Medically reviewed by Anju Goel, MD Large, irregularly shaped aneurysms are more likely to rupture and become ...

A fusiform aneurysm causes the artery to bulge or balloon on all sides. This type is less common than a saccular aneurysm, which causes a bulge on one side of the artery. An aneurysm is a weakness in ...

A mesh plug normally used to treat one type of brain aneurysm is also effective when dealing with another type, a new study says. Aneurysms are bulges in blood vessels that can cause a ...

When we think of heart-related emergencies, we often picture heart attacks or strokes. But there’s another silent yet life-threatening condition that gets very little attention- aortic aneurysm.

Coronary artery aneurysm (CAA) is when a section of the coronary artery widens to more than 1.5 times the size of nearby sections. It can lead to a heart attack, rupture of the affected artery, and ...

REPORTER WHO DIED SUDDENLY LAST WEEK COVERING THE WORLD CUP IN QATAR SUFFERED AN AORTIC ANEURYSM. HERE TO EXPLAIN IS DR. DANIEL KURITZKES, CHIEF OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES AT BRIGHAM AND WOMEN’S HOSPITAL.

About five of every 100 people have a ballooning, weakened artery in their brain called an aneurysm, though the vast majority will never know it. Still, in the rare case that an aneurysm pops, or ...

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RIT biomedical engineering researcher receives an NSF CAREER Award to assess how blood flow during physical activity may reduce the risk of aneurysm ...