This is a clear answer on the real risks of having an aortic aneurysm. Not all aneurysm are the same and Professor Mussa discusses what makes one warrant treatment over another where observation is more appropriate.
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Aortic aneurysm, if it ruptures, could be fatal. It's important to recognize if the patient has an aortic aneurysm ahead of time and ahead of it rupturing so we can treat it in a preventative fashion. There are famous people who died from aortic aneurysm, like Albert Einstein, who had a ruptured aortic aneurysm that was previously treated, however inadequately treated. So it's important to recognize when the patient has aortic dissection that the patient is now having an aortic aneurysm as a consequence of aortic dissection, and when and if this needs to be treated for that aneurysm.
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