Abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) repair is commonly treated via endovascular aneurysm repair (EVAR). A known complication of EVAR is an endoleak: types I to IV. Type III endoleaks have been shown to have a relative risk of 8.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAbdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) is a significant source of morbidity and ranked by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention as the 15 leading cause of death among adults aged 60 to 64 years. Size confers the largest risk factor for aneurysm rupture, with aneurysms >6 cm having an annual rupture risk of 14.1%.
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