Researchers have developed a way in which medical imaging with SPECT/CT could potentially be used to assess a patient's rupture risk for abdominal aortic aneurysm. Delaying surgical treatment can ...

Other imaging tests may be needed in some cases, too. If an abdominal aortic aneurysm is found, treatment depends on the size of the aneurysm, its rate of growth and whether it is causing symptoms.

A leaking abdominal aortic aneurysm may feel like abdominal pain or tenderness, along with other symptoms.

An abdominal aortic aneurysm that bursts can cause potentially fatal internal bleeding. One-time screening with abdominal ultrasound is currently recommended for older men who have ever smoked.

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 ...

Figure 3. Ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm into the left common iliac vein with fistula formation.

We are familiar with heart attack stroke and cardiac arrest as fatal heart conditions but there are many other conditions that require our attention such as aortic aneurysm Let us know about aortic an ...

A personalized approach at the Mayo Clinic, is saving lives for often deadly abdominal aortic aneurysms.

The largest genetic analysis of abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) carried out to date has identified almost 100 new risk variants linked to the disorder. The study also highlighted a possible ...

Abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA), a common degenerative vascular disease, particularly afflicts men over the age of 60, with up to 8% affected.