Regarding “A registry-based rationale for discrete intervention thresholds for open and endovascular elective abdominal aortic aneurysm repair in female patients”

I read with great interest the article recently published by Tomee et  al.1 This retrospective registry review proposes a female-specific abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) repair threshold, citing the lack of an evidence-based threshold for intervention in women. The proposed female threshold was established by determining the AAA diameter in women that represents the same percentage of rupture compared with the male-specific threshold of 5.5 cm. The use of a mandatory national aneurysm registry strengthens this study by accounting for a variety of institutions and practices.
Source: Journal of Vascular Surgery - Category: Surgery Authors: Tags: Letter to the Editor Source Type: research