Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm

Risk Factors for Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Studied by Heartstrong Registered Nurse

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Posted Tue 24 Aug 2010 4:26am An aortic aneurysm occurs when the walls of the main blood vessel that carries blood away from the heart (the aorta) bulges or dilates. An abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) is located in the abdominal area, near the navel. Aneurysms can also occur in other areas of the aorta, although the abdomen is the most common site. Research from ... Read on »

Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Surviv ... by Dr. Rubens D. Medical Doctor

Posted Sat 11 Jul 2009 10:44pm Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Survival Is Improving Since 1987, long-term survival has increased 4.7 percent after intact aneurysm repair in Sweden 12 july 2009-- During the past 20 years, long-term survival has improved for Swedish patients undergoing intact abdominal aortic aneurysm repair and remained stable for those undergoing ru ... Read on »

Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms: A Silent Threat by ShapeUp .. Posted Sun 24 Aug 2008 1:49pm ANNOUNCER: An aneurysm is an abnormal enlargement or bulging of an artery, caused by damage or weakness in a blood vessel wall. If left untreated, the vessel can burst and become deadly. THOMAS RILES, MD: Aneurysms can occur in almost any part of the body. They can occur in the aorta, in the abdomen, in the chest, in the brain. They can occur to ... Read on »

AAA…Not A Good Thing To Have…!!! by Kingmagic of Purpleplus .. Patient Expert

Posted Mon 10 Nov 2008 4:47pm Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm (not good…!!!) The last couple of weeks have been something of a blur. This usually happens after my night shifts. Did another tour of duty on the Foxtrot-Oscar Paramedic/Police unit which lo and behold involved lots of lovely assaults and drink related injuries. Nice! But it still works well when we ... Read on »

Blue Light Special at K-Mart–Free Aneurysm Screenings at the Pharmacy Department September 20- November 5th by Medical Quack Patient Expert

Posted Fri 10 Sep 2010 12:41pm The group AAAanswers is being sponsored by Medtronic to perform the free screening. Of course screenings are a good thing, but let’s not forget the marketing angle here too of getting more foot traffic in the stores too, all retailers look at every angle with marketing too. My preference, I prefer this test in a medical surrounding or ... Read on »

FDA Approves Endologix PowerFit Aortic Extensions–Device Placement by Medical Quack Patient Expert

Posted Mon 02 Aug 2010 9:22am Stent technology continues to grow and become much more specific especially as relates to placement and technology available for higher levels of accuracy. The FDA has just approved another device and technique to be used with repairing abdominal aortic aneurisms. Using the Endologix technique, the procedure is a minimally invasive proc ... Read on »

Aneurysm - The Silent Killer by Diana Y. Healthy Living Professional

Posted Tue 20 May 2008 9:01am An aneurysm is a bulging out of part of the wall of a blood vessel. Aneurysms occur in several different forms. Saccular aneurysms protrude from the wall of the artery, like a berry. They may occur singly or in groups. Risk factors for saccular aneurysms include high blood pressure (hypertension), cigarette smoking and various diseases of the ... Read on »

Survival Equal in 2 Types of Abdominal Aneurysm Repair: Study by HealthFinder Posted Fri 21 Dec 2012 12:00pm healthnewslink Less-invasive endovascular method now an acceptable alternative to open surgery, Hopkins researcher says. ... Read on »

Operation for aneurysm yields ne ... by Dr. Rubens D. Medical Doctor

Posted Tue 07 Jul 2009 9:41pm Operation for aneurysm yields nearly normal longevity 08 july 2009--Preventive operations are being used more and more often to treat abdominal aortic aneurysms. Even though the operation is now being offered to ever older and sicker patients, the long-term survival of those who have had the operation has improved over the last two decades. Th ... Read on »

Survival after ruptured AAA is improved with aggressive platelet and fresh frozen plasma therapy by David Smith, MD Posted Mon 05 Oct 2009 10:03pm Dr. Greenblatt calls our attention to Johansson PI et al: Proactive administration of platelets and plasma for patients with a ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm: evaluating a change in transfusion practice (Transfusion 2007;47:593-8). The authors compared outcome in two groups of patients with a ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm. One grou ... Read on »

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