Sports reporter Grant Wahl died of a rupture of an ascending aortic aneurysm with hemopericardium – an accumulation of blood in the sac around his heart – his wife, Dr. Céline Gounder announced on ...

Aortic aneurysms are often called “silent killers” because their early symptoms can closely mimic those of a heart attack. An ...

Aortic aneurysms are often called “a silent killer,” because many people are not aware they have them until the aneurysms tear or rupture, often resulting in death. That was apparently the case with ...

The aorta is the largest artery in the human body, supplying branches to all organs and tissues of the body. It has a thick wall of muscle and elastic fibers that allows it to expand and contract with ...

The widow of soccer journalist Grant Wahl revealed he died of an aortic aneurysm while covering the World Cup in Qatar. During the quarterfinal match between Argentina and the Netherlands, the 49-year ...

Antibiotics are powerful, they fight off infections and save lives. But the U.S. Food and Drug Administration now warns that a common class of antibiotics could cause an aortic aneurysm. And this ...

A large-scale analysis found that the number of abdominal aortic aneurysm patients has more than tripled over 13 years. Professor Cho Sung-shin's team at Gangdong Kyunghee University Hospital analyzed ...

A hidden, often deadly heart condition with no clear known cause nearly killed 54-year-old Gina Berg two years ago. If not for a new surgical technique, a minimally invasive procedure which uses 3-D ...

Researchers discovered the physical mechanism underlying aortic aneurysm The interaction between this weakened wall, high blood pressure, large aortic size, and other factors causes the artery wall to ...

When it comes to cardiovascular health, not all conditions are as instantly recognisable as the dreadful heart attack. There are certain diseases like aortic aneurysm which manifest silently, an often ...

They are more common than people may think. We talked to experts about the risks, symptoms and treatments By Dani Blum The soccer journalist Grant Wahl collapsed and died suddenly while covering the ...