Aortic Aneurysms

  1. Patients conditions
  2. Aortic Aneurysms
What is an Aorta? What is an Aortic Aneurysm (AA)? At what level does the Aortic Aneurysm (AA) develop? What are the symptoms of an Aortic Aneurysm (AA)? If most AA have no symptoms how are they found? What causes weakening of the Aortic wall to form an Aneurysm? Who is at risk and how can AA be screened? How are AA treated once discovered? Treatment I. Open repair Treatment II. Endovascular aneurysm repair or EVAR What to expect from open repair? What to expect from endovascular repair?

At what level does the Aortic Aneurysm (AA) develop?

The most common location for an aortic aneurysm is the abdominal segment below the kidney arteries. Less frequently AA’s involve the thoracic segment. An AA may also involve both thoracic and abdominal segments at the same time.