What is an aortic aneurysm?

First of all the aorta consists of 4 different parts the root, the arch, and the ascending and descending aorta. An aortic aneurysm is the weakening of aortic walls, which has three different layers. When one of the walls may become weak, and tend to balloon or bloat outwards until it may rupture. The rupture is the greatest danger is that the aneurysm will indeed rupture and then heavy uncontrollable bleeding will commence. This is also known as a hemorrhage. A side bit of information, is that it may be caused by high blood pressure or other compromised tissues. Here is a video describing the apparent symptoms and specifics of an aortic aneurysm, enjoy!