This bulge can enlarge over time as the walls of the aorta become thinner and stretch (like a balloon). This bulge in the aorta is called an abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA). An aneurysm is a bulge or ...

Estimates indicate that a well-established screening programme could prevent up to 100 deaths from abdominal aortic aneurysms each year. Underwritten Produced with financial support from an ...

Q. Aneurysms are pretty scary things. Do they have any symptoms? A. Aneurysms are artery bulges. And, yes, they are scary because, if they burst, they are lethal. Many victims of a ruptured ...

An abdominal aortic aneurysm occurs when there is swelling in the aorta, which is the artery that carries blood from the heart to the abdomen. "On behalf of the men and women of 'Fast Talk,' kami ...