Aortic Anenurysm : Silent Killer
What is aneurysm, it is the bulging or ballooning or weakened area of a blood vessel. What is aorta; it is the main trunk of the arterial system of the body Aortic aneurysm is the bulging or ballooning of a weakened area of the abdominal aorta. The country’s experts come together for a symposium on Aortic Aneurysms, and emphasize the urgency for screening among at-risk patients I for one, is familiar with aneurysm is when a vessel in your head ruptures. But last week, I found out that there are different kinds of aneurysm and this is also crucial since they are considered silent killers. Apart from the more commonly discussed illnesses like rheumatic and congenital heart diseases that cause conditions such as heart attack and failure, aortic aneurysms is one another cardiovascular killers that people do not know about until it is too late. I was lucky that I was able to have my self-check-up during the event. I am surprise that there is this kind of disease and not...