Aneurysms

Aneurysms

An aneurysm is a bulge or "ballooning" in the wall of an artery. Arteries are blood vessels that carry oxygen-rich blood from the heart to other parts of the body. If an aneurysm grows large, it can burst and cause dangerous bleeding or even death.

Most aneurysms occur in the aorta, the main artery traveling from the heart through the chest and abdomen. Aneurysms also can happen in arteries in the brain, heart and other parts of the body. If an aneurysm in the brain bursts, it causes a stroke.

Aneurysms can develop and become large before causing any symptoms. Often doctors can stop aneurysms from bursting if they find and treat them early. Medicines and surgery are the two main treatments for aneurysms.

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• Overviews
  • Aneurysms(Merck & Co., Inc.)
  • Aneurysms and Dissections(Texas Heart Institute)

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• Diagnosis/Symptoms
  • Angiogram(Society for Vascular Surgery)
  • Catheter Angiography(American College of Radiology, Radiological Society of North America)

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  • Computed Tomography Angiography (CTA)(American College of Radiology, Radiological Society of North America)

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  • Duplex Ultrasound(Society for Vascular Surgery)
  • MR Angiography (MRA)(American College of Radiology, Radiological Society of North America)

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• Treatment
  • Surgical Aneurysm Repair(Society for Vascular Surgery)
• Specific Conditions
  • Peripheral Aneurysms(Society for Vascular Surgery)
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• Clinical Trials
  • ClinicalTrials.gov: Aneurysm(National Institutes of Health)
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• Journal Articles

  References and abstracts from MEDLINE/PubMed (National Library of Medicine)

  • Article: Treatment of internal iliac artery aneurysms: single-centre experience.
  • Article: Endovascular treatment of lower extremity aneurysms.
  • Article: I have an aneurysm in the left femoral artery and...
  • Aneurysms -- see more articles
  • Dissecting aneurysms -- see more articles
  • Ruptured aneurysms -- see more articles
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• Medical Encyclopedia
  • Aneurysms
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• Directories
  • Find a Vascular Specialist(Society for Vascular Surgery)
  • Find an Accredited Echocardiography Laboratory or Vascular Laboratory(American Society of Echocardiography)
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• Organizations
  • National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
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• Related Topics

  • Aortic Aneurysm
  • Brain Aneurysm
  • Blood, Heart and Circulation
  
  

• National Institutes of Health

  • The primary NIH organization for research on Aneurysms is the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
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