Damage to any of these layers causes the wall to become thin and stretched. It can then balloon outward, leading to an aneurysm. Genetics and certain inherited disorders can cause weak artery walls ...

Q: My neighbor suffered a ruptured aneurysm that almost killed her. According to her husband, this came out of the blue. What ...

With the shock jock revealing the diagnosis live on air this morning, here’s what you need to know about the condition and ...

An ascending aortic aneurysm occurs when the aortic wall becomes weakened and enlarges. Many causes exist including atherosclerosis, hypertension and connective tissue disorders. There are no ...

Mitchell says the main risk of an aneurysm is if it bursts and causes a bleed into the brain – a type of stroke which can cause disability or death. Professor of Medicine at the University of ...

peripheral vascular disease and aortic aneurysm. The pathophysiology of smoking-induced cardiovascular disease is complex but it now appears that oxidative stress induced by toxins in cigarette ...