Aneurysm care at Mayo Clinic
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Mayo Clinic's aneurysm team includes health care providers trained in blood vessel diseases (vascular specialists), blood vessel surgery (vascular surgeons), brain disease (neurologists), brain surgery (neurosurgeons), and blood vessel and brain imaging. These specialists work together to diagnose and treat adults and children with aneurysms and to provide exactly the care you need.
- Collaborative care. Having this specialized expertise in a single place means that you're not just getting one opinion. Your care is discussed among the team and your test results are available quickly. Appointments are scheduled in coordination.
- Advanced diagnosis. Mayo Clinic specialists use advanced imaging techniques to determine the size and location of an aneurysm. Imaging test results help diagnose a ruptured aneurysm or determine the risk of rupture. Diagnostic tests include heart ultrasound (echocardiogram), magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), computerized tomography (CT), cerebral arteriography and cerebrospinal fluid examination.
- Innovative treatment. Mayo Clinic surgeons are committed to providing the latest treatment options for aneurysms. These specialists have experience using endovascular surgery as well as open surgery. For brain aneurysms, endovascular surgery options include coiling and coiling in combination with stenting.
Expertise and rankings
Decisions about whether to watch or repair an aneurysm requires careful consideration of the risks and benefits of various treatment options. Mayo Clinic care providers have the skills and experience needed to make these decisions. Pediatric specialists at Mayo Clinic's campus in Minnesota have experience evaluating and treating children with aneurysms.
Mayo Clinic surgeons have experience with advanced endovascular procedures, including coiling and stenting for brain aneurysms.
Nationally recognized expertise
Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, is ranked among the Best Hospitals for neurology and neurosurgery and for heart and heart surgery by U.S. News & World Report. Mayo Clinic Children's Center in Rochester is ranked the No. 1 hospital in Minnesota, and the five-state region of Iowa, Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota and Wisconsin, according to U.S. News & World Report's 2023-2024 "Best Children's Hospitals" rankings.
Learn more about Mayo Clinic's cardiovascular surgery, cardiovascular medicine, neurology and neurosurgery departments' expertise and rankings.
Locations, travel and lodging
Mayo Clinic has major campuses in Phoenix and Scottsdale, Arizona; Jacksonville, Florida; and Rochester, Minnesota. The Mayo Clinic Health System has dozens of locations in several states.
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