Cardiovascular Research

Routine screening for aortic aneurysms can be a lifesaver

Published in Health Insurance Week, March 4th, 2007

Demetrios Spanos was shocked when his doctor discovered a potentially life-threatening weakening affecting his body's largest blood vessel, the aorta, during a routine physical examination. He had had no symptoms, and was relieved to find out that the weak spot, called an aortic aneurysm, had been caught while it was still small.

For the next few years, a vascular surgeon at the University of Michigan monitored his aortic aneurysm until it reached a dangerous size and required surgery. Aneurysms smaller than 2 inches usually are not too risky. But when they become larger, their potential for rupture is great enough to require surgery. Almost a year after his successful...

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