Previous studies suggest that cytokine-induced tissue inflammation may participate in the pathogenesis of abdominal aortic aneurysms. Serum inflammatory markers may reflect arterial inflammation in asymptomatic phases of the aneurysmal disease. We studied 120 outpatients (62 men; age, 65+/-9 years) by ultrasound evaluation of the abdominal aorta to evaluate the association of circulating levels...

Aortic aneurysms usually develop in the atherosclerosis prone infrarenal abdominal aorta. To assess the role of atherosclerosis in aortic enlargement, we studied the relation between plaque formation and aortic size in 30 pressure-fixed male cadaver aortas (age 40-95 years, mean age 67 years). Morphometric analysis of transverse sections of the mid-thoracic and the mid-abdominal aortas included...

Abdominal aortic aneurysm refers to abdominal aortic dilation of 3.0 cm or greater. The main risk factors are age older than 65 years, male sex, and smoking history. Other risk factors include a family history of abdominal aortic aneurysm, coronary artery disease, hypertension, peripheral artery disease, and previous myocardial infarction. Diagnosis may be made by physical examination, an incid...

Methods 117 endovascular stent-graft procedures in 113 patients for thoracic, abdominal and iliac pathologies was performed at our institute between January 2009-April 2013. 94(83.1%) patients were male. Indications for endovascular interventions were as follows; 58 for abdominal aortic aneursym, 14 for descending aortic aneursym, 4 for both descending and abdominal aortic aneursyms, 2 for thor...

Blunt abdominal aortic injury is an infrequent occurrence after blunt trauma. The majority of these injuries result from deceleration forces sustained in motor vehicle collisions. Effects of these forces on the thoracic aorta are well described, but associated spinal compression or distraction can also lead to injury of the affixed abdominal aorta. We present a case of multifocal blunt thoracic...

A 68-year-old man with hypertension presented a sudden onset of abdominal pain radiating to the back. An ultrasound revealed large peripherally thrombosed pseudoaneurysm infra-abdominal aorta. CT angiogram confirmed aortic aneurysm (AAA) maximum

OBJECTIVE Currently, the association between abdominal aortic plaques and coronary artery disease (CAD) has not yet been clarified clearly. The purpose of this study was to determine the prevalence of abdominal aortic plaques by ultrasound imaging and to explore its association with CAD in patients undergoing coronary angiography. METHODS Between October 2014 and June 2015, a prospective stud...