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Advances and challenges in regenerative therapies for abdominal aortic aneurysm

Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine

Abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) is a significant source of mortality worldwide and carries a mortality of greater than 80% after rupture. Despite extensive efforts to develop pharmacological treatments, there is currently no effective agent to prevent aneurysm growth and rupture.

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Unstable 'fluttering' predicts aortic aneurysm with 98% accuracy

Medical Xpress - Cardiology

Northwestern University researchers have developed the first physics-based metric to predict whether or not a person might someday suffer an aortic aneurysm, a deadly condition that often causes no symptoms until it ruptures.

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Electrovectorcardiographic study of left ventricular aneurysm in ischemic heart disease

Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine

The aim was to characterize the electrovectorcardiographic pattern of ventricular aneurysms in ischemic cardiopathy by analyzing the cardiac ventricular repolarization. The electrovectorcardiographic parameters showed high accuracy for recognizing left ventricular aneurysms in ischemic heart disease.

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A rare case of left atrial appendage aneurysm

Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery

Left atrial appendage aneurysm is a rare cardiac mass, with only a few cases reported. There are usually no specific symptoms, and a few patients visit the doctor with symptoms.

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Echocardiographic features of a giant aneurysm of membranous ventricular septum

Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery

We describe the echocardiographic features of a 22-year-old female with a giant aneurysm of membranous ventricular septum (AMVS). Both transthoracic echocardiography (TTE) and transesophageal echocardiography.

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Focal Aneurysm Formation in a Coronary Bypass Graft Following Permanent Pacemaker Implantation

HeartRhythm

Aneurysms, a vascular anomaly, can be classified based on their location and shape. Shear stresses, oscillatory shear index, gradient oscillatory number, and residence time serve as parameters to characterize the hemodynamics associated with the development and advancement of aneurysms.

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Coarctation of Aorta and Ascending Aortic Aneurysm

American College of Cardiology

What is the relationship between coarctation of the aorta (COA), bicuspid aortic valve (BAV), and thoracic aortic aneurysms?