A thoracic aortic aneurysm (TAA) is a potentially life-threatening condition characterized by an abnormal bulge in your body’s main artery. TAAs are usually symptom-free until they rupture, but ...

Often known as a "silent killer," ascending thoracic aortic aneurysms (ATAAs) may grow asymptomatically until they rupture, at which point, mortality is over 90%. But ATAAs may also carry a ...

Acute pleural effusions are commonly caused by trauma, malignant disease and pulmonary embolism; 1, 2 however, ruptured descending thoracic aortic aneurysm is an important consideration in the ...

Vascular. 2010;18 (1):28-33. Abstract and Introduction Abstract Thoracic aortic aneurysms represent a major health problem. Untreated thoracic aortic aneurysms may rupture, which has a dismal outcome.

Many patients who have a thoracic aortic aneurysm will not have any noticeable symptoms initially, and depending on the size of the aneurysm, may never experience any symptoms. In fact, for many ...

Doctors tend to think of abdominal aortic aneurysms as a disease that occurs in older people, said Dr. Douglas Johnston, the chief of cardiac surgery for Northwestern Medicine, but thoracic aortic ...

Thoracic aortic aneurysm occurs in approximately six to 10 per 100,000 people. In 2019, aortic aneurysms and dissections caused over 9,000 deaths in the United States.

For patients with an aneurysm less than 5.0 centimeters, the 5-year risk of experiencing an aortic dissection was less than 1%, and for patients with 5.0 to 5.4 centimeters aneurysms it was 1.5%.

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Of these, 6,092 (96%) were diagnosed with an aneurysm that was initially less than 5.5 centimeters, and 280 (4%) were initially diagnosed with an aneurysm 5.5 centimeters or larger.