• Antibiotics seem to reduce surgical site infections in people undergoing aortic or aortoiliac surgery. • Other interventions assessed appear to make little or no difference in reducing the incidence ...

Peripheral aneurysms and artery disorders: These conditions—including fibromuscular dysplasia and vascular Ehlers-Danlos syndrome (vEDS)—vary in their frequency and outcomes between men and women.

Popliteal artery aneurysms (PAAs) are the most frequent peripheral aneurysm with a significant morbidity if left untreated. Open surgical technique is still considered the gold standard ...

Thoracic aortic aneurysms occur in about 6 to 10 of 100,000 people. About 40 percent of people with a peripheral aneurysm also have an abdominal aortic aneurysm, and 5 to 10 percent of people with ...

An aneurysm refers to ballooning out of the aorta which causes aortic wall weakening. The aorta may continue to further expand (dilate) or remain unchanged, but close surveillance is necessary. As the ...

The aorta continues on down to the descending aorta that further supplies blood to the rest of your body. An ascending or aortic arch aneurysm refers to ballooning out of the aorta which causes aortic ...

Peripheral Aneurysms and Artery Disorders: These conditions-including fibromuscular dysplasia and vascular Ehlers-Danlos syndrome (vEDS)-vary in their frequency and outcomes between men and women.

The Brain Aneurysm Foundation estimates that 6.8 million ... stent in treating the most severe form of peripheral artery disease (PAD), finding that around 90% of patients with the stent did ...

Jim, let's talk about aortic aneurysms. I'd like to review the 2006 ACC/AHA guidelines on peripheral arterial disease, which includes aortic aneurysms. There is a lot of information relating to ...