An ascending or aortic arch aneurysm refers to ballooning out of the aorta which causes aortic wall weakening. The aortic wall may continue to expand or may remain unchanged, but close surveillance is ...

This bulge in the aorta is called an abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA). An aneurysm is a bulge or balloon that forms in the wall of a blood vessel. An aneurysm is most commonly a result of an ...

Background To compare the effects of endovascular coiling and neurosurgical clipping in patients with unruptured intracranial aneurysm. Methods Sixteen electronic databases were searched for ...

Paramedics rushed Stefani to hospital where doctors discovered that her aortic aneurysm had ruptured - and she required emergency open-heart surgery. Stefani, who lives near Salt Lake City ...

ANEURYSMECTOMY with prosthetic replacement of the removed arterial segment is now commonplace, and accepted as the treatment of choice for aneurysms of the abdominal aorta. We have been struck by ...

Globally, around 20 million people have abdominal aortic aneurysms. They are extremely dangerous if they rupture and lead to the deaths of around 200,000 people every year worldwide. The Metformin ...

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.

CT scan of the abdomen provides a clear image of the aorta and to figure out the shape and size of an aneurysm. Gives accurate measurement of aneurysm diameter. Treatment depends on the severity ...

The purpose of the present communication is to present a case secondary to an arteriosclerotic aneurysm of the abdominal aorta. In Orkin's 1 comprehensive paper, the 26 cases previously recorded ...

Studying the cells of people and genetically engineered mice, Johns Hopkins Medicine scientists say they have uncovered a potential reason why patients with Loeys-Dietz syndrome, an inherited ...