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 …

In 1997, an initial set of reporting standards for studies directed at the endovascular repair of
the infrarenal aortic aneurysm was introduced by the Ad Hoc Committee for Standardized …

Members of this Guideline Writing Committee (GWC) were selected by the European Society
for Vascular Surgery (ESVS) to represent physicians involved in the management of patients …

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 …

Aortic dissection is a life-threatening condition caused by a tear in the intimal layer of the
aorta or bleeding within the aortic wall, resulting in the separation (dissection) of the layers …

level of the tubular portion of the ascending aorta and 20% at the level of the sinuses [ie,
root]). Indeed, other studies have demonstrated that a bicuspid aortic valve is associated …

Background Whether elective surgical repair of small abdominal aortic aneurysms improves
survival remains controversial. Methods We randomly assigned patients 50 to 79 years old …

Background: Independent risk factors for abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) have not been
clearly defined in multivariable analyses of large patient populations. Objective: To identify …

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 …

Reporting standards for studies involving endovascular repair of infrarenal abdominal aortic
aneurysms were introduced by the Society for Vascular Surgery in 1997 and revised in …