An abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) is a balloon-like bulge in your aorta. It affects the part of your aorta that runs through your abdomen. Your aorta is your body’s main artery. Is an AAA Serious?

An abdominal aortic aneurysm develops in the portion of the aorta located in the abdomen. Abdominal aortic aneurysms affect around 1.1 million people between the ages of 50 and 84 in the United ...

Taking aspirin is associated with slower progression of abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA), particularly in nonsmokers and men, without an increase in the risk for mortality, major bleeding ...

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 ...