• The specific situation of the patient. Unless otherwise provided for by national regulations,
off-label use of medication should be limited to situations where it is in the patient's interest …

Background Studies have investigated the effects of gender on vascular surgery care.
However, to the best of our knowledge, no comprehensive synthesis of the literature has …

The abdominal aorta is the portion of the descending aorta between the diaphragm and the
common iliac artery bifurcation. A retroperitoneal structure, it courses through the diaphragm …

Background Aortic dissection (AoD) is associated with high morbidity and mortality.
However, the burden of AoD mortality is not well characterized, and contemporary data and …

Dilatation of the thoracic or abdominal aorta can progress to dissection or rupture with
significant associated morbidity and mortality. Aortic disease remains a treatable contributor …

Objectives Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms (AAA) in females are less prevalent, have higher
expansion rates and experience rupture at smaller diameters than in males. Studies have …

Objective A lower elective repair rate among women with abdominal aortic aneurysms
(AAAs) has been a consistent finding. Reasons behind this gender gap have not been …

The study by Duncan et al.'Ultrasound screening for abdominal aortic aneurysm'1 shows a
low prevalence of abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) in women aged 64–75 deemed at high …