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 …

Abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAAs) are found in up to 8% of men aged> 65 years, yet
usually remain asymptomatic until they rupture. Rupture of an AAA and its associated …

The Society for Vascular Surgery (SVS) Vascular Quality Initiative (VQI) is designed to
improve the quality, safety, effectiveness, and cost of vascular health care. It uses the …

OBJECTIVE: Prior studies of gender differences in abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) repair
suggest there may be differences in presentation, suitability for endovascular aneurysm …

Introduction Juxtarenal aortic aneurysms (JAA) can be successfully treated by
fenestrated/branched endografts (FBE), but with significant cost and a long manufacturing …

OBJECTIVE:: To compare early outcomes of endovascular repair of juxtarenal and
suprarenal aneurysms using the chimney technique with open repair in anatomically …

OBJECTIVE: The lack of readily available branched and fenestrated endovascular
aneurysm repair (EVAR) options has created an opportunity for creative deployment of …

Objective “Chimney” techniques used to extend landing zones for endovascular aortic repair
(chEVAR) have been increasingly reported; however, concerns about durability and patency …

BACKGROUND: To present the clinical experience of consecutive series with use of balloon-
expandable and self-expanding chimney endografts (balloon-expandable covered stent …

OBJECTIVES:: Obesity and morbid obesity have been shown to increase wound infections
and occasionally mortality after many surgical procedures. Little is known about the relative …