Mycotic aortic aneurysms account for 1–3% of all aortic aneurysms. The management of this disease is controversial. Since open surgical repair is associated with high morbidity and mortality rates, endovascular aneurysm repair is an alternative treatment method with promising early and midterm outcomes, although its long-term durability is unknown.Secondary aortoenteric fistulas may occur iatro...

OBJECTIVE To determine whether there is a relation between aortic diameter and morbidity and mortality in men screened for abdominal aortic aneurysm. DESIGN Prospective cohort study. SETTING Highland and Western Isles (a large, sparsely populated area of Scotland). PARTICIPANTS 8146 men aged 65-74. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES Morbidity and mortality in relation to presence of abdominal aortic...

t rue saccular aneurysm is exceptional in coarctation of aorta in children. a 6-year-old girl with headache and systemic arterial hypertension referred to our center for cardiovascular evaluation. physical examination revealed high blood pressure and weak lower extremity pulses. two-dimensional and doppler echocardiography and angiography demonstrated a saccular aneurysm of the descending aorta...

Aortic dissection occurs when the layers of the aorta separate as a result of extra luminal cavity of blood through an intimal tear. Dissection limited to the abdominal aorta is rare. Unfortunately, the appropriate management of dissecting aneurysm of abdominal aorta is not documented yet. A 43 years old man was admitted to Al-zahra hospital in Isfahan with sudden onset of periumbilical abdomin...

A 66-year-old man with thoracic and abdominal aortic aneurysm suffered from microembolism in the lower extremities after total arch replacement. He presented with livedo reticularis with palpable peripheral pulses, and the serum creatinine kinase level elevated up to 7,695. The abdominal aortic aneurysm, but not the thoracic aorta, was the origin of this complication. The morphological change o...

OBJECTIVE To assess whether screening for abdominal aortic aneurysms in men reduces mortality. DESIGN Population based randomised controlled trial of ultrasound screening, with intention to treat analysis of age standardised mortality. SETTING Community based screening programme in Western Australia. PARTICIPANTS 41,000 men aged 65-83 years randomised to intervention and control groups. ...

Isolated common iliac artery aneurysms are rare, comprising <2% of all aneurysm disease. These aneurysms present as either isolated disease, .03% of the population, or, in conjunction with abdominal aortic aneurysm, in approximately 20% to 25% of such cases. Common iliac artery aneurysms are defined as any localized dilatation of the common iliac artery >1.5 cm in diameter. Elective repair for ...

Introduction: Patients with primary acute aortic dissection are at higher risk of complications, including increasing aortic aneurysm diameter, aortic rupture, aortic pseudo aneurysm, and recurrent aortic dissection. Case presentation We presented the case of a recurrent pseudo aneurysm and rupture of the aorta in the distal a...