A nearly 20-year analysis sheds new light on sex disparities following abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) rupture and subsequent repair. The study found that women were older than men, had aneurysms that ...

In patients with suspected ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm, endovascular repair was associated with improved survival, a greater gain in quality-adjusted life-years and reduced costs when ...

New data from the United Kingdom’s nationwide abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) screening program support the current referral threshold for intervening on this condition and point to a very low rate of ...

People who don't realize they're living with an abdominal aortic aneurysm may face a sudden aortic rupture or tear and massive, catastrophic bleeding. However, others lucky enough to know in ...

Patients Fifty-four patients had endovascular repair of a ruptured AAA in the 10-year period from October 1994 to October 2004. Their median age was 75 years (interquartile range 69.5–79.5 years ...

Researchers published an updated risk score for patients with ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysms that incorporates the rise in endovascular procedures for the condition.The condition is often ...

Over 95% of abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAAs) rupture into the retroperitoneal space. Rare types of AAA ruptures comprise ruptures into the inferior vena cava with aortocaval fistula formation ...

Treating patients with ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysms with endovascular strategy over open repair may increase survival and decrease cost.

CHICAGO, Oct. 22, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- A ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm (rAAA) is a medical emergency. It is enormously stressful for the patient and family because life and death decisions ...

According to some estimates, up to 80% of patients who experience a ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm will die before they reach the hospital or during surgery. But early intervention can prevent ...

Guidelines released by the Society for Vascular Surgery now recommend endovascular repair over surgery for ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysms. (Journal of Vascular Surgery) ...