They indicate a risk of the aneurysm rupturing in subsequent days or weeks. If it does occur, rupture of a brain aneurysm is life-threatening: nearly one in four people will die within 24 hours ...

A 54-year-old woman was successfully treated at Kauvery Hospital after suffering a life-threatening brain aneurysm. A multidisciplinary team performed a delicate endovascular intervention, leading to ...

Aneurysms are dangerous because they can grow and eventually rupture allowing blood to leak out of the vessel. When aneurysms bleed, the blood accumulates in the fluid space under the brain and this ...

Currently, the marker used to predict the risk of impending rupture is the largest transverse diameter. After reaching a diameter threshold of 5.5 cm, the aneurysm is surgically repaired.

Altered genetic or proteomic expression must be associated with aneurysm growth or rupture. These are areas of research that may lead to greater understanding of aneurysm pathobiology and identify ...

The present work explores the use of a specific statistical technique (the bootstrap technique) to predict, based on morphological correlations, the patient-specific aneurysm rupture risk, provide ...

Tobacco use is the leading risk factor for abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) development. The most serious complication is rupture, which is usually fatal. Repair is recommended if the AAA grows ...

They indicate a risk of the aneurysm rupturing in subsequent days or weeks. If it does occur, rupture of a brain aneurysm is life-threatening: nearly one in four people will die within 24 hours ...