News tagged with aortic aneurysm

Gene discovered as cause of fatal condition

Medical scientists have for the first time identified a gene responsible for a fatal abdominal condition that afflicts tens of thousands of people across the world.

Medicine & Health / Genetics

created Nov 03, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Less invasive anesthetic methods better for endovascular aneurysm repair

Researchers have identified a safer, more cost effective way to provide anesthesia for patients undergoing endovascular repair of an abdominal aortic aneurysm – a common, often asymptomatic condition that, if not found ...

Medicine & Health / Other

created Oct 27, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Study examines risk of aortic complications among patients with common congenital heart valve defect

While the incidence of the life-threatening condition of aortic dissection is significantly higher than in the general population, it remains low among patients with the congenital heart defect, bicuspid aortic valve; however, ...

Medicine & Health / Cardiology

created Sep 13, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Researchers link chromosome region to thoracic aortic disease

Patients with thoracic aortic aneurysms that lead to acute aortic dissections are 12 times more likely to have duplications in the DNA in a region of chromosome 16 (16p13.1) than those without the disease, ...

Medicine & Health / Genetics

created Jun 16, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

New system for repairing abdominal aortic aneurysms

(Medical Xpress) -- When Dr. Ross Milner repaired Lydia Strebing's life-threatening abdominal aortic aneurysm, she was astonished at how easy it was.

Medicine & Health / Research

created Jun 08, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

The Medical Minute: What is an abdominal aortic aneurysm?

There are approximately 200,000 people each year found to have an abdominal aortic aneurysm and about 32,000 are repaired electively each year.

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Feb 10, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

A ruptured aorta needn't be a death sentence, survivors say

John Ritter was working in a Burbank studio on the set of his TV sitcom. Aaron Roberts was cooling his heels in a hotel room outside of Chicago after a business meeting. Exactly four years separated the days when two very ...

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Feb 08, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Aortic aneurysm treatable with asthma drugs

A new study from the Swedish medical university Karolinska Institutet shows that asthma drugs are a potential treatment for aortic aneurysm. These drugs, which block cysteinyl-leukotrienes, could reduce the break down of ...

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Nov 16, 2010 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 1

Increased likelihood of male death from disease

Research currently being undertaken at the University of Leicester may identify reasons underlying an increased risk of Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms (AAA) in men.

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Jun 18, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

People with common heart defect also more likely to have brain aneurysms

A new study shows that people with a common heart defect may also be more likely to have brain aneurysms. The study is published in the May 4, 2010, print issue of Neurology, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neu ...

Medicine & Health / Neuroscience

created May 03, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Genetic factor shown to regulate both heart failure and aneurysm disease

Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine researchers have identified a major indicator of two deadly diseases of the heart and blood vessels: heart failure and aortic aneurysm. The absence of the Kruppel-like Factor ...

Medicine & Health / Genetics

created Apr 07, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Study examines regional use of minimally invasive repair of aneurysms

While health policy researchers commonly suggest that geographic variations in the amount of medical care provided can be attributed to hospital costs or physician practice patterns, a new study examining regional utilization ...

Medicine & Health / Other

created Apr 02, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Patients shouldn't navigate Internet without physician guide

The Internet has had a profound effect on clinical practice by providing both physicians and patients with a wealth of information. But with those rewards come risks of incorrect or poorly interpreted information that require ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Mar 24, 2010 | popularity 2.8 / 5 (4) | comments 4

Discovery points way for new treatment for aneurysms

New research findings from a team at the Providence Heart + Lung Institute at St. Paul's Hospital and the University of British Columbia (UBC) may lead to new treatment options for abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAA) - a potentially ...

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Jan 27, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Study Finds Greater Risk of Brain Aneurysms in People with Aortic Aneurysms

(PhysOrg.com) -- Yale School of Medicine researchers have found that people suffering from thoracic aortic aneurysm (TAA) may be at significantly greater risk of having an intracranial aneurysm (ICA) at the same time.

Medicine & Health / Research

created Jan 04, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0