Infrarenal abdominal aortic and descending thoracic aneurysms are the most frequently coexisting aortic aneurysms and pose problems deciding priority of treatment, timing of interventions, and minimizing the risk of paraplegia. An 81-year-old man presented with a 5.8-cm descending thoracic and a 5.0-mm infrarenal abdominal aortic aneurysm (A, note two renal arteries on the right). The thoracic ...

Abdominal aortic aneurysm, with its incidence approaching approximately 8% in the population, accounts for more than 8,000 deaths annually in the United States. It is a multifactorial disease associated with atherosclerosis. Age, male gender, smoking, and the family history of abdominal aortic aneurysm are thought to be the risk factors for the disease (Ashton et al., 2002, Fleming et al., 2005...

Objective To determine whether there is a relation between aortic diameter and morbidity and mortality in men screened for abdominal aortic aneurysm. Design Prospective cohort study. Setting Highland and Western Isles (a large, sparsely populated area of Scotland). Participants 8146 men aged 65-74. Main outcomemeasuresMorbidity and mortality in relation to presence of abdominal aortic aneurysm ...