https://www.wvpe.org/tags/aortic-dissection aortic dissection en-US Copyright Mon, 13 Jul 2026 20:02:57 GMT https://www.wvpe.org/wvpe-news/2026-07-13/expert-urges-swift-medical-attention-after-chest-pains Dr. Ashfaq Turk, a cardiologist with Saint Joseph Health Center Mishawaka, says an aortic dissection is a tearing of the aorta, the main artery carrying blood from the heart to the body's organs and extremities. It usually feels like a sharp pain in the center of the chest that radiates back to between the shoulders. Mon, 13 Jul 2026 20:02:57 GMT https://www.wvpe.org/wvpe-news/2026-07-13/expert-urges-swift-medical-attention-after-chest-pains Jeff Parrott