RECENT advances in the surgical treatment of dissecting aneurysm of the thoracic aorta ... 24 patients with aortic dissection demonstrated angiographically have been seen at the Massachusetts ...
This bulge can enlarge over time as the walls of the aorta become thinner and stretch (like a balloon). This bulge in the aorta is called an abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA). An aneurysm is a bulge or ...
An ascending or aortic arch aneurysm refers to ballooning out of the aorta which causes aortic wall weakening. The aortic wall may continue to expand or may remain unchanged, but close surveillance is ...
Variations in Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Care: A Report From the International Consortium of Vascular Registries. Circulation. 2016;134(24):1948-1958 **ICVR project Torrent DJ, McFarland GE, Wang G, ...