Aspirin may slow the progression of abdominal aortic aneurysm
1. In a retrospective cohort of 3435 adults, the progression of abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) slowed significantly for those taking ...
Tag: abdominal aortic aneurysms
Decision aids during surgical consultation effective in aligning patient preferences when choosing between open repair and endovascular repair for abdominal aortic aneurysms
1. In this cluster randomized trial that included 235 patients with abdominal aortic aneurysms, those who were counselled on both ...
Endovascular abdominal aortic aneurysm repair may be associated with higher overall mortality and complications compared to open repair
1. In this retrospective cohort study, endovascular aneurysm repair was associated with significantly higher rates of long-term rupture and reintervention ...
Lower threshold for abdominal aortic aneurysm repair linked to reduced mortality
1. Repair of intact abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAA) was performed at significantly lower mean diameters in the United States than ...
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Chemotherapy Use, Performance Status, and Quality of Life at the End of Life While the administration of chemotherapy in end-stage ...
Endovascular repair of AAA provides perioperative benefits but long-term survival similar to open repair
1. Patients who underwent endovascular repair of abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAA) had lower perioperative mortality than those who received an ...
Patient Basics: Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm
Originally published by Harvard Health. What Is It? An abdominal aortic aneurysm is an abnormal swelling in the aorta. It ...
USPSTF recommends aneurysm screening in men who have ever smoked
1. Based on a systematic review, the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) has released a statement recommending one-time ultrasonography ...
Ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm mortality greater in England vs. USA.
Image: PD 1. Ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysms (rAAA) have a significantly higher in-hospital mortality rate in England compared to the ...
Ultrasound screening for AAAs has no effect on all-cause mortality
Image: CC/Wiki 1. A review of one-time ultrasound screening for abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAAs) demonstrated that screening was associated with ...