A nearly 20-year analysis sheds new light on sex disparities following abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) rupture and subsequent repair. The study found that women were older than men, had aneurysms that ...

Vascular. 2007;15(4):191-196. Factors associated with perioperative mortality have been studied extensively in patients undergoing open repair of a ruptured AAA. There are several validated scoring ...

New data from the United Kingdom’s nationwide abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) screening program support the current referral threshold for intervening on this condition and point to a very low rate of ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Lower prevalence of abdominal aortic aneurysm has led to an approximate 30% decreased incidence of ruptured AAA ...

Totally percutaneous access for endovascular repair of ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysms is growing in use and confers similar outcomes to endovascular aneurysm repair with femoral cutdown access, ...

According to some estimates, up to 80% of patients who experience a ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm will die before they reach the hospital or during surgery. But early intervention can prevent ...

Endovascular image for aortic aneurysm. Treating patients with ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysms with endovascular strategy over open repair may increase survival and decrease cost. In patients with ...

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Most people with an abdominal aortic aneurysm don’t show any symptoms — they don’t know that the largest blood vessel in their body is slowly and silently dilating, creating a blood-filled bulge. If ...

An abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) is a balloon-like bulge in your aorta. It affects the part of your aorta that runs through your abdomen. Your aorta is your body’s main artery. Is an AAA Serious?

Recent studies have suggested that endovascular aneurysm repair (EVAR) may reduce the perioperative mortality of ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA). Whether EVAR confers any long-term survival ...