Beating a Sudden Killer.

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  • Author(s): Elefteriades, John A.
  • Source:
    Scientific American. Aug2005, Vol. 293 Issue 2, p64-71. 8p. 4 Color Photographs, 2 Diagrams, 5 Graphs.
  • Additional Information
    • Subject Terms:
      ANEURYSMS; VASCULAR diseases; DISSECTION; CHEST pain; BLOOD vessels; GENETIC markers
    • Abstract:
      Focuses on the efforts to find a treatment for ruptured aneurysms, which are usually fatal. Details of a case involving a woman who complained of severe chest pain; How a computed tomographic (CT) scan and echocardiogram showed an aortic dissection: blood had seeped through a tear in the inner part of the arterial wall; Potential for an aneurysm to form in any artery in the body; Statistics on the number of people who die from aneurysms; Problems detecting aneurysms before they burst; Use of surgery to prevent a rupture or dissection; Option of removing aneurysms located in the ascending aorta; Genetic markers discovered for aneurysms.