If validated prospectively, the findings could be ‘transformative’ for patients with no current medical options.

February is Heart Health Month. In this week’s Women’s Health Wednesday, we’re taking a look at a condition called aortic ...

I was offered a low price to get abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) screening. Is it worthwhile? Who should get screened? — K.D.

The usual recommendations of screening for men include those between 65-75 who have smoked. An ultrasound is a great ...

I had no symptoms and thousands of people die every year with the condition I now have as it goes undirected until it is too ...

Q: My neighbor suffered a ruptured aneurysm that almost killed her. According to her husband, this came out of the blue. What ...

Ultrasound can detect abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAAs) before they are likely to rupture. However, it is unclear whether the overall benefits of screening for AAAs outweigh the potential harms.

Sandilands said doctors had found the other aneurysm in his aorta and he was at a 25 per cent risk of having a heart attack. He said he would need another operation to alleviate calcium build-up ...

February is American Heart Month. And while you may think yours is in great shape, it doesn’t hurt to make sure. “It’s a good time to bring it out in the open for everybody. Just to, you know, be a ...

One of the most dangerous types is a thoracic aortic aneurysm, which forms in the aorta, the large artery that carries blood from the heart to the rest of the body.” A thoracic aortic aneurysm ...

Aortic aneurysms (AAs) are dilations of the aorta, that are often fatal upon rupture. Diagnostic radiological techniques such as ultrasound (US), magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), and computed ...

Methods Saccular aneurysms were created by end-to-side anastomosis in the abdominal aorta of Wistar rats. Untreated arterial grafts were immediately transplanted (vital aneurysms) whereas aneurysms ...