Alcohol and tobacco use increase the risk for many of the diseases effecting mortality rates in the United States today. Smoking harms nearly every organ in the body and alcohol can increase the chances of injury, accident, assault and damage to...
An aneurysm is a pathologic dilatation of a blood vessel due to weakening of the vessel's wall. The abdominal aorta is a major artery, which arises directly from the heart and supplies blood to the bottom half of your body. Abdominal aortic...
Numerous conditions can cause both abdominal and back pain. According to the U.S. National Library of Medicine and the National Institutes of Health, abdominal pain manifests anywhere between a person's chest and groin. However, pain that...
The atherosclerotic disease of the abdominal aorta is commonly known as abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA). Medline Plus states that most abdominal aortic aneurysms are caused by atherosclerosis, a fatty deposit of the inner lining of the arteries....
The American Cancer Society (ACS) describes two kinds of tobacco smoke that could affect non-smokers, namely side stream smoke that issues from the burning part of the pipe, cigarette or cigar, and mainstream smoke which is exhaled by the smoker....
Abdominal aortic aneurysm is the localized ballooning or abnormal bulging in the artery walls, as defined by Medline Plus, a website supported by the National Institutes of Health. The major blood vessel that carries blood from the heart to the...
The Johns Hopkins Heart and Vascular Institute reports that 95 percent of all abdominal aortic aneurysms (also referred to as "triple A" or AAA) are caused by atherosclerosis (fatty plaque build up in blood vessels). Symptoms of the disorder are...
Resveratrol is a compound found in the skins of red grapes and therefore in red wine. Scientific evidence shows that resveratrol may be beneficial to some health conditions. However, consult with your doctor before trying to prevent, treat or cure...
An abdominal aortic aneurysm is defined as an enlargement of the lower part of the aorta, which extends into the abdomen, according to the Cleveland Clinic. The aorta, the main blood vessel of the heart, travels into the abdominal cavity,...
