Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. People who don't realize they're living with an abdominal aortic aneurysm may face a sudden aortic rupture or tear and massive, ...

Charles Fieglein, 66, leads an active life, repairing power lines and motorcycling along Tristate roads on his days off. When TriHealth doctors found a growing bulge in Fieglein’s abdominal aorta in ...

Vascular. 2005;13(2):107-113. We also demonstrated a reduction in the mortality rate of all patients who underwent surgery in group B compared with group A. Overall, only a few differences, in terms ...

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 ...

EVAR trial participants (2005) Endovascular aneurysm repair and outcome in patients unfit for open repair of abdominal aortic aneurysm (EVAR trial 2): randomised controlled trial. Lancet 365: ...

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 ...

An aneurysm is a stretched out blood vessel that can lead to complications if ruptured. Aneurysms are caused by smoking and certain genetic factors. Vascular surgeon Dr. Claire Griffin talks through ...

Two randomized trials have shown better outcomes with elective endovascular repair of abdominal aortic aneurysms than with conventional open repair in the first month after the procedure. We ...

What is an Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm? The abdominal aortic aneurysm is the dilatation and localized bulging of the abdominal part of the aorta owing to weakness of its wall. The aorta is the main ...

People who don’t realize they’re living with an abdominal aortic aneurysm may face a sudden aortic rupture or tear and massive, catastrophic bleeding. However, others lucky enough to know in advance ...