An abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA or “triple A”) is a potentially life-threatening condition where the aorta, which is the body’s main artery, becomes enlarged in the abdomen. This condition can be ...

A team led by Professor Hui Wei, a pioneer in nanozyme research at Nanjing University, has unveiled an ultrasmall theranostic nanozyme with the potential to transform the diagnosis and treatment of ...

The first potential drug treatment for abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAA) may be on the horizon, thanks to research led in the UK by the University of Leicester and part-funded by the British Heart ...

Abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAAs) are characterised by the pathological dilation of the infrarenal aorta, a condition that can culminate in fatal rupture if undetected or untreated. Research in this ...

Intermittent hypoxia caused by obstructive sleep apnea increased the susceptibility of mice to develop abdominal aortic aneurysms, researchers report in a new study. Obstructive sleep apnea may be a ...

A new study finds a shared complex genetic architecture that explains why when one family member develops fibromuscular dysplasia, the risk of a male member of that family developing an abdominal ...

Your aorta is a tube-like structure that resembles a candy cane. The thoracoabdominal aorta starts after the curve of the cane and extends past the arteries that deliver blood to the stomach, ...

Sports reporter Grant Wahl died of a rupture of an ascending aortic aneurysm with hemopericardium – an accumulation of blood in the sac around his heart – his wife, Dr. Céline Gounder announced on ...

At 4 centimeters (cm), an aortic aneurysm is either safe to monitor with imaging or at risk of rupturing, which may require surgery to prevent serious complications. The aorta is the body’s largest ...

A 70-year-old man with life-threatening arterial aneurysms was successfully treated without surgery at Al-Salam Hospital in ...