Senator Lindsey Graham died on Saturday, July 11th, at 71. The medical examiner’s preliminary finding was an aortic dissection, a tear in the wall of the aorta, the large artery that carries blood out of the heart. The final death certificate is still pending. Most of the coverage called it “sudden.” Aortic disease is usually silent…

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July 13, 2026 — Following the sudden death of U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham of South Carolina, widespread news reports indicate he suffered from an aortic dissection. An aortic dissection is a tear in the inner layer of the aorta, the body’s largest artery. Blood surges through the tear, causing the layers of the aortic wall…