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

Ascending and aortic arch aneurysms are commonly found incidentally ... A CT provides valuable information about your aorta, such as the location and size of an aneurysm or dissection. Magnetic ...

An ascending aortic aneurysm occurs when the aortic wall becomes weakened and enlarges. Many causes exist including atherosclerosis, hypertension and connective tissue disorders. There are no ...

In a multicenter, retrospective review of patients admitted with intact and ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAAs), ...

Aneurysms in the ascending aorta (the section closest to the heart ... But which test you might need depends on the location ...

The type and location of the aneurysm will determine the symptoms. Chest aortic aneurysms, which occur in the large blood vessel (aorta) that carries blood from the heart to other parts of the ...

1–4 The present case represents a notable exception in that an aneurysm of the ascending aorta resulted from a nonspecific giant-cell aortitis. A.L. (M.G.H. 1283255), a 30-year-old Negro mother ...

Note that aortic aneurysms can also occur in the descending thoracic aorta or the ascending aorta, and management for these aneurysms is different.

Studies of the natural history of ascending aortic aneurysms indicate that aneurysms exceeding 6 cm in maximum diameter are associated with a particularly high risk of complications. In the ...

A CT scan provides valuable information about your aorta, such as the location and size of an aneurysm or dissection. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) or magnetic resonance angiography (MRA) is ...