Find out what you need to know about the brachial artery, as well as blood supply to the arm, forearm, and hand. Learn about the location of this artery and how to keep it safe. Skip to main content ...

In addition to routine blood monitoring, we recommend chest radiograph every 2 years to monitor for aortic aneurysm. Echocardiography, PET, axillary artery ultrasound and MRI may also be ...

A: Aneurysms are bulges or balloon-like pouches that form at a weak spot along an artery. The most common — and most dangerous — are in the brain or along the body’s largest blood vessel ...

The artery leaks blood, which then pools near the damaged spot. It's different from a true aneurysm , which happens when the wall of a blood vessel stretches and forms a bulge. Most ...

Some aneurysms affect the aorta, the largest artery in your body. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) , aortic aneurysms led to 9,904 deaths in 2019.

An aneurysm is a bulge on an artery wall. It's a weak spot. If an aneurysm breaks, severe and quite often fatal bleeding takes place. Aneurysms can occur on any artery.

Q. I am a 70-year-old man, and I feel great. But my nurse practitioner has recommended an ultrasound of my belly to look for an aneurysm. Why should I proceed since I feel fine and have no pain in ...