A 76-year-old woman presents with a 2-day history of left-lower-quadrant pain. A computed tomographic (CT) scan reveals diverticulitis and an incidental 5.6-cm infrarenal abdominal aortic aneurysm.

Understanding Aortic Aneurysm: A comprehensive overview of symptoms and treatments. A condition where this large blood vessel weakens and has bulges causing blood spillage into the body.

Lifestyle habits: Smoking and using stimulants, such as opioids and methamphetamines, can both increase the risk of an aortic aneurysm. Abdominal aortic aneurysms can grow more quickly and have an ...

If you have been diagnosed with an abdominal aortic aneurysm, you don’t need a referral to make an appointment with our specialists. To refer a patient to our cardiovascular specialists, you may ...

Fibromuscular Dysplasia and Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms Are Dimorphic Sex-Specific Diseases With Shared Complex Genetic Architecture. Circulation: Genomic and Precision Medicine , 2022; DOI: 10. ...

A leaking abdominal aortic aneurysm may feel like abdominal pain or tenderness, along with other symptoms. You may recognize these certain symptoms when it’s time to take action. Abdominal ...

Chronic intermittent hypoxia facilitates the development of angiotensin II-induced abdominal aortic aneurysm in male mice. Journal of Applied Physiology , 2024; 137 (3): 527 DOI: 10.1152 ...

Cite this: Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Repair in Octogenarians versus Younger Patients in a Tertiary Referral Center - Medscape - Sep 01, 2005. Abstract and Introduction; ...

Abdominal aortic aneurysm, a weakening and ballooning of the aorta, the largest blood vessel in the body, may result in a life-threatening rupture. In a small, preliminary study examining a ...

DEAR DR. ROACH: I have a family history of aortic aneurysm. My father was diagnosed with one at approximately 70 years of age. His was found when he was going to surgery for other problems, and ...

Operative survival is as high as 96% for elective abdominal aortic aneursym (AAA) repair but as low as 10% for emergency repair. Our primary aim was to compare elective AAA repair in octogenarians ...