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

The knowledge that aneurysmal disease is systemic has implications for screening practice. There is evidence that screening for AAAs during lower extremity arterial evaluation is cost-effective ...

Abstract: Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm (AAA) is still a socially relevant public ... The framework adapted a fully developed patch-based dilated modified U-Net model, which shows remarkable efficiency in ...

This action decreases pressure and increases the space in the thoracic cavity, allowing your lungs to expand as you inhale. When the diaphragm relaxes, your chest cavity becomes smaller and your lungs ...

The intercostal muscles move the ribs to expand and contract the chest cavity with breathing. Breathing exercises that allow the ribs to gently expand and contract can help ease intercostal muscle ...

X-ray films of the chest (Fig. 1 ... an aneurysm of the ascending aorta, with slight dilatation of the arch and descending thoracic aorta, and increased pulsations of the left ventricle and ...

Atherosclerotic plaques are a feature of abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAAs). Atherosclerosis and AAA appear to share similar risk factors. These observations have led to the conclusion that AAAs ...

Dilatation and Curettage (D&C) involves a gradual dilatation of the cervix to facilitate the curetting of the uterine cavity. The actual procedure is done in a sterile environment such as an ...