Advanced age, dementia, and an abdominal aneurysm: Intervene?

The ascending aortic aneurysm: When to intervene?

Drug Therapy for Small Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm

Dear Editor,Abdominal aortic aneurysm is often asymptomatic, less recognized, and causes considerable mortality and morbidity, if missed. The incidence varies from country to country and the occurrence is influenced by modifiable (smoking, coronary heart disease, hypertension, dyslipidemia, and prolonged steroid therapy) and non-modifiable risk factors (increasing age, male gender, and positive...

Abdominal pain – learning when not to intervene!

Epiploic appendagitis (EA) is an uncommon cause of abdominal pain. It is a benign condition but may mimic other serious causes of acute abdomen such as appendicitis, diverticulitis, and gynecological emergency in severe cases. Knowledge of this condition in the differential diagnosis of abdominal pain can save unnecessary hospital admission, antibiotics, and surgery. In this article, we present...

Advanced Musculoskeletal Practise Case Study: Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm

The Role of Age in the Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Repair

Brazilian Journal of Cardiovascular Surgery Age is a factor to be considered in any minimally invasive new surgical procedure like endovascular aneurysm repair (EVAR). There is a growing policy of using less invasive procedures looking for rapid recovery, less blood transfusion, less surgical trauma, less morbidity and less mortality. The two major questions that need to be answered when we are...