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Background Aneurysmal rupture in the aortoiliac segment is a severe, life-threatening condition. Nowadays, in addition to surgical treatment, the implantation of a covered stent graft constitutes a feasible, minimally invasive treatment option. A nov...

Venous aneurysms are rare vascular malformations that can lead to significant clinical complications, including thrombosis, pulmonary embolism, rupture, and even fatal outcomes when not promptly and adequately managed. This case report presents a liv...

Cerebral vasospasm is a serious complication of ruptured aneurysm. In order to avoid short- and long-term effects of cerebral vasospasm, and as there is no single or optimal treatment modality employed, we have instituted a protocol for the preventio...

Background and Clinical Significance: Although rupture of aneurysms at the internal carotid-posterior communicating artery (ICA-PCom) junction accounts for a small percentage of all ruptured intracranial aneurysms, they are clinically relevant due to...

Yersinia enterocolitica is a foodborne pathogen, mainly associated with disorders involving the gastrointestinal tract, including diarrhea, ileitis, and mesenteric lymphadenitis. Extraintestinal presentation is uncommon in healthy individuals, but ba...

Rupture of the thyrocervical trunk aneurysm into the thoracic cavity does not occur very often. It is an urgent condition due to hemorrhagic shock by massive hemothorax with potentially fatal consequences. Pregnancy and puerperium are additional risk...

Coronary artery aneurysms (CAAs) are an uncommon finding, and their rupture is an exceedingly rare and life-threatening complication. Giant aneurysms of the left main coronary artery (LMCA) pose a significant diagnostic and therapeutic challenge. We...

Background: Ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm (rAAA) carries a high mortality risk, requiring rapid diagnosis and intervention. This study assesses various clinical factors influencing rAAA management outcomes in alignment with evolving guidelines f...

Hypovolemia-induced hypotension may lead to an aortic diameter decrease in patients with a ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm (rAAA). This study investigates the changes in supra- and infra-renal aortic neck diameters before and after endovascular ao...

Background: A ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm is a severe condition associated with high mortality. Currently, the most important criterion used to estimate the risk of its rupture is the size of the aneurysm, but due to patients’ anatomical...

Background: Long-term gender-specific survival and cancer incidence in patients with ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm (rAAA) were investigated after endovascular (EVAR) and open repair (OAR). Methods: Data from 2933 patients (EVAR n = 1187, OAR n =...

The current stratification model of aneurysm rupture seems to be insufficient in some clinical cases. In our study, we determined the differences in wall structure between ruptured and unruptured aneurysms. We obtained computed tomography angiograms...

Background. Most available large animal extracranial aneurysm models feature healthy non-degenerated aneurysm pouches with stable long-term follow-ups and extensive healing reactions after endovascular treatment. This review focuses on a small subgro...

Intraprocedural rupture (IPR) during coil embolization (CE) of an intracranial aneurysm is a significant clinical concern that necessitates a comprehensive understanding of its clinical and hemodynamic predictors. Between January 2012 and December 20...

Abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) rupture is an important cause of death in older adults. In clinical practice, the most established predictor of AAA rupture is maximum AAA diameter. Aortic diameter is commonly used to assess AAA severity in mouse mode...

A cerebral aneurysm is a medical condition described as the bulging out of the cerebral artery under adverse pressure conditions. Patients with such medical conditions have a mortality of 20% and additional morbidity of 30–40% due to aneurysm r...

Background/Objectives: Foehn, a warm, dry wind blowing down into the valleys of a mountain, is a typical weather condition in southern Germany. Until now, there have been no data regarding the impact of foehn on aortic aneurysm ruptures in the Alpine...

Background and Objectives: Despite the relatively large number of publications concerning the validation of these models, there is currently no solid evidence that they can be used with absolute precision to predict survival. The goal of this study i...

Background/Objectives: A1 segment asymmetry, including hypoplasia and aplasia, is a well-recognized anatomical variation associated with altered hemodynamic stress and anterior communicating artery (ACoA) aneurysm formation. However, its influence on...

Late ruptures of abdominal aortic aneurysms post-endovascular aneurysm repair present a significant risk, occurring in about 0.9% of cases. The typical timeframe leading to rupture is roughly 37 months, with the primary factors often linked to endole...

Background and Objectives: colonic ischemia (CI) after ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm (rAAA) repair is associated with increased morbidity and mortality. CI may be detected by using flexible sigmoidoscopy, but routine use of flexible sigmoidoscop...

Background: Previous studies reported a protective effect of type 2 diabetes on the progression of aortic aneurysms. We aimed to investigate whether this paradoxical phenomenon remained in patients with diabetes undergoing repair of ruptured aortic a...

Introduction: The transforming growth factor beta (TGF-β) signaling pathway plays a critical role in cellular processes, including maintaining vascular integrity and regulating vascular remodeling. Aneurysm rupture is associated with pathologica...

Intracranial aneurysms (IAs) are localized enlargements of cerebral blood vessels that cause substantial rates of mortality and morbidity in humans. The rupture possibility of these aneurysms is a critical medical challenge for physicians during trea...

Background: Intracranial aneurysms of the posterior circulation are of particular clinical significance due to their higher risk of rupture-associated morbidity and mortality compared to anterior circulation aneurysms. Moreover, they exhibit an incre...

Background/Objectives: Risk-stratification tools, including the PHASES, UIATS, and ELAPSS, are commonly used to guide management of incidentally detected unruptured intracranial aneurysms (UIAs), but their predictive accuracy in real-world settings r...

Different machine learning algorithms have different characteristics and applicability. This study aims to predict ruptured intracranial aneurysms by radiomics models based on different machine learning algorithms and evaluate their differences in th...

A cerebral aneurysm is a medical condition where a cerebral artery can burst under adverse pressure conditions. A 20% mortality rate and additional 30 to 40% morbidity rate have been reported for patients suffering from the rupture of aneurysms. In a...

Aneurysms of the splenic artery are relatively rare, being found in patients with portal hypertension, multiparous, atherosclerosis, or in young people with various genetic diseases. In the uncomplicated forms, splenic artery aneurysms are often diff...

The purpose of this study was to evaluate morphological and hemodynamic factors, including the newly developed total volume ratio (TVR), in evaluating rupture risk of cerebral aneurysms using ≥7 mm sized aneurysms. Twenty-three aneurysms (11 unruptur...

Objective: Ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm (rAAA) is a critical condition with a high mortality rate. Over the years, endovascular aortic repair (EVAR) has evolved as a viable treatment option in addition to open repair (OR). The primary objective...

Background/Objectives: Hemodynamic stressors, including abnormal wall shear stress (low or high) or oscillatory shear index are recognized as contributors to the pathogenesis, growth, and rupture of intracranial aneurysms (IAs). Computational fluid d...

Intracranial aneurysms represent a potentially life-threatening condition and occur in 3–5% of the population. They are increasingly diagnosed due to the broad application of cranial magnetic resonance imaging and computed tomography in the con...

Intracranial aneurysms (IAs) are present in approximately 3–5% of the global population and carry a significant risk of rupture, leading to subarachnoid haemorrhage (SAH), a condition associated with high morbidity and mortality. Even with deve...

Background and Objectives: The rising incidence of modifiable lifestyle risk factors and cardiovascular diseases, driven by poor diet, inactivity, excessive alcohol use, and smoking, may influence the development and rupture of intracranial aneurysms...

Giant intracranial aneurysms are frequently treated shortly after discovery due to their increased risk of rupture and commonly symptomatic nature. Among available treatments, flow diverters are often the sole viable option, though they carry a rare...

Background: despite improvements in the diagnosis and treatment of elective AAAs, ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysms (RAAAs) continue to cause a substantial number of deaths. The choice between an open or endovascular approach remains a challenge, a...

Background: Intracranial aneurysm (IA) rupture is a devastating event in neurosurgery and a leading cause of subarachnoid hemorrhage. Although aneurysm size has been traditionally emphasized, recent research has highlighted multifactorial mechanisms...

(1) Background: This retrospective study evaluated perioperative and intensive care unit (ICU) variables to predict colonic ischemia (CI) after infrarenal ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm (RAAA) surgery. (2) Materials and Methods: We retrospectivel...

Ruptured dissecting aneurysms in posterior intracranial circulation present significant clinical challenges and often cause poor prognoses. Our cohort used overlapping stents as the primary treatment. We analyzed the medical records of 27 patients (1...

Background: The ultimate goal of treating patients with abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAAs) is to repair them when the risk of rupture exceeds the risk of repair. Small AAAs demonstrate a low rupture risk, and recently, large AAAs just above the thresh...

Objective: We aimed to predict patient-specific rupture risks and growth behaviors in abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) patients using biomechanical evaluation with finite element analysis to establish an additional AAA repair threshold besides diamete...

This study was aimed at generating data for designing a potential method to prevent the rupture of the abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA). We found that the mechanical strength and stiffness of blood vessel walls was enhanced by the crosslinking of adve...

In this work, a four-week-old male C57Bl/6 mouse model of abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) was developed to examine the AAA rupture mechanism. Immunofluorescence staining was adopted for quantifying the degradation of elastin, and Picrosirius Red stai...

Superior mesenteric artery aneurysms are a rare pathology, and rupture due to a pancreatic cyst in the context of alcohol-induced pancreatitis is an even rarer condition. The first line of treatment is usually an endovascular approach. We present the...

This is the first preliminary study to develop prediction models for aneurysm rupture risk using radiomics analysis based on follow-up magnetic resonance angiography (MRA) images. We selected 103 follow-up images from 18 unruptured aneurysm (UA) case...

Background: The parallel stent graft endovascular aortic repair (PGEVAR) technique is an off-the-shelf option used for elective complex abdominal aortic aneurysm repair with acceptable outcome results, as reported so far. The PGEVAR technique, using...

Background: Abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) is a complex vascular disease characterized by progressive and irreversible local dilatation of the aortic wall. Currently, the indication for repair is linked to the transverse diameter of the abdominal ao...

Ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysms (rAAAs) are life-threatening and require emergent surgical therapy. Endovascular aortic repair for rupture (rEVAR) has become the leading strategy due to its minimal invasive approach with expected lower morbidity...

Traditional statistical approaches identify group-level associations between biomarkers and rupture status in intracranial aneurysms (IAs) but often miss nonlinear interactions at the patient level. Methods: The authors retrospectively analyzed 35 sa...