Why it is called a silent killerAn abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) is a condition where the large artery passing through the abdomen (the abdominal aorta) bulges like a balloon. The most frightening ...

The intravenous delivery of immune-modulating cells may someday slow the expansion of bulges in the aorta, known as abdominal aortic aneurysms. A second study found evidence that a COVID-19 infection ...

In patients with abdominal aortic aneurysms with a diameter larger than 6 cm, the risk of rupture is increased markedly, and surgical repair is indicated if the patient can tolerate the intervention ...

DALLAS, Sept. 28, 2020 — A veteran’s study identified more than a dozen genes associated with abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) that could be used to better identify people at risk for the often-deadly ...

Some people describe it as a ticking time bomb. Others learn to live with information they can neither see nor feel but cannot forget. This is what it can mean to be diagnosed with an abdominal aortic ...

A new review maps how microRNAs, long non-coding RNAs and circular RNAs regulate the biological processes driving abdominal ...

An aneurysm is a stretched out blood vessel that can lead to complications if ruptured. Aneurysms are caused by smoking and certain genetic factors. Vascular surgeon Dr. Claire Griffin talks through ...

Silver Spring, MD-- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved a stent graft system that provides patients with small arteries the option of less invasive surgery to repair their potentially ...

A 65-year-old man with no significant medical history presents to your clinic for a wellness visit. His social history includes smoking periodically in his 20s, and his family history includes a ...

Dr. Block: Today we're talking with Dr. James Froehlich from the University of Michigan, where he is the director of vascular medicine. Jim, let's talk about aortic aneurysms. I'd like to review the ...

THE complications of aneurysm of the abdominal aorta have frequently been discussed, but sudden occlusion has not been included among them. Spontaneous rupture into the retroperitoneal space, 1,2 the ...

ANY artery in the body has the potential of dilating abnormally if weakness develops in the artery wall. If this dilatation is of significant degree, the lesion is described as an aneurysm. If the ...