Surgical treatment for aneurysms involves opening the skin and bone over the surface of the brain (Figure 3a). The surgeon carefully dissects under the brain or between the lobes of the brain and ...

Joe’s routine check-up at BIDMC uncovered a bicuspid valve and enlarged aorta, preventing a potentially fatal aneurysm. Read more about Joe’s story.

Although patients with Loeys-Dietz syndrome are at risk of developing aneurysms in all arteries, the base of the aorta closest to the heart is the site at greatest risk, the researchers say.