Aneurysm Symptoms
- Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm
- What Is It? & Symptoms
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What Is It?
An abdominal aortic aneurysm is a potentially fatal abnormal swelling (often balloon-like) of a segment of the body's largest artery, the aorta. The side wall of the artery bulges out rather than remaining straight.
The aorta carries oxygen-rich blood from the heart to smaller arteries throughout the body. An abdominal aneurysm occurs in the abdominal aorta, the part of the aorta between the bottom of the chest and the pelvis.
Normally, the aorta is about one inch (2.5 centimeters)...
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Aneurysm Symptoms
Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
The symptoms depend on the location of the aneurysm. If the aneurysm occurs near the body's surface, pain and swelling with a throbbing mass is often... Read more »
Aneurysms
Source: HealthCentral Encyclopedia
A localized dilation of the wall of a blood vessels, usually caused by atherosclerosis and hypertension, or less frequently, by trauma, infection, or... Read more »
Thoracic aortic aneurysm
Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
Aortic aneurysm - thoracic; Syphilitic aneurysm; Aneurysm - thoracic aorticSymptomsAneurysms develop slowly over many years. Most patients have no... Read more »
Abdominal aortic aneurysm
Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
Aneurysm - aortic; AAASymptomsAneurysms develop slowly over many years and often have no symptoms. If an aneurysm expands rapidly, tears open... Read more »
Aneurysm in the brain
Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
An aneurysm is a weak area in the wall of a blood vesel that causes the blood vessel to bulge or balloon out. When an aneurysm occurs in a blood... Read more »
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