Abdominal aortic aneurysms can happen anywhere below the diaphragm. The infrarenal area of the abdomen, just below the kidneys, is one of the most common places to develop an abdominal aneurysm.

A 76-year-old woman presents with a 2-day history of left-lower-quadrant pain. A computed tomographic (CT) scan reveals diverticulitis and an incidental 5.6-cm infrarenal abdominal aortic aneurysm.

Results indicated a significantly higher rate of aneurysms in the PLWH arm (7.1% vs. 2.4%; P < .001), with a higher prevalence of ascending aortic aneurysms and infrarenal aortic aneurysms in this ...

Abdominal aortic aneurysms are defined as having an aortic diameter of more than 3 cm. In the United States, the estimated prevalence is 1.4% among people between 50 and 84 years of age, or 1.1 ...

When we think of heart-related emergencies, we often picture heart attacks or strokes. But there’s another silent yet life-threatening condition that gets very little attention- aortic aneurysm.

A thoracic aortic aneurysm (TAA) is a bulge in the wall of the aorta, the body’s largest artery. If the aneurysm grows too ...

Randomized trials of open versus endovascular repair (EVR) of abdominal aortic aneurysm have demonstrated the short-term superiority of EVR, but have raised questions about the long-term ...

Anatomic suitability for the AneuRx device comprised an infrarenal aneurysm neck (from the most inferior renal artery to the aneurysm) length ≥ 10 mm, angulation less than 60°, and an ...

Infrarenal abdominal aortic aneurysms make up about 95 percent or more of abdominal aortic aneurysms and, while they occur in both sexes, they are most prevalent in men older than 60, ...

In addition, an infrarenal aortic aneurysm was found, sized 6.5 cm in diameter and not involving the iliac arteries (Figure 2B). After admission, the patient underwent colonoscopy, ...

The safety and efficacy of the Nectero EAST System in treating patients with infrarenal abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAAs), maximum diameter 3.5 – 5.0cm, is being investigated in the Nectero EA ...

DUBLIN, Ohio, June 12, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Cardinal Health (NYSE: CAH) today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Circulato ...