DALLAS – June 18, 2013 – Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of aortic atherosclerosis can predict the risk of heart attacks and other cardiovascular events in otherwise healthy individuals ...

Atherosclerosis represents the main cause of heart attack and stroke. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, every year about 735,000 Americans have a heart attack and ...

Archive Aneurysm of the Abdominal Aorta and Iliac Arteries Authors: Frank Wheelock, M.D., and Robert S. Shaw, M.D. Author Info & Affiliations Published July 12, 1956 N Engl J Med 1956;255: 72 - 76 ...

Abdominal aortic aneurysms can happen anywhere below the diaphragm. The intrarenal area of the abdomen, just below the kidneys, is one of the most common places to develop an abdominal aneurysm.

Sometimes with aging or other changes, a section of the aorta may weaken and begin to bulge. This bulge can enlarge over time as the walls of the aorta become thinner and stretch (like a balloon).

Abdominal aortic aneurysms are diagnosed and monitored in a variety of ways: Abdominal ultrasound Abdominal CT scan Abdominal MRI Your abdominal aorta is about 1.7–2.5 centimeters wide. Doctors ...

According to the U.S. National Institutes of Health, around half of Americans between the ages of 45 and 84 have atherosclerosis and don’t know it as the disease develops slowly and the onset of ...

HGPS currently has no cure, and there is thus an urgent need for new treatments to prevent atherosclerosis and other vascular alterations associated with the disease and to increase life expectancy.

An atherosclerosis score of at least 2 was determined to be the most appropriate cut-off value to predict post-CABG stroke, with a sensitivity of 81.8% (95% CI 64.5-93.0%) and a specificity of 58.4% ...