Invited commentary

Abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) accounts for>20 million deaths worldwide.1 Extrapolating from the National Inpatient Sample data set capturing 20% of inpatients in the United States, approximately 500,000 operations for AAA were performed from 2000 to 2010.2 The number of aneurysms fixed by endovascular aneurysm repair increased from 5% to approximately 75% during that period, with concomitant improvements in mortality and morbidity within 2 to 3  years of surgery.2,3 Similar to the advancements offered by endovascular aneurysm repair, medical treatments that could reduce the growth rate of AAA even modestly would save lives and radically alter clinical practice.
Source: Journal of Vascular Surgery - Category: Surgery Authors: Tags: From bench to bedside Source Type: research