Individuals with descending thoracic or abdominal aortic aneurysms usually do not have symptoms. Aneurysms are commonly found incidentally. It is possible that as the aneurysm enlarges and compresses ...

This bulge in the aorta is called an abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA ... to prevent blood from leaking into the aneurysm once it is properly placed in the body. Your surgeon will gain access to the ...

Abdominal aortic aneurysms affect around 1.1 million people between the ages of 50 and 84 in the United States. A thoracic aortic aneurysm forms in the portion of the aorta in the chest ...

An ascending aortic aneurysm occurs when the aortic wall becomes ... however not the aortic arch and only minimal portions of the descending thoracic aorta. Transesophageal echocardiography ...

In 2010, the first practice guidelines for the diagnosis and management of thoracic aortic disease were jointly published by the American College of Cardiology Foundation (ACCF), American Heart ...