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ArrhythmiaandAtrialFibrillation
Ananeurysmoccurswhenpartofanarterywallweakens,allowingittowidenabnormallyorballoonout.
CardiacArrest
Thecausesofaneurysmsaresometimesunknown.Somemaybecongenital,meaningapersonisbornwiththem.
Ananeurysmmayalsooccurastheresultofaorticdiseaseoraninjury. CardiacRehab

Afamilyhistoryofaneurysmmayincreaseyourrisksofdevelopingananeurysm.Otherriskfactorsincludehigh Cardiomyopathy
bloodpressure,highcholesterolandsmoking.
CardiovascularConditionsofChildhood
Aneurysmscanoccuranywhere,butthemostcommonare:
Cholesterol
Aorticaneurysm:occursinthemajorarteryfromtheheart
Cerebralaneurysm:occursinthebrain
Poplitealarteryaneurysm:occursinthelegbehindtheknee CongenitalHeartDefects
Mesentericarteryaneurysm:occursintheintestine
Splenicarteryaneurysm:occursinanarteryinthespleen Diabetes

Learnmoreaboutthedifferenttypesofaneurysms. HeartAttack

Symptoms&Diagnosis HeartFailure(HF)
Aneurysmscandevelopslowlyovermanyyearsandoftenhavenosymptoms.Ananeurysmoccurringnearthe
surfaceoftheskinmaybepainfulandincludeswellingwithavisiblethrobbingmass. HeartValveProblemsandDisease

Ifananeurysmexpandsquicklyorruptures,symptomsmaydevelopsuddenlyandinclude: HighBloodPressure(HBP)

MetabolicSyndrome
Pain
Clammyskin
Pericarditis
Dizziness
Nauseaandvomiting
PeripheralArteryDisease(PAD)
Rapidheartrate
Shock
Stroke
Lowbloodpressure

Yourhealthcareprovidercanuseanangiogram,CTscanorultrasoundtodiagnoseananeurysm. VascularHealth

Treatment&Prevention VenousThromboembolism(VTE)
Arupturedaneurysmisamedicalemergency.Call911oryourlocalemergencynumberandseekimmediate
medicalattention. ConsumerHealthcare

Ifyouvebeendiagnosedwithanunrupturedaneurysm,workcloselywithyourhealthcareprofessional. ToolsForYourHeartHealth
Dependingonitssizeandlocation,youmayrequireregularcheckupstomonitoranychangestotheaneurysm.
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Someaneurysmsmayrequiresurgerytoreinforcethearterywallwithastent.Incaseswheretheaneurysmhas
balloonedoutthesideofthebloodvessel,acoilingproceduremaybedonetocloseoffthearea.

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