@OGdukeneurosurg An aortic dissection is a life-threatening tear in the wall of the aorta, the body's main artery. I lost my brother last year to an aortic dissection at 72 years. He was able to hang on for a while do to the scar tissue from his mechanical valve replacement 25 years earlier.
@jotter_wayn75@OGdukeneurosurg Magnetic microrobots are a promising, experimental technology designed to treat blood clots by navigating vascular networks using external magnetic fields for precise, minimally invasive removal or drug delivery ...
@OGdukeneurosurg "Doctor, I've got good news and bad news." "Give me the bad news first." "You only have 24 hours to live." "That's awful! What's the good news?" "I forgot to tell you yesterday ...