aortic aneurysm


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Noun1.aortic aneurysm - an aneurysm of the aortaaortic aneurysm - an aneurysm of the aorta    
aneurism, aneurysm - a cardiovascular disease characterized by a saclike widening of an artery resulting from weakening of the artery wall
AAA, abdominal aortic aneurysm - an aneurysm of the abdominal aorta associated with old age and hypertension
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Objective: To compare ultrasonography (US) and computed tomography (CT) data for evaluation of abdominal aortic aneurysm.
COMPARISON OF ULTRASONOGRAPHY WITH COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY FINDINGS IN EVALUATION OF ABDOMINAL AORTIC ANEURYSM
ISLAMABAD -- Individuals who smoke may be nearly twice as likely to develop an abdominal aortic aneurysm - a deadly condition of the main artery of the body that often turns out to be a silent killer, researchers have warned.
Smoking may cause artery explosion
CTA revealed an irregularly shaped, saccular mycotic infrarenal abdominal aortic aneurysm with a maximum diameter of 59 mm (figure 1A and B).
An aortoenteric fistula arising after endovascular management of a mycotic abdominal aortic aneurysm complicated with a Psoas abscess
com)-- Abdominal aortic aneurysm is the enlargement of lower part of aorta in the abdomen.
Learn Details of the Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Treatment Market Forecast and Segments, 2016-2026
Aortic aneurysm is a contributing cause in about 20,000 deaths per year in the U.
Aortic aneurysm: screening and treatment
3) Here we present a case of UAV with a coexisting ascending aortic aneurysm.
Unicuspid aortic valve--an uncommon anomaly with a common presentation
In general population an abdominal aneurysm has the prevalence between 2 and 5% The rupture of abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) is a surgical emergency condition with a high rate of mortality before the patients arrive at hospital.
Lower back pain--silent symptom of chronic infrarenal abdominal aneurysm rupture/Lumbalni bol--"tihi" simptom hronicne rupture aneurizme infrarenalne abdominalne aorte
The abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) screening programme, which is run by Public Health Wales, looks for a swelling in the aorta in 65-yearold men.
Special screening may have saved 194 lives
Medtronic plc, a global leader in medical technology, services and solutions and Sanford Health, one of the nation's largest health care systems, today announced the first patient enrolled in a clinical study using the Medtronic Valiant TAAA Stent Graft System for minimally invasive repair of thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysm.
Ireland : First Patient Treated with Medtronic Valiant TAAA Stent Graft System in Thoracoabdominal Aortic Aneurysm Study
An aortic aneurysm occurs when the aorta, the main blood vessel leading away from the heart, becomes weakened.
Pals blame tragedy on aneurysm
Gore also enrolled its first patients in the Gore Thoracoabdominal Aortic Aneurysm Clinical Study, which will assess the durable repair of aortic aneurysms encroaching on or involving visceral branch vessels using the Gore Excluder Thoracoabdominal Branch Endoprosthesis.
Gore Excluder Endoprosthesis Clearedl for US, Japan Clinical Studies
Depending on the location of the vessel enlargement, a condition is called abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA), thoracic aortic aneurysm or thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysms.
Epidemiology of abdominal aortic aneurysm

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