Why the study?
What is the long-term clinical course and cause of death in patients with asymptomatic abdominal aortic aneurysms who are deemed unfit for surgical treatment?
Population
156 patients with asymptomatic abdominal aortic aneurysms deemed unfit for surgical treatment between 1952…
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
20 years
Authors
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Rupture caused 28% of deaths in nonoperative AAA; extends natural history data while leaving optimal strategies open.
What is the long-term clinical course and cause of death in patients with asymptomatic abdominal aortic aneurysms who are deemed unfit for surgical treatment?
In patients with asymptomatic abdominal aortic aneurysms deemed unfit for surgery, aneurysm rupture remains a significant cause of death (27.8%), supporting an aggressive surgical approach when possible.
D. Emerick Szilagyi (1972) studied this question.
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