Abdominal aortic aneurysms can happen anywhere below the diaphragm. The infrarenal area of the abdomen, just below the kidneys, is one of the most common places to develop an abdominal aneurysm. The ...

Your aorta is a tube-like structure that resembles a candy cane. The thoracoabdominal aorta starts after the curve of the cane and extends past the arteries that deliver blood to the stomach, ...

A ruptured ascending aortic aneurysm -- the reported cause of death of American soccer writer Grant Wahl -- is a rare but deadly medical condition. "Grant died from the rupture of a slowly growing, ...

AS medicine develops, and its progress affords new diagnostic and therapeutic technics, it is fascinating to see the emergence of pathologic entities that have always been present but have not been ...

The widow of soccer journalist Grant Wahl revealed he died of an aortic aneurysm while covering the World Cup in Qatar. During the quarterfinal match between Argentina and the Netherlands, the 49-year ...

Researchers discovered the physical mechanism underlying aortic aneurysm The interaction between this weakened wall, high blood pressure, large aortic size, and other factors causes the artery wall to ...

THE incidence of dissecting aneurysm of the aorta is higher than is usually realized, since it is found at about 1 of 500 autopsies. 1 With increased accuracy in diagnosis more cases of acute ...

Grant Wahl's family said an autopsy showed the soccer journalist died from a ruptured aortic aneurysm Melissa Montoya is an associate editor at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2022. Her ...

In the wake of prominent U.S. soccer journalist Grant Wahl's sudden death related to an aortic aneurysm, a Houston doctor is weighing in on risk factors, warning signs and treatments. Wahl, 49, had ...

Sports reporter Grant Wahl died of a rupture of an ascending aortic aneurysm with hemopericardium – an accumulation of blood in the sac around his heart – his wife, Dr. Céline Gounder announced on ...

The aorta, the largest artery in the body, is your lifeline. Problems with the aorta can range from an aneurysm, which is a bulge in the aorta, to tears and ruptures that can be fatal without ...

Time for a heart-to-heart. Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death in the US, killing more Americans than cancer and unintentional injuries — including car crashes, falls and overdoses — ...