RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Managing abdominal aortic aneurysms Treat the aneurysm <em>and</em> the risk factors
JF Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine
JO Cleve Clin J Med
FD Cleveland Clinic
SP 877
OP 888
VO 72
IS 10
A1 AlMahameed, Amjad
A1 Latif, Ahmed Abdel
A1 Graham, Linda M.
YR 2005
UL http://www.ccjm.org/content/72/10/877.abstract
AB Abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAAs) are not only a danger in themselves, they also signify underlying vascular disease that warrants intensive cardiovascular risk reduction, especially smoking cessation. Aneurysmal size and the patient’s fitness for surgery are the main determinants of timing and method of elective repair. The choice of open surgery vs endovascular repair depends on the patient’s condition, preference, and life expectancy, and the surgeon’s experience.