Patients with a ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm (rAAA)– a very serious life-threatening illness that occurs more often in elderly men– have better outcomes in the United States than in England, according to a new study published in the Lancet. Researchers at the University of London compared hospital data from 11,799 rAAA patients in England with 23,838 rAAA…
US Patients More Likely Than English Patients To Receive Life-Saving Surgery
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What’s The Best Treatment For Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm?
November 21, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Endovascular repair of AAA (abdominal aortic aneurysm) gained enthusiastic acceptance after initial results from three trials (EVAR 1, DREAM, and OVER) found an early survival advantage for endovascular repair compared to open repair. Some of the enthusiasm waned, however, after long-term results from the first two trials found no difference in survival between the groups…
Screening For AAA Comes Under Renewed Scrutiny And Criticism
September 18, 2012 by Leave a Comment
A 2007 Medicare initiative to increase AAA (abdominal aortic aneurysm) screening in appropriate patients failed to prevent AAA rupture or reduce all-cause mortality, according to a new study published in Archives of Internal Medicine. The larger implications of the study are unclear, but two accompanying papers, an invited commentary and a perspective, emphasize the darker side of…
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