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*Trauma
*Trauma


*Collagen Vascular Disease
*Collagen vascular disease
:*[[Marfan's syndrome]]
:*[[Marfan's syndrome]]
:*[[Ehlers-Danlos syndrome]]
:*[[Ehlers-Danlos syndrome|Ehlers-danlos syndrome]]


*Lipid Abnormalities
*Lipid abnormalities


*Infectious and Inflammatory Conditions
*Infectious and inflammatory conditions
:* [[Takayasu's arteritis]]
:* [[Takayasu's arteritis]]
:* [[Giant Cell Arteritis]]
:* [[Giant cell arteritis]]
:* [[Syphilis]]
:* [[Syphilis]]
:* [[Reiter's syndrome]]
:* [[Reiter's syndrome]]
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===Causes by Anatomic Location===
===Causes by Anatomic Location===
*Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm
*Thoracic aortic aneurysm
:* [[Marfan's syndrome]]
:* [[Marfan's syndrome]]
:* Trauma
:* Trauma
:* [[Ehlers-Danlos syndrome]]
:* [[Ehlers-Danlos syndrome|Ehlers-danlos syndrome]]
:* Infection
:* Infection
::* [[Syphilis]]
::* [[Syphilis]]
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:* [[Hypertension]]
:* [[Hypertension]]


*Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm
*Abdominal aortic aneurysm
:* Polycystic disease
:* Polycystic disease
:* [[Marfan's syndrome]]
:* [[Marfan's syndrome]]
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:* Mycotic infection
:* Mycotic infection
:* [[Cystic medial necrosis]]
:* [[Cystic medial necrosis]]
:* [[Ehlers-Danlos syndrome]]
:* [[Ehlers-Danlos syndrome|Ehlers-danlos syndrome]]


*Peripheral Arteries
*Peripheral arteries
:* [[Arteriosclerosis]]
:* [[Arteriosclerosis]]
:* [[Takayasu's arteritis]]
:* [[Takayasu's arteritis]]
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:* [[Kawasaki disease]]
:* [[Kawasaki disease]]


*Coronary Arteries
*Coronary arteries
:* [[Atherosclerosis]]
:* [[Atherosclerosis]]
:* Bacterial infection
:* Bacterial infection
:* [[Ehlers-Danlos syndrome]]
:* [[Ehlers-Danlos syndrome|Ehlers-danlos syndrome]]
:* Congenital [[syphilis]]
:* Congenital [[syphilis]]
:* [[Scleroderma]]
:* [[Scleroderma]]
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:* [[Kawasaki disease]]
:* [[Kawasaki disease]]


*Left Ventricle
*Left ventricle
:* [[ST elevation myocardial infarction]]
:* [[ST elevation myocardial infarction]]



Revision as of 17:06, 21 February 2013

Aneurysm Microchapters

Patient Information

Overview

Classification

Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm
Cerebral aneurysm
Charcot-bouchard aneurysms
Rasmussen's aneurysm
Thoracic aortic aneurysm

Causes

Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]

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Causes

Causes by Underlying Mechanism

  • Familial
  • Hypertension
  • Trauma
  • Collagen vascular disease
  • Lipid abnormalities
  • Infectious and inflammatory conditions

Causes by Anatomic Location

  • Thoracic aortic aneurysm
  • Syphilis
  • Other bacterial or mycotic infections
  • Degenerative changes
  • Inflammation
  • Abdominal aortic aneurysm
  • Peripheral arteries
  • Coronary arteries
  • Left ventricle

References

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