This bulge in the aorta is called an abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA). An aneurysm is a bulge or balloon that forms in the wall of a blood vessel. An aneurysm is most commonly a result of an ...

According to the type of operation, the patients were subdivided into three consecutive 30-patient subgroups (1, aortoiliac occlusive disease [AOD]; 2, elective abdominal aortic aneurysm [AAA]; or ...

An abdominal aortic aneurysm develops in the portion of the aorta located in the abdomen. Abdominal aortic aneurysms affect around 1.1 million people between the ages of 50 and 84 in the United ...

An aneurysm ... aortic aneurysms usually do not have symptoms. Aneurysms are commonly found incidentally. It is possible that as the aneurysm enlarges and compresses surrounding nerves or organs, an ...

Aortic valve stenosis or aortic valve regurgitation result. An ascending aortic aneurysm frequently develops concomitantly. A bicuspid aortic valve is the most common cardiac congenital anomaly ...