An abdominal aortic aneurysm, a condition that led to the death of Albert Einstein in 1955, is potentially life-threatening and common among the elderly.

Abdominal aortic aneurysm, a weakening and ballooning of the aorta, the largest blood vessel in the body, may result in a life-threatening rupture. In a small, preliminary study examining a ...

Enlargment of the abdominal aorta, also known as abdominal aortic aneurysm, is found in 1–2 percent of all 65-year-old men in Sweden. Its incidence in women is a great deal lower.

The risk of an abdominal aortic aneurysm also goes up with age. Because of his history of smoking and his age, you are correct that your father-in-law should be screened for an abdominal aortic ...

Abdominal aortic aneurysm is the most common form of aneurysm, affecting around 5% of the global population. The Michigan Medicine research team hopes to implement the algorithm in clinical ...

Older women randomly assigned a daily 1.2 g calcium supplement for 5 years were no more likely to develop abdominal aortic calcification vs. similar women assigned placebo, according to study data ...

Obstructive sleep apnea may be a risk factor for developing abdominal aortic aneurysms, according to researchers from the University of Missouri School of Medicine and NextGen Precision Health ...

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 ...

TOPLINE: Taking aspirin is associated with slower progression of abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA), particularly in nonsmokers and men, without an increase in the risk for mortality, major bleeding ...

According to the CDC, the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force recommends an ultrasound screening for abdominal aortic aneurysms in men who are between the ages of 65 and 75 and have smoked.