Most aneurysms occur in the aorta, the main artery that carries oxygen-rich blood from the heart to the body. The aorta goes through the chest and abdomen. An aneurysm that occurs in the chest portion of the aorta is called a thoracic (tho-RAS-ik) aortic aneurysm. An aneurysm that occurs in the abdominal portion of the aorta is called an abdominal aortic aneurysm. Aneurysms also can occur in other arteries, but these types of aneurysm are less common.
Gabrielle Giffords, Arizona shooting survivor â A framed photograph of Giffords stands at the center of a memorial during a candlelight vigil at the University Medical Center on January 8, 2011. The congresswoman was shot in the head during an event that day in front of a Safeway grocery store in Tucson, Arizona.
02/21/2013 01:54 pm ET | Updated Feb 21, 2013. Most will know Gabrielle Anwar as Fiona Glenanne, the lanky fox behind gun barrels and explosions on Burn Notice, the USA series shot in and around Miami. The British actress, who famously tangoed with Al Pacino in Scent of A Woman, is also the girlfriend of Shareef Malnik, owner of the popular The Forge restaurant in Miami Beach.