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A weakened area of an artery that balloons out and may rupture, causing catastrophic bleeding, is called: question content area bottom part 1 a. angioplasty. b. an aneurysm. c. angina. d. asystole.

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A weakened area of an artery that balloons out and may rupture, causing catastrophic bleeding, is called an aneurysm. That is option B.

What is aneurysm?

Aneurysm is defined as the sudden rupture of a weaken area of an artery which leads to a catastrophic bleeding situation.

The causes of aneurysm include the following:

  • Smoking.

  • Blood infection.

  • High blood pressure (hypertension).

  • Amphetamine and cocaine use.

  • Traumatic brain injury (often caused by car crashes).

  • Atherosclerosis (fatty buildup on blood-vessel walls).

Aneurysm can be treated through the following ways:

  • medical (non-surgical) therapy.

  • surgical therapy or clipping, and

  • endovascular therapy or coiling with or without adjunctive devices.

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