Other important pathogenic factors are positive family history and genetic history (connective tissue disease, Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, Marfan syndrome), aortic disease and aortic valve (AV) diseases, ...

BackgroundIntracranial aneurysms (IAs), abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAAs), and thoracic aortic aneurysms (TAAs) all have a familial predisposition. Given that aneurysm types are known to co‐occur, we ...

A Deep Dive into a Growing Market & Life-Saving TechnologyThe aorta, the body’s largest artery, is a vital component of the ...

A Rossendale man is urging people to attend their abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) screening check when invited. Shaun Flatley, 65, says the scan saved his life. AAA is a bulge in the aorta, the ...

A Lancashire resident says he owes his life to a decision to rebook an appointment for a scan he could not attend when it was first offered.

A man who did not know he had a potentially fatal stomach aneurysm has warned people that ignoring an NHS screening invitation would be like playing "Russian roulette" with your life. Shaun Flatley, ...

Background Coronary artery disease (CAD) is common in patients with abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAA). ... (2000) Repair of large abdominal aortic aneurysm should be performed early after coronary ...

Abdominal aortic aneurysm formation is uncommon before the sixth decade. The process is often combined with more proximal disease. 17 The prevalence in men over the age of 50 years is 5%. 18, 19 A ...

Recent studies in China first proposed the clinical value of UHR in diagnosing abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA), ... Song J, Wang J, Zhu Z, Sun L, et al. Association of serum uric acid level with risk ...