Compared with the United States, physicians in England may be waiting too long to intervene in patients with abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA), as evidenced by new data showing that aneurysm diameters ...

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Despite improvements in diagnostic and therapeutic methods and an increased awareness of their clinical significance, abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAAs) continue to be a major source of morbidity and ...

In the present case a subvalvular annular aneurysm of the left ventricle was discovered in a five-year-old white boy fifteen months after severe precordial trauma. The aneurysm was repaired with the ...

Officials with London Health Sciences Centre are touting a new non-invasive procedure to repair life-threatening aortic aneurysms which drastically cuts down a patient’s recovery time. The procedure, ...

Patients who have undergone surgery to repair an aortic aneurysm related to having a bicuspid aortic valve have a low risk of future aneurysm events even if participating in endurance exercise, a new ...

Thoracic aortic aneurysms represent a major health problem. Untreated thoracic aortic aneurysms may rupture, which has a dismal outcome. The standard treatment for thoracic aneurysms is open surgical ...

When an aneurysm occurs in the chest (above your diaphragm) it's called a thoracic aortic aneurysm. Thoracic aortic aneurysms are classified based on which part of the aorta is abnormal: While your ...

Cases of heart failure, kidney damage, and stroke are on the rise worldwide. Aortic aneurysm is a common cause behind these fatal conditions. In an exclusive interaction with the Healthsite, Dr ...

Abdominal aortic aneurysms can happen anywhere below the diaphragm. The infrarenal area of the abdomen, just below the kidneys, is one of the most common places to develop an abdominal aneurysm. The ...

A hidden, often deadly heart condition with no clear known cause nearly killed 54-year-old Gina Berg two years ago. If not for a new surgical technique, a minimally invasive procedure which uses 3-D ...