Aneurysms
One reason doctors have paid so little attention to aneurysms is that virtually nobody is sick with them. They are asymptomatic, and then they kill - Kevin Helliker
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Discovering you have an aortic aneurysm could save your life. But first you have to figure out what to do with the information
Eager (and afraid) to discover what this diagnosis meant, I searched for newspaper and magazine articles, and in doing so came to see why aneurysms are so greatly feared and so little understood. If you want to know how to prevent or manage heart disease, cancer, diabetes or AIDS, the popular press is teeming with information. So is the Internet, with official medical Web sites devoted to diseases much less common than aneurysms. But a search for information on aneurysms tends to yield a very particular kind of article: the obituary.
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Aneurysm screening 'would save lives'
Writing in the BMJ, they said aortic aneurysms were "largely preventable". The Gloucestershire scheme involved screening men when they reached the age of 65 using ultrasound scans carried out in GP practices.
A Simple, Seldom-Used Test Can Detect Lethal Aneurysms
The advent of CT, MRI and ultrasound technology has produced an estimated 200% increase in the diagnosis of aortic aneurysms -- the most common variety. But nearly all these discoveries have occurred in patients who were being tested for something else. A radiologist scrutinizing film for gall stones can't help noticing if an aorta, typically the diameter of a garden hose, measures as large as a soda can.
Common gene mutation raises risk of life-threatening aneurysms
"What we don't yet know is why this DNA variant is associated with the condition, and the next step for researchers is to decipher this. Understanding more about the biology behind this link may help to uncover how aneurysms develop and lead to clues to how we could prevent them and save lives."
DeepAAA Uses AI to Look Automatically For Aneurysms
Aneurysms of the abdominal aorta may occur in elderly men. They can burst suddenly, killing more than 90 percent. Yet abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAAs) typically are asymptomatic. Often they are found during imaging exams performed for other reasons. This tendency toward incidental discovery in the context of their prevalence and potential lethality led to the development of DeepAAA, an algorithm that uses artificial intelligence (AI) to search pelvic and abdominal CTs for signs of an abdominal aortic aneurysm.
Grant Wahl Died of a Burst Blood Vessel, His Family Says
An autopsy in New York showed that the journalist had a tear in the ascending aorta, a large vessel that carries blood from the heart.
New AI technique could help doctors predict aneurysm rupture
A new study shows that an artificial intelligence system informed with the physical laws governing flowing fluids can infer pressures and stresses on capillaries just by analyzing images or videos of blood flow.
Scientists find vital link to identify people at risk of aneurysms
A new study published in BMJ Open has measured for the first time a link between variations in size of the brain's arteries and the likelihood of a cerebral aneurysm, providing scientists with a new screening tool to monitor people at risk.
The Signs and Symptoms of a Brain Aneurysm
If you grabbed 100 Americans off the street and gave them a brain scan, two would likely have what’s called a cerebral aneurysm—a weak or bulging blood vessel in the brain. Most of these ballooning arteries have no symptoms and may never cause problems.
Discovering you have an aortic aneurysm could save your life. But first you have to figure out what to do with the information
What surprised me most, however, was the diagnosis itself. I hadn't realized a living person could actually have an aneurysm. I thought they struck out of the blue, quicker than you could say goodbye, and with lethal force. Everybody I'd ever heard about having an aneurysm was dead.
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Aneurysms are abnormal dilations of blood vessels and occur most commonly in arteries. Venous aneurysms are rare but have been reported throughout the veins in the body, including the extremities, head and neck, and abdomen.
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