A study of outcomes in conservatively managed patients with large abdominal aortic aneurysms deemed unfit for surgical repair.

Ahmed ElmallahMohamed ElnagarNiamh BamburyZeeshan AhmedJoseph DowdallDenis MehiganStephen SheehanMary Barry

Published in: Vascular (2018)

Patients with large AAA deemed unfit for elective surgery have an overall poor prognosis and die mainly from other causes than AAA. Surgical intervention when rupture occurs results in poor survival.

Keyphrases

poor prognosis
abdominal aortic
long non coding rna
minimally invasive
randomized controlled trial
patients undergoing
type diabetes
surgical site infection
free survival
skeletal muscle
acute coronary syndrome
adipose tissue