Aneurysms (Print Version)

Latest News

New Treatment for Aortic Aneurysm Triggers Debate (10/14/2004, Reuters Health) - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/news/fullstory_20676.html (*this news item will not be available after 11/13/2004)

From the National Institutes of Health

Cerebral Aneurysm (National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke) - Short Summary - http://www.ninds.nih.gov/health_and_medical/disorders/ceraneur_doc.htm

Overviews

Diagnosis/Symptoms

Angiography: X-Ray Exam of the Blood Vessels (Society of Interventional Radiology) - http://www.sirweb.org/patPub/angiography.shtml
Cardiac MRI (Magnetic Resonance Imaging) (National Institutes of Health, Clinical Center) - Links to PDF File - http://www.cc.nih.gov/ccc/patient_education/procdiag/cardiacmri.pdf
Also available in Spanish - http://www.cc.nih.gov/ccc/patient_education/procdiag/procdiag_sp/cardiacmrisp.pdf
What You Need to Know about Your Angiography Test (Cleveland Clinic Foundation) - http://www.clevelandclinic.org/health/health-info/docs/0100/0147.asp?index=4977

Treatment

Clinical Trials

ClinicalTrials.gov: Aneurysm (National Institutes of Health) - http://clinicaltrials.gov/ct/gui/action/FindCondition?ui=D000783&recruiting;=true

Specific Conditions

Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm (Patient Education Institute) - Requires Flash Player - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/tutorials/abdominalaorticaneurysmloader.html
Also available in Spanish - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/spanish/tutorials/abdominalaorticaneurysmspanishloader.html
Aortic Dissection (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research) - http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=AN00678
Aortic Hematoma (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research) - http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=AN00707
Brain Aneurysm Basics (Brain Aneurysm Foundation) - http://www.bafound.org/info/index.php
FAQ: Brain Aneurysm (Brain Aneurysm Foundation) - http://www.bafound.org/faqs.php
Subarachnoid Hemorrhage (Brain Aneurysm Foundation) - http://www.bafound.org/info/subarachnoid.php
What You Should Know about Cerebral Aneurysms (American Society of Neuroradiology) - Links to PDF File - http://www.asnr.org/patientinfo/conditions/Cerebral_Aneurysm.pdf

Rehabilitation

Recovery (Brain Aneurysm Foundation) - http://www.bafound.org/support/recovery.php

Research

Aortic Tears More Deadly to Women Than to Men (American Heart Association) - http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=3022626
Study Provides New Information about Unruptured Brain Aneurysms (National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke) - http://www.ninds.nih.gov/news_and_events/brain_aneurysm_isuia.htm
Ultrasound Screening for Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm (American College of Physicians) - http://www.annals.org/cgi/content/full/139/6/I-56

Genetics

Newly Mapped Gene for Ruptured Heart May Lead to Life-Saving Treatment (American Heart Association) - http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=3013008

Dictionaries/Glossaries

Glossary of Neurosurgical Terms (American Association of Neurological Surgeons) - http://www.neurosurgerytoday.org/what/glossary.asp

Organizations

Brain Aneurysm Foundation - http://www.bafound.org/
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute - http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke - http://www.ninds.nih.gov/

Information from the Medical Encyclopedia

You may also be interested in these MedlinePlus related pages:

Heart and Circulation - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/heartandcirculation.html

The primary NIH organization for research on Aneurysms is the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute - http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/

Page last updated: 15 October 2004
Topic last reviewed: 17 June 2004