Exposure to passive smoke can also causecancer. Research has shown that non-smokers who reside with a smoker have a 24% increase in risk for developing lung cancerwhen compared with other non-smokers. An estimated 3,000 lung cancerdeaths occur each year in the U.S. that are attributable to...
Aortic aneurysms are a form of aneurysm that affects the body’s main artery. It indicates that the artery wall has weakened, allowing the artery to expand or “balloon out.” A swollen artery has the potential to burst, causing a medical emergency. Commonly used medication for blood circulati...
In this article, you'll learn what you can do to help bring your patient through the initial crisis. Next month we'll talk about how to deal with the neurological impairments a stroke can leave behind. How and why strokes happen Strokes occur when rupture or obstruction of an ar...
Coady. Penetrating ulcers of the thoracic aorta occur in elderly hypertensive patients. It is unclear why some individuals rupture and others do not. The difference may be related to the depth of ulcer penetration into the aortic wall and the degree of surrounding localized fibrosis. Other ...
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Wrist aneurysms An aneurysm is an abnormal bulging of blood vessels, often due to weakness in the vessel wall. Aneurysm symptoms include an unusual pulsing sensation, and sudden and severe pain. Wrist aneurysms are rare, but if you think you have one, you should call a doctor right away. ...
In general, there is no universally agreed upon timetable for imaging and clinical follow-up of treated aneurysms. Different centers will have subtly or significantly different regimens. Often, the time course of imaging evaluation is dictated by clinical suspicion for early recurrence, which may be...
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1 Over the past 25 years, TEVAR has become the gold standard for treatment of the majority of thoracic aortic aneurysms (TAAs) and complicated type B thoracic aortic dissections (TADs). TEVAR failure modes vary and are dependent on the type of pathology being treated; TAA failures re...