Objective There is currently no medical treatment proven to limit abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) progression. The aim of this systematic review and meta-analysis was to pool data from previous ...

Background and objective Stent-assisted coil embolization is a well-established treatment of intracranial wide-necked aneurysms. The Neuroform Atlas Stent System is a new generation microstent ...

Seven patients (six males, one female) with an AAA and HSK (Figure 1, Table 1) were detected in this 14-year-long period. Diagnostic workup for 32 of 120 non-HSK patients included only abdominal ...

Plaque, which is a collection of calcium, cholesterol and fat, can build up in the body’s blood vessels, restricting blood ...

Rising Incidence of Aortic Aneurysms: Global life expectancy is rising, and people are becoming increasingly sedentary, due to which the risk of developing aneurysms is also increasing, leading to the ...

The study also revealed that women with breast cancer or a history of the disease had over twice the odds (OR = 2.29) of having an aortic aneurysm, strengthening the case for dual-purpose screening.

Background: Mural cells in ascending aortic aneurysms undergo phenotypic changes that promote extracellular matrix destruction and structural weakening. To explore this biology, we analyzed the ...

Shift work is associated with various health problems, but its impact on aortic aneurysm (AA) is unclear. The role of lifestyle factors in this regard is also less clear. This study aimed to explore ...

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