A “fit and healthy” woman, Marie Anne August, experienced a “ripping” and bubbling” feeling in her chest. The 45-year-old was ...

Medically reviewed by Christopher Lee, MD The aorta is the largest blood vessel in the body, carrying oxygen-rich blood from ...

This bulge in the aorta is called an abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA). An aneurysm is a bulge ... If there are symptoms, the pain can be in the abdomen, back or chest. Some patients feel the aneurysm ...

As an abdominal aortic aneurysm gets larger, you may feel a steady, pulsing pain in your abdomen. If an abdominal aortic aneurysm ruptures, you’ll feel sudden and stabbing pain. The pain may ...

Patients that experience sudden symptoms such as chest or back pain, characterized as a tearing sensation ... is another imaging modality to visualize your aortic aneurysm and vessels. Similar to a CT ...

(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 life-threatening ...

An abdominal aortic ... is an aneurysm? Many aneurysms can go undetected for years because they don’t cause noticeable symptoms. As an aneurysm grows, though, you may notice pain or tenderness ...

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

DAVID MONTGOMERY: Aortic stenosis is a tightening of one of the four major valves of the heart. The aortic valve is particularly important because the aortic valve is the gateway to the rest of ...

Ounce of Prevention is a weekly column which presents recommendations for preventative services derived from The United ...