aneurysms


Genetic differences which may make people more vulnerable to potentially lethal strokes have been discovered by scientists.

All men aged over 65 in Leicestershire and Rutland are to be screened for abdominal aortic aneurysms.

Doctors have begun treating aneurysms using keyhole surgery. One patient tells his story.

Technology to reveal dangerous changes in blood pressure during delicate brain surgery is under development.

The first NHS screening programme offered just to men is to be rolled out in three years' time.

Peter Crook found he had an aneurysm after ultrasound screening and believes men should get themselves tested.

Doubts are being cast about a screening programme in England for a potentially fatal blood vessel condition.

A vascular surgeon believes the government's announcement of a new screening programme for a fatal blood vessel condition is a signficant step.

Men aged 65 and over in England are to be offered screening for a potentially fatal blood vessel condition.

Campaigners are urging health ministers to begin a new screening programme in the UK.

A pioneering life-saving technique dubbed a brain bypass has been carried out for the first time in the UK.

BBC News website meets Mr Chris who talks about vascular surgery

Birmingham City managing director Karren Brady is released from hospital following an operation on a brain aneurysm.

Experts want a national screening programme for a potentially fatal blood vessel condition, it is reported.

US Vice-President Dick Cheney is alert and comfortable after surgery to repair arteries in his knees, says his office.

Treating burst aneurysms by blocking them with platinum coils could offer better long-term survival than brain surgery, researchers say.

Scientists have found a genetic cause for deadly diseases of the body's main blood vessel, the aorta.

Children are dying from a condition that could be treated surgically if it is spotted early, warn doctors.

Canada's top music awards ceremony, the Junos, honours Neil Young as he recovers from a brain aneurysm.

Guitarist and singer-songwriter Neil Young is treated for a brain aneurysm in hospital in New York.

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