aneurysm

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a cardiovascular disease characterized by a saclike widening of an artery resulting from weakening of the artery wall

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An avid cyclist, Roskam and his nephew were heading home from a bicycle ride to Frenchman’s Bar when he suffered a brain aneurysm climbing the hill on Northeast Hazel Dell Avenue. Source: Internet

Atherosclerosis is also associated with problems such as aneurysm formation or splitting ("dissection") of arteries. Source: Internet

Canadian doctors who conducted the first robotic surgery to treat a brain aneurysm say the approach could boost the availability and precision of lifesaving stroke care. Source: Internet

Giant-cell arteritis can involve branches of the aorta as well, leading to aortic aneurysm or dissection. Source: Internet

If a non-ruptured brain aneurysm is discovered incidentally, the risk of rupture and a brain hemorrhage is about 1-2 % per year. Source: Internet

Larson would not live to see Rent's success; he died from an undiagnosed aortic aneurysm (believed to have resulted from Marfan syndrome ) in the early morning of January 25, 1996. Source: Internet

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