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 …

In 1997, an initial set of reporting standards for studies directed at the endovascular repair of
the infrarenal aortic aneurysm was introduced by the Ad Hoc Committee for Standardized …

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 …

Objectives: We previously showed that peak abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) wall stress
calculated for aneurysms in vivo is higher at rupture than at elective repair. The purpose of …

Abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) is a condition whereby the terminal aorta permanently
dilates to dangerous proportions, risking rupture. The biomechanics of AAA has been …

Objective: The purpose of this study was to calculate abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) wall
stresses in vivo for ruptured, symptomatic, and electively repaired AAAs with three …

Abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) disease is a degenerating process whose ultimate event
is the rupture of the vessel wall. Rupture occurs when the stresses acting on the wall rise …

Background. The decision to repair an asymptomatic abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) is
currently based on diameter (≥ 5.5 cm) alone. However, aneurysms less than 5.5 cm do …

Rupture of abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) represents a significant clinical event, having a
mortality rate of 90% and being currently ranked as the 13th leading cause of death in the …