True aneurysm
Dr Yuranga Weerakkody and Dr Donna D'Souza et al.
In a true aneurysm, the aneurysm is bound by all three layers of the vessel wall (intima, media and adventitia). The wall may be attenuated. Risk of rupture is proportional to the size of the aneurysm.
Causes
- congenital
- atherosclerosis
- hypertension
- vasculitis
- hereditary connective tissue disorders (Marfan's syndrome, Ehlers-Danlos syndrome)
- fibromuscular dysplasia
- syphilis
- myocardial infarction: may cause left ventricular true aneurysm
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