ANEURISK
Deep Insight for Decisive Aneursym Care
A Simplified Metric for a Complex Problem
In the U.S., over 2.5 million people are affected by abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA), with 200,000 new cases diagnosed annually. The consequences of untreated AAA are severe, as up to 90% of AAA ruptures lead to death. Current clinical standards rely on a "one-size-fits-all" approach based on a single diameter measurement to determine treatment pathways according to population-based risk determinations.
2,500,000
AAA Patients in the U.S.
90%
Mortality Rate
Surgeons typically recommend surgical intervention for AAA with a diameter greater than 5.0 cm for women and 5.5 cm for men. A routine of watchful waiting, repeated imaging studies waiting for AAA growth – or rupture and almost certain death - is prescribed for AAA below these respective diameter thresholds.
7-23.4%
Rupture Before Size Threshold
However, the current standardized method overlooks critical patient-specific factors, resulting in 7-23% of AAA rupturing before reaching the recommended size threshold for surgery. This outdated approach causes high anxiety for patients, who often refer to their AAAs as "ticking time bombs."
Precision Risk Assessments for Patients
Aneurisk aims to address the critical limitations of present-day aneurysm management by recognizing that population-based clinical practices often fail to account for individual patient variability. Aneurisk's solution features the Aneurisk Health Platform, an AI-driven software platform that provides personalized risk profiles (using patient-specific CT images, clinical data, and patient demographics) to assess the rupture potential of AAAs.
Built on Decades of Vascular Research
Aneurisk is the result of years of scientific progress in vascular biomechanics, medical imaging, and computational modeling. For decades, scientists and engineers have studied how aneurysms grow and rupture - not just by measuring size, but by calculating wall stress, tissue strength, and the mechanical forces acting on the aorta. These studies showed that aneurysm rupture is fundamentally a biomechanical failure: it occurs when local wall stress exceeds the tissue’s ability to withstand it. What used to require custom simulations and academic expertise can now be delivered in efficiently through Aneurisk’s automated platform. We’ve translated rigorous research into a practical, clinical tool designed for real-world decision-making.
