Aneurysm - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
As the size of an aneurysm increases, there is an increased risk of rupture, ... Risk factors for an aneurysm are diabetes, obesity, hypertension, tobacco use, ...
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Aneurysm, Aortic
An aneurysm (AN'u-rizm) is a bulge in a blood vessel, much like a bulge on an ... Pain, sometimes severe pain, in the area of an aneurysm is a common symptom. ...
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Aortic aneurysm, aneurysm rupture, dissection
An aneurysm is a balloon-like bulge in an artery caused by weakening of the artery wall. ... An aneurysm can grow large and burst (rupture) or cause a dissection. ...
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aneurysm: Definition from Answers.com
aneurysm also aneurism n. A localized, pathological, blood-filled dilatation of a blood vessel caused by a disease or weakening of the vessel's wall
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Cerebral Aneurysm Fact Sheet: National Institute of ...
The bulging aneurysm can put pressure on a nerve or surrounding brain tissue. ... When an aneurysm hemorrhages, an individual may experience a sudden and ...
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Aneurysm, Brain
A cerebral aneurysm refers to a blood vessel within your brain that weakens over ... Often, as an aneurysm develops, it forms a neck with an associated dome, or ...
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Aneurysm, Brain
A brain aneurysm is a ballooning-out of the wall of an artery or vein in the brain. ... An aneurysm may be small and not cause symptoms. ...
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Aneurysm: MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia
An aneurysm is an abnormal widening or ballooning of a portion of an artery due ... If the aneurysm occurs near the body's surface, pain and swelling with a ...
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Throbbing mass abdomen, deep pain in abdomen
A thoracic aortic aneurysm (TAA) may not cause symptoms until it dissects or grows large. ... What Are the Signs and Symptoms of an Aneurysm? ...
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NINDS: Cerebral Aneurysm
Fact sheet concerning the condition in which a vein or artery in the brain swells or bulges, causing an aneurysm, or bursts, causing a hemorrhagic stroke.
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