Abdominal Pain Among Older Adults M. Bachir Tazkarji, MD, CCFP Disclosures Geriatrics and Aging. 2008;11 (7):410-415. 0 ...

Vascular Catastrophes Ruptured Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm. Ruptured AAA remains the 13th leading cause of death in the U.S. The mortality is extremely high.

Understand the risks of aortic aneurysm and take control of your health. Learn from an expert about the causes, symptoms, and treatment options for this potentially life-threatening condition.

Aortic aneurysms overwhelmingly affect males - in their late 50s upwards. No one knows the cause for sure, but smoking is implicated and it is associated with hardening of the arteries.

Winski et al. evaluate the miRNA abundance in plasma of around 200 patients with abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) and matched controls. MiR-15a is identified as a candidate biomarker and AAA mouse ...

Repair of ventral hernias—hernias of the abdominal wall—is among the most commonly performed operations, but not all meshes used in these procedures are created equal, with varying outcomes ...

A Quick Review Diverticulitis, gas, and IBS commonly cause pain in the lower left abdomen. More severe causes include kidney stones, ectopic pregnancy, or testicular torsion.

BackgroundIntracranial aneurysms (IAs), abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAAs), and thoracic aortic aneurysms (TAAs) all have a familial predisposition. Given that aneurysm types are known to co‐occur, we ...

The abdominal aorta is one of the first vascular beds where atherosclerotic calcification is observed, often preceding the development of coronary artery calcification. 3, 4 Population‐based studies ...