Abdominal aortic aneurysm

Abdominal aortic aneurysm: Introduction

A localized widening or bulging of the abdominal aorta which is a major blood carrying vessel. A rupture of the weakened bulge is considered very serious because of the large volume of blood carried by this vessel.

Symptoms of Abdominal aortic aneurysm

• Pulsatile epigastric mass
• Abdominal pain
• Gastric outlet obstruction
• Shock
• Poor peripheral pulses
• more symptoms...»

See full list of 10 symptoms of Abdominal aortic aneurysm

Home Diagnostic Testing

Home medical testing related to Abdominal aortic aneurysm:

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• Food Allergies & Intolerances: Home Testing:
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  • Home Water Testing
  • Home Lead Poisoning Tests
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• Digestive-Related Home Testing:
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  • Home Colorectal Cancer Test Kits
  • Home Fecal Occult Bleeding Test Kits
• more tests...»

Abdominal aortic aneurysm: Complications

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Medical Textbooks Online about Abdominal aortic aneurysm

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Wrongly Diagnosed with Abdominal aortic aneurysm?

• Misdiagnosis of Abdominal aortic aneurysm
• Failure to diagnose Abdominal aortic aneurysm
• Undiagnosed: Abdominal aortic aneurysm

Abdominal aortic aneurysm: Self Assessment Tools

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Abdominal aortic aneurysm: Medical Mistakes

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Abdominal aortic aneurysm: Undiagnosed Conditions

Commonly undiagnosed diseases in related medical categories:

• Chronic Digestive Disorders that can remain Undiagnosed:
  • Crohn's Disease -- Undiagnosed
  • Ulcerative Colitis -- Undiagnosed
  • Celiac Disease -- Undiagnosed
  • Heartburn -- Undiagnosed
  • GERD -- Undiagnosed
  • Inflammatory Bowel Disease -- Undiagnosed
  • Irritable Bowel Syndrome -- Undiagnosed
  • Carcinoid Syndrome -- Undiagnosed
  • Pancreatitis -- Undiagnosed
• more undiagnosed conditions...»

Misdiagnosis and Abdominal aortic aneurysm

Heart attacks can be undiagnosed: Although the most severe symptoms of heart attack are hard to miss, there are varying degrees of severity. It is altogether too...read more »

Heart attacks can be overdiagnosed: Although many people die from heart attacks, there are also many cases where people fear that they have a...read more »

Chronic digestive conditions often misdiagnosed: When diagnosing chronic symptoms of the digestive tract, there are a variety of conditions that may be misdiagnosed. The best known, ...read more »

Rare heart condition often undiagnosed: The rare heart condition called long QT syndrome can lead to episodes of palpitations and rapid heartbeat. In...read more »

Intestinal bacteria disorder may be hidden cause: One of the lesser known causes of diarrhea is an imbalance of bacterial in the gut, sometimes called intestinal imbalance. The digestive...read more »

Antibiotics often causes diarrhea: The use of antibiotics are very likely to cause some level of diarrhea in patients. The reason is that antibiotics kill off not only "bad" bacteria, but...read more »

Heart attack can be over-diagnosed: Although heart attack is often undiagnosed, leading to fatality, it can also be over-diagnosed. People become concerned...read more »

Food poisoning may actually be an infectious disease: Many people who come down with "stomach symptoms" like diarrhea assume that it's "something I ate" (i.e. food poisoning). In fact, it's more likely to be an...read more »

Mesenteric adenitis misdiagnosed as appendicitis in children: Because appendicitis is one of the more feared conditions for a child with abdominal pain, it can be over...read more »

Blood pressure cuffs misdiagnose hypertension in children: One known misdiagnosis issue with hyperension, arises in relation to the simple equipment used to test blood pressure. The "cuff" around the arm to measure blood pressure can...read more »

Celiac disease often fails to be diagnosed cause of chronic digestive symptoms: One of the most common chronic digestive conditions is celiac disease, a malabsorption disorder with a...read more »

Hypertension misdiagnosis common in children: Hypertension is often misdiagnosed in adults (see misdiagnosis of hypertension), but its misdiagnosis is even more likely in children....read more »

Chronic digestive diseases hard to diagnose: There is an inherent difficulty in diagnosing the various types of chronic digestive diseases. Some of the better...read more »

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Abdominal aortic aneurysm: Research Doctors & Specialists

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  • Pediatric Cardiology (Child Heart Specialists)
  • Cardiothoracic Surgery
  • Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology
  • Interventional Cardiology
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  • Pediatric Gastroenterology (Child Digestive Health)
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Hospitals & Clinics: Abdominal aortic aneurysm

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Choosing the Best Hospital: More general information, not necessarily in relation to Abdominal aortic aneurysm, on hospital performance and surgical care quality:

• 50 Best Hospitals Report
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• Patient Safety
• Hospital Quality and Clinical Excellence Study (2009)

Abdominal aortic aneurysm: Rare Types

Rare types of diseases and disorders in related medical categories:

• Chronic Digestive Disorders -- Rare Types:
  • Crohn's Disease -- Rare Types
  • Ulcerative Colitis -- Rare Types
  • Celiac Disease -- Rare Types
  • Inflammatory Bowel Disease -- Rare Types
  • Irritable Bowel Syndrome -- Rare Types
  • Carcinoid Syndrome -- Rare Types
  • Pancreatitis -- Rare Types
  • Gallstones -- Rare Types
  • Lactose Intolerance -- Rare Types
• more rare diseases...»

Causes of Abdominal aortic aneurysm

• Atherosclerosis
• more causes...»

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Latest Treatments for Abdominal aortic aneurysm

• Open surgical fixing
• Endovascular aneurysm repair
• Beta blockade
• more treatments...»

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News Archives for Abdominal aortic aneurysm

Medical news articles related to Abdominal aortic aneurysm include:

• Abdominal Surgery May Become Easier for Patients
• Too Few Screened for Abdominal Aneurysm, Study Says
• High-Volume Hospitals Better for Abdominal Aortic Rupture Repairs
• Health Tip: Understanding an Aneurysm
• more health news...»

Source: HealthDay News

Evidence Based Medicine Research for Abdominal aortic aneurysm

Medical research articles related to Abdominal aortic aneurysm include:

• Endovascular vs. open repair of abdominal aortic aneurysms in the Medicare population.
• Modelling the long-term cost-effectiveness of endovascular or open repair for abdominal aortic aneurysm
• Abdominal aortic aneurysm
• At what age and how often should someone with strong family history of abdominal aortic aneurysm be screened?
• At what age and how often should someone with strong family history of abdominal aortic aneurysm be screened?
• Endoleaks after endovascular abdominal aortic aneurysm repair: detection with dual-energy dual-source CT
• more research...»

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Prognosis for Abdominal aortic aneurysm

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Reseach about Abdominal aortic aneurysm

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Clinical Trials for Abdominal aortic aneurysm

The US based website ClinicalTrials.gov lists information on both federally and privately supported clinical trials using human volunteers.

Some of the clinical trials listed on ClinicalTrials.gov for Abdominal aortic aneurysm include:

• Comparison of Surveillance Versus Aortic Endografting for Small Aneurysm Repair - This study is currently recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006)
• The Boston Scientific ENOVUS Trial - This study is currently recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006)
• Prevention of Endoleaks Using Autologous Platelet Gel on Unruptured Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms - This study is currently recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006)
• Honolulu Heart Program - This study has been completed (Current: 23 Nov 2006)
• Genetic Basis of Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm - This study has been completed (Current: 23 Nov 2006)
• more trials...»

See full list of 18 Clinical Trials for Abdominal aortic aneurysm

Statistics for Abdominal aortic aneurysm

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• Death and Mortality statistics for Abdominal aortic aneurysm
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Abdominal aortic aneurysm: Broader Related Topics

• Artery conditions
• Blood vessel conditions
• Heart conditions
• more types...»

Types of Abdominal aortic aneurysm

Curable Types of Abdominal aortic aneurysm

Possibly curable types of Abdominal aortic aneurysm include:

• Cystic medial necrosis associated with abdominal aneurysm
• Coronary artery disease asoociated with abdominal artery disease
• Structural collagen disorders associated with aortic aneurysms
• Syphilitic aneurysm
• more types...»

Rare Types of Abdominal aortic aneurysm:

Rare types of Abdominal aortic aneurysm include:

• Cystic medial necrosis associated with abdominal aneurysm
• Coronary artery disease asoociated with abdominal artery disease
• Structural collagen disorders associated with aortic aneurysms
• Syphilitic aneurysm
• more types...»

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Definitions of Abdominal aortic aneurysm:

An aneurysm in that part of the aorta continuing from the thoracic region and giving rise to the inferior phrenic, lumbar, median sacral, mesenteric, renal, and ovarian or testicular arteries. - (Source - Diseases Database)

An aneurysm of the abdominal aorta associated with old age and hypertension - (Source - WordNet 2.1)

Abdominal aortic aneurysm is listed as a "rare disease" by the Office of Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). This means that Abdominal aortic aneurysm, or a subtype of Abdominal aortic aneurysm, affects less than 200,000 people in the US population.
Source - National Institutes of Health (NIH)

Ophanet, a consortium of European partners, currently defines a condition rare when it affects 1 person per 2,000. They list Abdominal aortic aneurysm as a "rare disease".
Source - Orphanet