Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm

What is the treatment of Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm?

Treatment depends mostly on the size of the aneurysm. The larger the aneurysm, the more likely it is to burst (rupture). Emergency surgery for a ruptured aneurysm has a higher risk of death than a sch....

What is the diagnosis of Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm?

Your doctor will ask you about your family history of heart disease, especially about any relatives whose deaths were sudden and, perhaps, unexplained. Your doctor will ask if you smoke and determine ....

Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm: When should one seek medical advice?

Contact your doctor's office if you notice a pulsating mass in your abdomen and otherwise feel well. If you have abdominal, back or flank pain associated with a pulsating mass, this is a medical emerg....

How can one prevent Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm?

You may be able to reduce your risk of an aortic aneurysm by controlling your risk factors for atherosclerosis, especially high cholesterol, high blood pressure, smoking and diabetes. If you have high....

What is the prognosis of Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm?

The outlook for an untreated abdominal aortic aneurysm depends on its size. An abdominal aortic aneurysm larger than 7 centimeters in diameter has a 75% chance of rupturing within 5 years. At 6 centim....

When Blood Vessels Bulge

About 1 in 50 people has some type of aneurysm in the brain. Many of these are small and cause no real problems. But each year about 27,000 people in the U.S. have a ruptured brain aneurysm, which is ....