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 ...

ANEURYSMS of the coronary arteries are decidedly uncommon. They comprise congenital, mycoticembolic, syphilitic, polyarteritis-nodosa, arteriosclerotic and dissecting types. Of these, arteriosclero ...

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.

Researchers are exploring the usefulness of ultrasound imaging to study dangerous abdominal aortic aneurysms, a bulging of the aorta that is usually fatal when it ruptures and for which there is ...

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 ...

Contrast-enhanced ultrasound is an effective, noninvasive method for monitoring patients who undergo endovascular repair for abdominal aortic aneurysms, according to a new study published in the ...