This bulge can enlarge over time as the walls of the aorta become thinner and stretch (like a balloon). This bulge in the aorta is called an abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA). An aneurysm is a bulge or ...

The patient's complaints were of progressing abdominal distention ... In addition, an infrarenal aortic aneurysm was found, sized 6.5 cm in diameter and not involving the iliac arteries (Figure ...

and tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinase (TIMP)-1 expression in the wall of abdominal aortic aneurysms. A double-blind, randomized study was conducted of patients treated with doxycycline (100 mg ...