Question: what is anurism

Paul Brack answered on 20 Jun 2015:

Here’s a good answer from the NHS website:
‘An aneurysm is a bulge in a blood vessel caused by a weakness in the blood vessel wall, usually where it branches.
As blood passes through the weakened blood vessel, the blood pressure causes a small area to bulge outwards like a balloon.
Aneurysms can develop in any blood vessel anywhere in the body, but the two most common places for them to form are in the abdominal aorta (the artery that transports blood away from the heart to the rest of the body) and the brain.’
As they go on to point out, aneurysms only cause a problem if they burst. However, the problems they do cause when they burst are very, very serious. Here’s the link to the website if you want to read more: http://www.nhs.uk/Conditions/Aneurysm/Pages/Introduction.aspx