ESVS J 2010; 39(1): 42–48. 2. Raut SS, Chandra S, Shum J, et al. Biological, geometric and biomechanical factors influencing abdominal aortic aneurysm rupture risk: a comprehensive review. Recent Pat ...

one unknown is what effect doxycycline has on the structural integrity of the aortic wall. That is, does slowed aneurysm growth by doxycycline treatments, in fact, prevent rupture, or does the ...

Australian radio host Kyle Sandilands announced on air yesterday that he has a brain aneurysm and needs urgent brain surgery.

Twenty-five patients with ACF seemed to have a typical ruptured aneurysm with lower back pain and a palpable pulsating abdominal mass. Abdominal bruit presence was the most reliable physical sign ...

Aneurysm occurs when a blood vessel weakens and bulges If this blood vessel is ruptured it can lead to severe internal ...

In a multicenter, retrospective review of patients admitted with intact and ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAAs), ...

The risk of ascending aortic complications including rupture and dissection is strongly ... disease more conducive to clinical humility than aneurysm of the aorta. (Sir William Osler, 1849 ...

As a result, the aortic wall may tear (aortic dissection) or bulge outward (aortic aneurysm) and possibly rupture. About ...

The fatal complication of an ascending aortic aneurysm is rupture and/or aortic dissection. The diagnosis of an ascending aortic aneurysm is best made on CT angiography or MR angiography.

Special challenges Complex abdominal aortic aneurysms, such as juxtarenal, perirenal or suprarenal as well as penetrating or ruptured aneurysms, represent a particular technical challenge.

Tobacco use is the leading risk factor for abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) development. The most serious complication is rupture, which is usually fatal. Repair is recommended if the AAA grows ...