An aortocaval fistula is a rare complication of an abdominal aortic aneurysm that requires immediate surgical repair. Doctors can choose to treat it with either open or endovascular surgery. An ...

That women fare worse than men after treatment for abdominal aortic aneurysm isn’t news, but 10 years’ worth of US registry data show that the difference is long-lasting and appears restricted to ...

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued an update to its January 2022 safety communication on the use of Endologix AFX endovascular grafts to treat patients with abdominal aortic aneurysm ...

Aortic aneurysm surgery is generally safe, but it can lead to complications like blood clots, ischemic events, and bleeding. Your doctor can give you a better idea of your specific risk of ...

Pneumonia is a common postoperative complication, with a mortality of up to 40%. The Post-operative Pneumonia Risk Index (PPRI) was derived from a large cohort of general surgical patients but has not ...

A nearly 20-year analysis sheds new light on sex disparities following abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) rupture and subsequent repair. The study found that women were older than men, had aneurysms that ...

Elective abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) repair in patients with a cancer diagnosis is associated with several poor postoperative outcomes according to a newly published study from researchers at the ...

Most people with an abdominal aortic aneurysm don’t show any symptoms — they don’t know that the largest blood vessel in their body is slowly and silently dilating, creating a blood-filled bulge. If ...

Researchers published an updated risk score for patients with ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysms that incorporates the rise in endovascular procedures for the condition. The condition is often fatal, ...