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Aneurysm
A new key to detecting deadly aortic aneurysms
November 5th, 2007
Yale scientists have discovered a way to use a simple blood test that may accurately detect thoracic aneurysm disease (TAA), which gives little warning and is almost always fatal if untreated. The study, published this month in Public Library of Science (PLoS), represents the collaborative work of Yale School of Medicine, Applied Biosystems, and Celera Diagnostics. TAAs occur in the part of the aorta that passes through the chest. They can become huge without causing symptoms. In fact, only one in 20 patients has symptoms before internal rupture occurs—making advance detection key to treatment. Once the aneurysm ruptures, a person can go into shock...
Source: Health & Medicine Week (2007-11-05)
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