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2. Ventricular aneurysm - Wikipedia

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   If such a clot escapes from the aneurysm, it will be moved in the circulation throughout the body. If it gets stuck inside a blood vessel, it may cause ischemia in a limb, a painful condition that can lead to reduced movement and tissue death in the limb. [1] Alternatively, if a clot blocks a vessel going to the brain, it can cause a stroke.

3. Atherosclerosis: What Men Need to Know About Plaque ... - AOL

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   An aortic aneurysm often doesn’t cause symptoms, but it can lead to severe, sudden bleeding from a ruptured aneurysm. A ruptured aneurysm has a high risk of death. If symptoms of an aortic ...

4. Stroke - Wikipedia

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   [2] [7] [8] Ischemic stroke is typically caused by blockage of a blood vessel, though there are also less common causes. [13] [14] [15] Hemorrhagic stroke is caused by either bleeding directly into the brain or into the space between the brain's membranes. [13] [16] Bleeding may occur due to a ruptured brain aneurysm. [13]

5. Aneurysm - Wikipedia

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   A true aneurysm is one that involves all three layers of the wall of an artery (intima, media and adventitia).True aneurysms include atherosclerotic, syphilitic, and congenital aneurysms, as well as ventricular aneurysms that follow transmural myocardial infarctions (aneurysms that involve all layers of the attenuated wall of the heart are also considered true aneurysms).

6. Infarction - Wikipedia

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   Infarction occurs as a result of prolonged ischemia, which is the insufficient supply of oxygen and nutrition to an area of tissue due to a disruption in blood supply.The blood vessel supplying the affected area of tissue may be blocked due to an obstruction in the vessel (e.g., an arterial embolus, thrombus, or atherosclerotic plaque), compressed by something outside of the vessel causing it ...

7. Dr. Dre says he had 3 strokes while hospitalized for brain ...

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   The bulging aneurysm can also rupture and spill blood, which is called a hemorrhage. This causes hemorrhagic strokes, which leaves the part of the body controlled by the damaged area of the brain ...