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There are several Types of Aneurysms, those which occur in intracranial arteries are saccular and berry aneurysms (Kosty, 2005).... Subarachnoid hemorrhage due to aneurysm is not preventable because; it is very difficult to detect aneurysms that are unruptured (Kosty, 2005).... aneurysms are lesions that are acquired on the arterial walls because of hemodynamic stress.... Both these predispose to aneurysms.... Another factor that makes intracranial arteries vulnerable to aneurysms is the fact that they lie in the subarachnoid space without any support....
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Essay
Modern treatment of aortic aneurysms began in the early 1930's.... And much ado has occurred over the issue in regards to aortic aneurysms per se in the last three decades.... It is noted that there is an increasing incidence of aortic aneurysms lately.... Without trying to look like a meta-analysis, I did an on-line systematic Medline and PubMed search and then reviewed the retrieved articles on the diagnosis, pathogenesis, treatment and current management of aortic aneurysms....
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Essay
This paper ''A Patient with a Subarachnoid Hemorrhaged'' tells us that subarachnoid hemorrhage, or SAH, refers to the medical condition which results from the weakening of cerebral arteries and the formation of the abnormal pouch-like protrusion, which is known as aneurysms, in these arteries which bleed of becoming ruptured.... This dissertation presents a discussion about the relative advantage of using endovascular coiling as opposed to neurosurgical clipping as a treatment for SAH-related aneurysms....
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It has been proposed that certain hereditary connective tissue disorders are associated with the development of aneurysms because of weakening of the vascular walls (Vinas and Wilner, 2008).... It has been thought that the elevated blood pressure in these conditions is the cause for the development of aneurysms.... Other inherited risk factors which have been incriminated in the development of aneurysms include alpha-glucosidase deficiency, Noonans syndrome, tuberous sclerosis, Klineflters syndrome, alpha-1...
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There are two types of aortic dissection.... In the United States, 15,000 deaths per year are attributed to abdominal aortic aneurysms.... The paper "Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm" examines an abdominal aortic aneurysm that has specific symptoms and associated risk factors....
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Case Study
f the swelling becomes greater than about 5cm in diameter, the danger of rupture is considerably increased and, although subject to considerable variation, figures show that ' once the aneurysm has ruptured, the chances of survival are low, with 80 to 90 percent of all ruptured aneurysms result in death ( SIR, 2010)....
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Serious complications of Kawasaki disease can include vessel inflammation and aneurysms and can even lead to a heart attack later on in life.... The paper "Kawasaki Вisease - Intervention and Causality" pinpoints extensive research failed to identify unequivocally both a microbiological cause of the disease and benefits of primary corticosteroid in reducing the development of coronary artery abnormalities in the treatment of acute disease....
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Assignment
This case study "Mutations Predispose Individuals to Thoracic Aortic aneurysms" focuses on Thoracic aortic aneurism and dissections (TAAD) that is characterized by enlargements of the thoracic aorta above the heart which involve either the ascending thoracic aortic or aortic root....
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Case Study