reflects on similar diagnosis to Lindsey Graham's fatal medical condition

An Upstate coach is reflecting on surviving aortic dissection months before the same condition claimed Lindsey Graham’s life.

Notable figures who died from the same heart condition linked to Lindsey Graham's death

The late Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., joins a list of celebrities and officials who also suffered an aortic dissection death, including John Ritter and Alan Thicke.