Methods Patients with AAAs are defined as male or female patients with asymptomatic,
symptomatic or ruptured AAA with fusiform dilatation. This document does not cover patients …

Background Surveillance is a common management strategy for small abdominal aortic
aneurysm (AAA)(3· 0–5· 4 cm in diameter). Individual characteristics, other than diameter …

level of the tubular portion of the ascending aorta and 20% at the level of the sinuses [ie,
root]). Indeed, other studies have demonstrated that a bicuspid aortic valve is associated …

These guidelines address the diagnosis and management of atherosclerotic, aneurysmal,
and thromboembolic peripheral arterial diseases (PADs). The clinical manifestations of PAD …

Background—Intervention to reduce abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) expansion and
optimization of screening intervals would improve current surveillance programs. The aim of …

Abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) affects approximately 5% of elderly men and is
responsible for a significant number of deaths in Western Countries. At present surgery by …

Abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) is most commonly defined as a maximal diameter of the
abdominal aorta in excess of 3 cm in either anterior-posterior or transverse planes or …

Given the potentially large number of markers that may have been investigated, we carried
out a staged search strategy. First, we performed a general search to identify biomarkers that …

BACKGROUND: Statins have been suggested to reduce expansion of abdominal aortic
aneurysms (AAAs) independent of lipid-lowering effects. METHODS: We assessed the …

Abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) remains an important cause of morbidity and mortality in
elderly men, and prevalence is predicted to increase in parallel with a global aging …