An abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA or “triple A”) is a potentially life-threatening condition where the aorta, which is the body’s main artery, becomes enlarged in the abdomen. This condition can be ...

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork)-- Abdominal aortic aneurysm is a life-threatening condition that affects more than 3 million Americans annually and can kill up to 90% of people who have it, but it's almost ...

If the aneurysm bursts and is not treated immediately, the mortality rate is nearly 90 percent, according to the American Academy of Family Physicians. Not all aneurysms require treatment: the size of ...

Abdominal aortic aneurysms are likely to be encountered in the primary care setting, making appropriate diagnosis and management indispensable. Abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAA) are full-thickness ...

ATLANTA--Researchers have found a link between dysregulated tryptophan metabolism and abdominal aortic aneurysm, a life-threatening vascular disease, according to a new study led by Georgia State ...

Abdominal aortic aneurysm is a life-threatening cardiovascular disease characterized by chronic inflammation and irreversible dilatation of the abdominal aorta and is asymptomatic at the early stages ...

ROCHESTER, Minn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Abdominal aortic aneurysms have been considered mainly a man’s problem. Men, more often than women, develop a weakened and bulging area in the aorta, the body’s ...

DEAR MAYO CLINIC: My 70-year-old father-in-law smoked for more than 30 years. I read that men who used to smoke should be screened for an abdominal aortic aneurysm. What does this screening involve?

Researchers have demonstrated mechanobiological changes in vascular smooth muscle cells and identified a key ion channel that is involved in the development of abdominal aortic aneurysm. Abdominal ...

A veteran's study identified more than a dozen genes associated with abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) that could be used to better identify people at risk for the often-deadly condition, according to ...

A hidden, often deadly heart condition with no clear known cause nearly killed 54-year-old Gina Berg two years ago. If not for a new surgical technique, a minimally invasive procedure which uses 3-D ...

(HealthDay)—For repair of abdominal aortic aneurysms, endovascular repair and open repair result in similar long-term survival, according to a study published in the Nov. 22 issue of the New England ...