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Aneurisma de la aorta torácica - Overview

Nombres alternativos

Aneurisma aórtico torácico; Aneurisma sifilítico; Aneurisma en la aorta torácica

Definición:

Un aneurisma es una dilatación o ensanchamiento anormal de una porción de una arteria debido a debilidad en la pared del vaso sanguíneo.

Un aneurisma de la aorta torácica se presenta en parte de la mayor arteria del cuerpo (la aorta) que pasa a través del tórax.

Ver también: aneurisma

Causas, incidencia y factores de riesgo:

La causa más común de aneurisma de la aorta torácica es el endurecimiento de las arterias (ateroesclerosis). La afección es más común en personas con colesterol alto, hipertensión arterial prolongada o que fuman.

Otros factores para un aneurisma aórtico abarcan:

  • Trastornos del tejido conectivo como el síndrome de Marfan
  • Inflamación de la aorta
  • Sífilis
  • Traumatismo como caídas o accidentes automovilísticos
  • Reviewed last on: 6/2/2010
  • Shabir Bhimji MD, PhD, Specializing in Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, Midland , TX. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.

Referencias

Safi HJ, Estrera AL, Miller CC 3rd, Azizzadeh A, Porat EE. Thoracic vasculature with emphasis on the thoracic aorta. In: Townsend CM Jr, Beauchamp RD, Evers BM, Mattox KL. Sabiston Textbook of Surgery. 18th ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Saunders Elsevier; 2008:chap 63.

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