An aneurysm is a localised dilation of the wall of a blood vessel, usually caused by atherosclerosis and hypertension, or less frequently, by trauma, infection or a congenital weakness in the vessel wall. Aneurysms most commonly occur in arteries at the base of the brain and in the aorta. As the size of the aneurysm increases, there is an increased risk of rupture, which can result in severe haemorrhage and other complications including sudden death. This book describes different types of aneurysms, their causes, diagnosis and how they can be treated.
Preface; Aneurysms:: Risks, Formation, and Treatment; The Epidemiology of Aortic Diameter; Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms -- a Complex Genetic Disease; Endovascular repair of abdominal aortic aneurysm:: biomechanical challenges and potential answers; Inflammatory abdominal aortic aneurysm from a viewpoint of IgG4-related disease:: Proposal of IgG4-related chronic periaortitis; Rupture of abdominal aneurysms during pregnancy; Microneurosurgical management of internal cerebral artery posterior communicating artery aneurysms; Endovascular Treatment of Intracranial Aneurysms; Diagnosis of Coronary Artery Aneurysms/Ectasia by Multidetector row Computed Tomography, Intravascular Ultrasound, and Angioscopy; The pathophysiology and management of coronary artery aneurysm; Treatment options in asymptomatic infrarenal aortic aneurysms; Pseudoaneurysm formation in severed arteries; May subclinical vascular inflammation play a role in the pathogenesis of aneurysms?; Reports on aneurysm in Thailand:: a summary; Parasitic aneurysm:: a rare but interesting form of aneurysm; Index.
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