Jackie Miller James was nine months pregnant when she was found unconscious on the floor due to an aneurysm rupture. She had a C-section and brain surgery at the same time to stop the bleeding. Her ...
Weakening, ballooning, and bursting of blood vessels can cause blood to leak into the brain with serious or fatal consequences. Cerebral aneurysms—bulging of arteries at weak spots—occur in 5–8% of ...
Brain aneurysms are a significant health concern that can arise unexpectedly, posing serious risks without prior warning. Often referred to as a "silent threat," these aneurysms can develop without ...
A simple prediction model may accurately predict aneurysm rupture within 1 year after growth is detected on imaging, new research shows. The "triple-S" prediction model assesses aneurysm size, site, ...
A woman in Maryland is sharing her story after surviving an aneurysm rupture, only to find that she had five total aneurysms that needed to be operated on. Ilona Downs-Hicks told TODAY that she first ...
Brain aneurysms, often silent threats, can rupture unexpectedly, causing life-threatening hemorrhages. Weakened blood vessels ...
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — Six years ago, Timothy Meyer came home from work, and while changing his clothes, felt a "wild vibration." He then passed out and his wife called 911. "By the time I reached the ...
A multi-center study of more than 3,000 people with high blood pressure and brain aneurysms found that the use of RAAS inhibitors, a class of blood pressure lowering medications, reduced the risk of ...
Predicting the rupture of aneurysms is crucial for medical prevention and treatment. As aspect ratio and size ratio increase and an aneurysm expands, the stress applied against the aneurysm walls and ...
The odds were against 44-year-old Red Rock resident Lauren Clifton last month when she became overwhelmed by a sharp headache while getting her son ready for school. Unbeknownst to Lauren, a six ...
RUPTURED aneurysms of the abdominal aorta are unquestionably associated with a high mortality rate. Though modern technics of vascular surgery have altered the essentially hopeless prognosis of ...