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The Greek word aorta means lifter. The vessel was so termed because Aristotle, who first described it, assumed that the heart was lifted by/hanging in aorta. Leonardo da Vinci described the detailed anatomy of aorta. During the 17th century our present understanding of the aorta and the circulation of blood took form due to the descriptions given by William Harvey. The first known operation for abdominal aortic aneurysm was performed in London in 1817 by Sir Astley Cooper who ligated the infrarenal aorta above the aneurysm. Puncture with needles and application of electricity were later tried in order to induce thromboses in the aneurysm. In 1948 Albert Einstein was operated with wrapping of his abdominal aneurysm with cellophane. In 1955 he suffered rupture and died after having refused operation. In 1951 the first successful operation for abdominal aortic aneurysm was performed in Paris by Charles Dubost. With slight modifications, the same operative technique is used today.
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PMID:[Curriculum vitae aortae]. 991 45

As a contribution to International Physics Year (2005), we performed a historical study of Einstein's final years and the diseases that required surgical treatment. Because of the particular circumstances of the age, two of the most famous surgeons of the time, Rudolph Nissen and Frank Glenn, as well as the well-known radiologist, Gustav Bucky, came together with Albert Einstein over the abdominal aortic aneurysm that ended his life in April 1955. We discuss little known or hitherto unpublished data and anecdotes about the physicist's final surgical disease.
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PMID:[E = m x c2/4 men and an aneurysm]. 1654 80

The interesting case of Albert Einstein's abdominal aortic aneurysm is presented. He was operated on at age 69 and, finding that the large aneurysm could not be removed, the surgeon elected to wrap it with cellophane to prevent its growth. However, seven years later the aneurysm ruptured and caused the death of the famous scientist.
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PMID:[Albert Einstein and his abdominal aortic aneurysm]. 2141 1