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 ...

The aorta is the main blood vessel that carries oxygen-filled blood from the heart to the rest of the body. It extends from the chest to the abdomen, where it branches (bifurcates) into the iliac ...

Aortic aneurysms are among the most dangerous vascular conditions affecting the human body. The aorta, which is the largest ...

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 ...

RUPTURED aneurysms of the abdominal aorta are unquestionably associated with a high mortality rate. Though modern technics of vascular surgery have altered the essentially hopeless prognosis of ...

When the artery that supplies the stomach and the liver forms a bulge that ruptures, this medical emergency results in the deaths of 50 percent of patients before they reach the hospital. This "silent ...

What do Lucille Ball, Albert Einstein and Conway Twitty have in common? They all died from a ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm, commonly called AAA. Abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) is a weakening of ...

Cleveland Clinic researchers have discovered a connection between elevated blood levels of TMAO (trimethylamine N-oxide)—a byproduct of gut bacteria digestion of nutrients found in red meat and other ...

Dr. Jeffrey Goldstein goes over subtle symptoms and how early intervention can save lives. Interventional Cardiologist Jeffrey Goldstein from Prairie Heart Institute talks about a serious condition ...