GRAHAM Shepherd has been left with a hernia the size of a football after doctors dismissed his symptoms as a “bad back”.

Aortic dissection involves a tear in the aorta's wall, causing the layers to separate. Aneurysm, a bulge or ballooning in the artery wall, is more common in the abdominal aorta.

Abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) is a complex and life-threatening vascular disease with high incidence worldwide. Termed the silent killer, most AAAs are asymptomatic, often going undetected until ...

The 65-year-old from Stourbridge spent more than seven weeks in intensive care and has been left permanently disabled ...

The chronic contained rupture of an abdominal aortic aneurysm is relatively rare (2.7% of operated infrarenal abdominal aortic aneurysms) and occurs when an aortic leak is contained by surrounding ...

BACKGROUND: Abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) is a life-threatening vascular disease with no effective pharmacological treatments. The causal role of triglycerides (TGs) in AAA development remains ...

A dad who has been left with a hernia the size of a football after doctors dismissed his symptoms as a 'bad back' has won a ...

An aneurysm is a stretched out blood vessel that can lead to complications if ruptured. Aneurysms are caused by smoking and certain genetic factors. Vascular surgeon Dr. Claire Griffin talks through ...

The global abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) repair devices market is expected to grow from $2.26 billion in 2022 to $2.38 billion in 2023 at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 5.52%.

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