Background Decision-making related to the care of patients with an abdominal aortic
aneurysm (AAA) is complex. Aneurysms present with varying risks of rupture, and patient …

The Clinical Practice Council of the Society for Vascular Surgery charged a writing
committee with the task of updating practice guidelines, initally published in 2003, for …

The Clinical Practice Council of the Society for Vascular Surgery charged a writing
committee with the task of updating practice guidelines, initally published in 2003, for …

Decision-making in regard to elective repair of abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAA) requires
careful assessment of factors that influence rupture risk, operative mortality, and life …

Objective The Veterans Affairs Open Versus Endovascular Repair (OVER) Trial of
Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms study was a randomized controlled trial comparing open vs …

Purpose: This study was performed to define outcomes after abdominal ortic aneurysm
(AAA) repair in Veterans Affairs (VA) medical centers during fiscal years 1991 through 1993 …

Purpose: Over the past 20 years, there have been numerous advances in our ability to
detect and to treat abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAAs). We hypothesized that these …

OBJECTIVE: Small patient numbers, mixed data from clinical trials, and longitudinal series
representing institutional learning curves have characterized previous studies of early …

Objective To assess outcomes after endovascular abdominal aortic aneurysm repair (EVAR)
in an integrated health care system. Methods Between 2000 and 2010, 1736 patients …

Purpose: As a minimally invasive strategy for the treatment of patients with abdominal aortic
aneurysm (AAA), endovascular repair has been embraced with enthusiasm because of the …