Aortic aneurysms are a medical condition where the main blood vessel of the body, called the aorta, becomes weak and starts to bulge or expand. This condition is dangerous because if the weakened area bursts or tears, it can cause life-threatening bleeding.
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Researchers at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden report in the journal PNAS, however, that a common asthma drug can retard the development
of aortic aneurysm in mice.
He reported 1st case of fenestrated stent - graft in patients with Behcet's patients with
aortic aneurysm in JVIR in 1996.
Through genetic analysis of a family with a history of
thoracic aortic aneurysm and dissection (TAAD), investigators at Brigham and Women's Hospital and Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have identified mutations in the LOX gene, a gene associated with the integrity of the arterial wall, in human subjects for the first time.
Therefore, better identification of patients at risk
for aortic aneurysm and dissection is considered essential.
The researchers hope to be able to start a controlled clinical trial to test the drug's efficacy on patients
with aortic aneurysm.
When compared to elective surgery, emergency surgery was 30 percent more expensive for abdominal
aortic aneurysm repair, 17 percent more expensive for coronary artery bypass graft and 53 percent more expensive for colon resection.
Early identification of a risk of
aortic aneurysm formation will allow us to implement preventive treatment with medication aimed at slowing down the process of aneurysm and, ultimately, replacement of the aorta before a significant risk of dissection arises,» she will say.
Friday, Oct. 21, 9:15 - 9:30 am, Room 119, West Building Platform Presentation: Phenotyping pipeline for bicuspid aortic valve with / without
ascending aortic aneurysm highlights pathological relevance of ROBO4 to cardiovascular function C.E. Woods, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, et al
Diagnosed with a
mild aortic aneurysm, he refused to obey doctor's orders, continuing to drink and smoke, often becoming nervous and restless.
Since the asthma drug montelukast blocks leukotrienes, the team decided to examine whether it could also have an effect
on aortic aneurysm.
Inflammasome activation by mitochondrial oxidative stress in macrophages leads to the development of angiotensin II -
induced aortic aneurysm.
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the most effective way to
prevent aortic aneurysms is reducing risk factors including quitting smoking and controlling high blood pressure and high cholesterol.
«Abdominal
aortic aneurysms often go unnoticed because there are no symptoms until they burst,» says Kenji Minakata, an author of the study.
Abdominal
aortic aneurysm develop less frequently in rats that drank green tea polyphenol, says new research by a Kyoto University team.
Such cases involve not just cancer but conditions
like aortic aneurysm, a deadly ballooning of the heart's major artery; Peyronie's disease, a deformity of the penis; and childhood cataracts.
Researchers have identified a new inherited syndrome that can cause the heart's aorta to rupture earlier than
other aortic aneurysm syndromes, such as Marfan syndrome.
Vascular Imaging Integrating 4 - D light - sheet imaging and hemodynamic shear forces to elucidate endocardial Notch - Nrg1 - ErbB2 signaling and trabeculation Tzung Hsiai, University of California, Los Angeles Matrix metalloproteinase - targeted imaging of vascular remodeling in
aortic aneurysms Mehran Sadeghi, Yale University
did the blood test after an echocardiogram showed a
possible aortic aneurysm (family history) and was extremely anxious prior and during blood test.
In 1957 half of the entire US nation's flock of turkeys died of a ruptured
aortic aneurysm due to copper deficiency!
$ 1.225 million settlement of wrongful death medical malpractice claim for failure of emergency room doctor consider
dissecting aortic aneurysm in the face of classic symptoms resulting in an eight hour delay before the correct diagnosis was made preventing timely surgical intervention.
«Discovery yields answers for family with
thoracic aortic aneurysm and dissection: New genetic mutation identified as the cause of undiagnosed disease illuminates biological mechanism, possible therapeutic targets.»
«This gene was an obvious candidate because it has previously been shown that the TGFbeta - signalling pathway has a key role in the formation
of aortic aneurysm,» says Ms Gillis.
In earlier studies, the research group found high levels of particular inflammatory signal substances called leukotrienes in the vascular walls of patients operated on
for aortic aneurysm.
Haider, who conducted this research while at the Center for Surgical Trials and Outcomes Research at Johns Hopkins, with colleagues from Howard University, analyzed data from a nationally representative sample of 621,925 patients from 2001 to 2010 who underwent abdominal
aortic aneurysm repair, coronary artery bypass graft and colon resection.
However,
aortic aneurysm formation is not yet fully understood, so reversing the risk of dissections remains a challenge, even though effective treatments are available.»
Alcohol consumption was associated with a higher risk of stroke, heart failure,
fatal aortic aneurysms, fatal hypertensive disease and heart failure and there were no clear thresholds where drinking less did not have a benefit.
Approximately 13,000 people in the United States die each year from
ruptured aortic aneurysms and another 45,000 undergo surgical repair.
Einstein died of internal bleeding caused by the rupture of an abdominal
aortic aneurysm, a condition he had struggled with for years.
Researchers in Sweden have discovered that eating more fruit could lower risks for an often - lethal form of
aortic aneurysm.
Green has a history of injury, missing the entire 2011 season after suffering
an aortic aneurysm.
Gang Green will also be welcoming back forward Jeff Green who missed the entire 2011 - 12 season after being diagnosed with
an aortic aneurysm.
In the midwives unit group, one stillbirth occurred as a direct result of maternal death due to
an aortic aneurysm.
The next stage is offering men over 65 a simple ultrasound test to detect early abdominal
aortic aneurysm, or Triple A - the weakening of the main artery from heart to abdomen which kills over 3000 men a year — eventually saving more than 1600 lives each year.
Overactivation of AIM2 has been linked to disorders including psoriasis, an abdominal
aortic aneurysm and lupus.
Surgical repair may become necessary when
an aortic aneurysm reaches a certain size or interferes with surrounding blood vessels or organs, but surgery is not an option for all aortic patients.
The clinical trial Non-Invasive Treatment of Abdominal
Aortic Aneurysms (N - TA ^ 3CT) will determine whether treatment with doxycycline, a microbial drug that in animal studies inhibited the action of matrix metalloproteinase (MMP), an enzyme linked to the development of AAAs, will lead to reduced growth of an aneurysm.
An aortic aneurysm occurs when the wall of the body's largest artery, the aorta, weakens and swells.
A new clinical study at the University of Michigan Health System will test the ability of a once daily dose of doxycycline to reduce the growth of small abdominal
aortic aneurysms.
Aortic aneurysm — the dilation of the aorta — is a serious condition that lacks effective drug treatment.
«Asthma drug potential treatment for
aortic aneurysm.»
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