The long-term outlook for someone with an ascending aortic aneurysm is good if it’s repaired before it ruptures. Elective surgery to repair an aneurysm has only a 5 percent mortality rate.

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 ...

Abdominal aortic aneurysm is a segmental, full-thickness dilatation of the abdominal aorta exceeding the normal vessel diameter by 50%, although an aneurysm diameter of 3.0 cm is commonly regarded ...

Among patients with a small abdominal aortic aneurysm, we found no long-term difference in mean survival between the early-surgery and surveillance groups, although after eight years, total ...

Depending on its size, after an abdominal aortic aneurysm is diagnosed, surgical repair may be recommended right away, or the aneurysm may be monitored over time, with intervention taking place ...

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 ...

A 4-cm aortic aneurysm is a little larger than the average diameter of the aorta. The average diameter of the abdominal aorta is about 2 cm, according to the American Heart Association.

DEAR DR. DONOHUE: I have an abdominal aortic aneurysm. In January 2004, it was 3.9 centimeters. I had an ultrasound last week, and it was the same size. My doctor said he’ll check me again, but ...