Abdominal aortic aneurysms affect around 1.1 million ... to place a stent graft inside the blood vessel. Because many aneurysms cause no symptoms, some people live for years without knowing ...

The elderly patient had endured two months of suffering after falling from the bed. Thankfully, the fall led to accurate and ...

This bulge in the aorta is called an abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA ... While the aorta’s diameter normally ranges from 2-3 cm (1 ½ inches), an aneurysm can cause it to grow to several times its ...

The Isle of Youth bid an emotional farewell on Wednesday to young baseball player Dorvis Navarro Queralta, who unexpectedly ...

ROCKFORD, Ill. (WIFR) - Men over the age of 65 who have smoked at any point in their lives have a higher risk of developing an abdominal aortic aneurysm, or AAA, which can cause severe pain and ...

An aneurysm refers to ballooning out of the aorta which causes aortic wall weakening ... Individuals with descending thoracic or abdominal aortic aneurysms usually do not have symptoms. Aneurysms are ...

Vascular. 2005;13(5):275-285. COPD = chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; CRF = chronic renal failure; IHD = ischemic heart disease. *Statistically significant at the p < .05 level. Sherif ...

Hernias or vascular conditions like abdominal aortic aneurysm, though less common, may also cause pain in this region, Dr. Boxer points out. The cause of your lower left abdominal pain could ...