Endothelial Seeding for Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms

Endothelial seeding for abdominal aortic aneurysms: lessons learned from the past and present.

Screening for AbdominAl Aortic AneurySmS

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Screening for Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms

TO THE EDITOR: The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) recommended screening for abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAAs) with ultrasonography only in male smokers 65 to 75 years of age. Other subsets were excluded in part because of “good evidence that screening and early treatment result in important harms, including an increased number of surgeries with associated morbidity and mortality, ...

Screening for abdominal aortic aneurysms.

OBJECTIVE AND METHODS Screening for abdominal aortic aneurysms may be useful to decrease mortality related to rupture. We conducted a study to assess the prevalence of abdominal aortic aneurysms in southern Brazil and to define risk factors associated with high prevalence of this disorder. The screening was conducted using abdominal ultrasound. Three groups were studied: Group 1 - cardiology cl...

Micromanaging Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms

The contribution of abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) disease to human morbidity and mortality has increased in the aging, industrialized world. In response, extraordinary efforts have been launched to determine the molecular and pathophysiological characteristics of the diseased aorta. This work aims to develop novel diagnostic and therapeutic strategies to limit AAA expansion and, ultimately, r...