An aortic aneurysm is a balloonlike bulging of the aorta, which is the body's largest artery. The big danger is the risk of rupture when it gets too big - which was Mr Duncan's experience.

Persistent fifth aortic arch (PFAA) is an extremely rare congenital cardiovascular anomaly resulting from the failure of the fifth aortic arch to degenerate during embryonic development; it is often ...

Fortuitous findings of abdominal aortic calcification in patients with no known disease or information on cardiovascular risk factors, should be considered to be an indication for diagnostic testing ...

Objective We retrospectively analysed outcome data from the Simvastatin and Ezetimibe in Aortic Stenosis (SEAS) study to assess the incidence and potential risk factors of sudden cardiac death (SCD) ...