Aortic Aneurysm

Currently, scientific literature on outcomes after abdominal aortic aneurysm repair is focused heavily on the technical outcomes of surgery like rates of death, complications and reinterventions. Samir K. Shah, M.D., assistant professor in the division of vascular surgery and endovascular therapy at the University of Florida, would like to add…

Nestled in the wall of the body’s largest blood vessel is a ticking time bomb. If you’re one of the one in 1,000 people diagnosed with an abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA), that is. Aneurysms, or when part of an artery becomes weakened and expands, are as lethal as they are…