Management of Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms: Which Risk Factors Play a Role in Decision-Making?

Seminars in Vascular Surgery

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 124-131

  Rutherford, Robert B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL AORTA ANEURYSM; ARTICLE; CLINICAL EVALUATION; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DECISION MAKING; ENDOVASCULAR SURGERY; HEALTH CARE; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SCREENING;

AORTIC ANEURYSM, ABDOMINAL; AORTIC RUPTURE; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; RISK FACTORS; VASCULAR SURGICAL PROCEDURES;

EID: 50649083493     PISSN: 08957967     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/j.semvascsurg.2008.05.005     Document Type: Article

References (23)

1. Fillinger M. Who should we operate on and how do we decide: predicting rupture and survival in patients with aortic aneurysm. Semin Vasc Surg 20 (2007) 121-127
2. The UK Small Aneurysm Trial Participants. Mortality results for randomised controlled trial of early elective surgery or ultrasonographic surveillance for small abdominal aortic aneurysms. Lancet 352 (1998) 1649-1655
3. Valentine R.J., Decaprio J.D., Castillo J.M., Modrall J.G., Jackson M.R., and Clagett G.P. Watchful waiting in cases of small abdominal aortic aneurysms-appropriate for all patients?. J Vasc Surg 32 (2000) 441-448
4. Cronenwett J.L., and Johnston K.W. The United Kingdom Small Aneurysm Trial: implications for surgical treatment of abdominal aortic aneurysms. J Vasc Surg 29 (1999) 191-194
5. Lederle F.A., Wilson S.E., Johnson G.R., et al. Immediate repair compared with surveillance of small abdominal aortic aneurysms. N Engl J Med 346 (2002) 1437-1444
6. Finlayson S.R., Birkmeyer J.D., Fillinger M.F., and Cronenwett J.L. Should endovascular surgery lower the threshold for repair of abdominal aortic aneurysms?. J Vasc Surg 6 (1999) 973-985
7. Lederle F.A. Abdominal aortic aneurysm-open versus endovascular repair. N Engl J Med 351 (2004) 1677-1679
8. Lederle F.A. Endovascular repair of abdominal aortic aneurysm-round two. N Engl J Med 352 (2005) 2443-2445
9. Fillinger M.F., Racusin J., Baker R.K., et al. Anatomic characteristics of ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm on conventional CT scans: implications for rupture risk. J Vasc Surg 39 (2004) 1243-1252
10. In: Cronenwett J.L., and Birmeyer J.D. (Eds). The Dartmouth Atlas of Vascular Health Care (2000), AHA Press, Chicago, IL
11. Fleming C., Whitlock E.P., Beil T.L., and Lederle F.A. Screening for abdominal aortic aneurysm: a best-evidence systematic review for the US Preventive Services Task Force. Ann Intern Med 142 (2005) 203-211
12. Wanhainen A., Lundkvist J., Bergqvist D., and Björck M. Cost-effectiveness of screening women for abdominal aortic aneurysm. J Vasc Surg 43 (2006) 908-914
13. Fillinger M.F., Racusin J., Baker R.K., et al. Anatomic characteristics of ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm on conventional CT scans: implications for rupture risk. J Vasc Surg 39 (2004) 1243-1252
14. Adelman M.A., Rockman C.B., Lamparello P.J., et al. Endovascular abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) repair since the FDA approval. Are we going too far?. J Cardiovasc Surg (Torino) 43 (2002) 359-367
15. Welborn III M.B., Yau F.S., Modrall J.G., Lopez J.A., Floyd S., Valentine R.J., and Clagett G.P. Endovascular repair of small abdominal aortic aneurysms: a paradigm shift?. Vasc Endovasc Surg 39 (2005) 381-391
16. Yau F.S., Rosero E.B., Clagett G.P., et al. Surveillance of small aortic aneurysms does not alter anatomic suitability for endovascular repair. J Vasc Surg 45 (2007) 96-100
17. EVAR 1 Trialists. Endovascular aneurysm repair versus open repair in patients with abdominal aortic aneurysm (EVAR trial 1): randomized controlled trial. Lancet 365 (2005) 2179-2186
18. Prinssen M., Verhoeven E.L., Buth J., et al. A randomized trial comparing conventional and endovascular repair of abdominal aortic aneurysms. N Engl J Med 351 (2004) 1607-1618
19. The EVAR 2 Trialists. Endovascular aneurysm repair and outcome in patients unfit for open repair of abdominal aortic aneurysm (EVAR trial 2): randomised controlled trial. Lancet 365 (2005) 2187-2192
20. Sicard G.A., Zwolak R.M., Sidawy A.N., White R.A., and Siami F.S. Endovascular abdominal aortic aneurysm repair: long-term outcome measures in patients at high-risk for open surgery. J Vasc Surg 44 (2006) 229-236
21. Bush R.L., Johnson M.L., Hedayati N., Henderson W.G., Lin P.H., and Lumsden A.B. Performance of endovascular aortic aneurysm repair in high-risk patients: results from the Veterans Affairs National Surgical Quality Improvement Program. J Vasc Surg 45 (2007) 227-233
22. Lederle F.A., Johnson G.R., Wilson S.E., et al. Rupture rate of large abdominal aortic aneurysms in patients refusing or unfit for elective repair. JAMA 287 (2002) 2968-2972
23. Tanquilut E.M., Veith F.J., Ohki T., et al. Nonoperative management with selective delayed surgery for large abdominal aortic aneurysms in patients at high risk. J Vasc Surg 36 (2002) 41-46