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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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

An abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) is a localized dilatation of the infrarenal aorta. AAA is a
multifactorial disease, and genetic and environmental factors play a part; smoking, male sex …

OBJECTIVE: Type 2 endoleak occurs in up to 20% of patients after endovascular aneurysm
repair (EVAR), but its long-term significance is debated. We reviewed our experience to …

Endovascular abdominal and thoracic aortic aneurysm repair and are widely used to treat
increasingly complex aneurysms. Secondary endoleaks, defined as those detected more …

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

Endovascular aortic aneurysm repair (EVAR) is evolving into a viable alternative to open
surgical repair for many patients with abdominal and thoracic aortic aneurysms. Endoleak …