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What is an aortic aneurysm?
Sports reporter Grant Wahl died of a rupture of an ascending aortic aneurysm with hemopericardium -- an accumulation of blood in the sac around his heart -- his wife, Dr. Céline Gounder announced on Wednesday. The aneurysm was slowly growing and had gone undetected, she wrote in a statement on Substack. (Source: CNN.com - Health)
Source: CNN.com - Health - December 15, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
What is an Aortic Aneurysm? Here are Symptoms, Risks and Treatments
They are more common than people may think. We talked to experts about the risks, symptoms and treatments (Source: NYT Health)
Source: NYT Health - December 14, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Dani Blum Tags: Aneurysms Aorta News and News Media Heart Marfan Syndrome Age, Chronological internal-storyline-no Source Type: news
What’s An Aortic Aneurysm? Here Are The Causes And The Signs Of One.
Journalist Grant Wahl died suddenly from the heart issue while covering the World Cup. Here's what to know. (Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post)
Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post - December 14, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
What's An Aortic Aneurysm? Here Are The Causes And The Signs Of One.
Journalist Grant Wahl died suddenly from the heart issue while covering the World Cup. Here's what to know. (Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post)
Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post - December 14, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Key Words: Grant Wahl ’s wife says there was ‘nothing nefarious about his death’
Soccer journalist Grant Wahl died from an aortic aneurysm while covering the FIFA World Cup in Qatar, his wife Dr. Céline Gounder said in a blog post on Wednesday. “Grant died from the rupture of a slowly growing, undetected ascending aortic aneurysm with hemopericardium,” Gounder wrote on Wahl’s…#grantwahl #davidbeckham #qatar #lagalaxy #fútbol #wahlssubstack #cristianoronaldo #meadowlarkmedia #uswales #cpr (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - December 14, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Aortic Aneurysm Score Paves the Way for More Targeted Screening
(MedPage Today) -- Efforts to screen for ascending aortic enlargement in the general population may be improved using a new prediction model based on common clinical variables easily gathered from medical records, researchers found.
The AORTA... (Source: MedPage Today Cardiovascular)
Source: MedPage Today Cardiovascular - November 16, 2022 Category: Cardiology Source Type: news
Dissection Risk Up With Larger Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm Size
MONDAY, Oct. 17, 2022 -- For patients with thoracic aortic aneurysm (TAA), the absolute risk for aortic dissection (AD) is low but increases with larger aortic sizes, according to a study published online Oct. 5 in JAMA Cardiology.
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How should vascular services be organised?
Vascular services treat people who have circulation problems. These problems include poor circulation in the legs (peripheral arterial disease), bleeding from burst blood vessels in the abdomen (aortic aneurysm), disease in the neck (carotid) arteries that may cause strokes, and varicose veins. Advances in treatment have led to many vascular services being moved into larger centres (so they are more centralised) to improve the quality of care. (Source: Current Awareness Service for Health (CASH))
Source: Current Awareness Service for Health (CASH) - August 22, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Endovascular Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Repair Outcomes Worse for Women
WEDNESDAY, July 27, 2022 -- Female sex is associated with decreased five-year survival and increased one- and five-year reintervention after elective endovascular abdominal aortic aneurysm repair (EVAR), according to a study published online June 12... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
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Exercise Low Risk After Bicuspid Aortic Valve Aneurysm Repair Exercise Low Risk After Bicuspid Aortic Valve Aneurysm Repair
Patients who had surgery to repair an aortic aneurysm related to a bicuspid aortic valve are at low risk of future aneurysm events even from endurance exercise, a new study suggests.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Critical Care Headlines)
Source: Medscape Critical Care Headlines - June 9, 2022 Category: Intensive Care Tags: Cardiology News Source Type: news
Mayo Clinic Q and A: Former smoker should be screened for abdominal aortic aneurysm
DEAR MAYO CLINIC: My 70-year-old father-in-law smoked for more than 30 years. I read that men who used to smoke should be screened for an abdominal aortic aneurysm. What does this screening involve? What would be done if he is found to have an aneurysm? ANSWER: A number of factors can raise the risk of developing an abdominal aortic aneurysm. One of the most significant is tobacco use. In addition to the direct damaging effects that smoking… (Source: News from Mayo Clinic)
Source: News from Mayo Clinic - March 23, 2022 Category: Databases & Libraries Source Type: news
Mayo Clinic Q and A: Thoracic aortic aneurysms
DEAR MAYO CLINIC: My friend was diagnosed with a thoracic aortic aneurysm. What causes this type of aneurysm, and how fast does it grow? Also, how are thoracic aortic aneurysms treated? ANSWER: A thoracic aortic aneurysm occurs when one or more areas along the wall of the aorta — the body's largest blood vessel — becomes weak or damaged. The aorta carries oxygen-filled blood from the heart to the body, including the brain. With time, the pressure… (Source: News from Mayo Clinic)
Source: News from Mayo Clinic - March 15, 2022 Category: Databases & Libraries Source Type: news
FDA Urges Lifelong Follow-Up After Endovascular Aortic Repair FDA Urges Lifelong Follow-Up After Endovascular Aortic Repair
Regular imaging surveillance, within 30 days of EVAR and annually thereafter, can help identify adverse events after abdominal aortic aneurysm, the FDA says in a letter to healthcare professionals.News Alerts (Source: Medscape Critical Care Headlines)
Source: Medscape Critical Care Headlines - March 1, 2022 Category: Intensive Care Tags: Cardiology News Alert Source Type: news
Higher Long-term Mortality Seen With Endovascular Aortic Aneurysm Repair Higher Long-term Mortality Seen With Endovascular Aortic Aneurysm Repair
Patients undergoing endovascular repair of an intact abdominal aortic aneurysm have a lower risk of death in the short term than do those undergoing open surgery, according to new findings.Reuters Health Information (Source: Medscape General Surgery Headlines)
Source: Medscape General Surgery Headlines - November 24, 2021 Category: Surgery Tags: Cardiology News Source Type: news
