IN 1944 Schnitker et al. 1 reported a case in which a dissecting aortic aneurysm developed on the twelfth post-partum day. They collected 23 cases of this complication in association with pregnancy.

IN 1944 Schnitker et al. 1 reported a case in which a dissecting aortic aneurysm developed on the twelfth post-partum day. They collected 23 cases of this complication in association with pregnancy.

An ascending or aortic arch aneurysm refers to ballooning out of the aorta which causes aortic wall weakening. The aortic wall may continue to expand or may remain unchanged, but close surveillance is ...

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 ...

Known as abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAAs ... aortic aneurysm or who has experienced a rupture of an aneurysm or an aortic ...

Atherosclerotic plaques are a feature of abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAAs). Atherosclerosis and AAA appear to share similar risk factors. These observations have led to the conclusion that AAAs ...

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.

These two factors help predict the health effects of an aneurysm. Small (less than ... Can increase the risk of developing abdominal aortic aneurysms by damaging and weakening the walls of the ...

Current information on many cases in the country remains insufficient. An abdominal aortic aneurysm happens when the wall of the body's main artery becomes weak and slowly bulges out. If it bursts ...

The Zenith TX2 endograft system is designed as a two-piece modular endograft system for thoracic aneurysm ... over the abdominal visceral vessels in the setting of aortic dissection or ...