Blood test could help doctors spot deadly blood vessel tears, finds research

Researchers compared blood concentrations of desmosine in 53 patients known to have AAS and 106 people without the disease.

Blood test could help doctors spot deadly aortic tears – research. Picture: Simon Dawson/PA

A simple blood test could help doctors spot potential deadly damage to the aorta, the body’s largest blood vessel, new research suggests.

Acute aortic syndrome (AAS) happens when the wall of the aorta tears and blood begins to flow between the layers of the blood vessel wall.