aortic aneurysm/obesity

OBJECTIVE Obesity is a worldwide epidemic, particularly in Western society. It predisposes surgical patients to an increased risk of adverse outcomes. The aim of our study was to use a nationally representative vascular database and to compare in-hospital outcomes in obese vs nonobese patients

OBJECTIVE To investigate outcomes in obese patients with abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) treated with elective open or endovascular repair (EVAR). METHODS We compared the outcomes of obese patients with AAA treated with elective open repair and EVAR. Obesity was defined as a body mass index (BMI) >

BACKGROUND This study examined impact of obesity on outcomes after abdominal aortic aneurysm repair. METHODS Data were obtained from the Veterans Affairs National Surgical Quality Improvement Program. Body mass index (BMI) was categorized according to National Institutes of Health guidelines.

The rising pandemic of obesity in modern society should direct attention to a more comprehensive approach to abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) treatment in the affected population. Although overweight patients are considered prone to increased surgical risk, studies on the subject did not confirm or

OBJECTIVE To investigate the outcomes in overweight and obesity patients with abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) treated with elective open or endovascular repair (EVAR). METHODS The clinical data of 52 patients with AAA treated by EVAR (EVAR group, n=17) and conventional surgical repair (open group,

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the influence of obesity on outcomes after endovascular aneurysm repair (EVAR). METHODS A retrospective analysis was conducted of 80 patients (77 men; mean age 75.0+/-7.6 years) undergoing elective EVAR for abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) between 2001 and 2008. Patients were

Introduction: The aim of this study was to assess the impact of obesity on procedural metrics, radiation exposure, quality of life (QOL) and clinical outcomes of fenestrated-branched endovascular aortic repair (FB-EVAR) for pararenal

BACKGROUND The prevalence of obesity is increasing, and its impact on the outcome of open and endovascular abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) repair remains unclear, particularly in the European population. We herein assessed the impact of obesity on the postoperative course for both

OBJECTIVE Obesity is increasingly common among patients diagnosed with vascular disease. This article aims to perform systemic review and meta-analysis on 30-day postoperative mortality and complication rate between open (OAR) and endovascular (EVAR) abdominal aortic aneurysm repair in obese

Abdominal aortic aneurysms have been treated by open operative repair for many years. A frequent rate of morbidity is associated with the natural history of abdominal aortic aneurysms in combination with open surgical repair. Recently a new technique that is less surgically invasive has been

BACKGROUND Obesity is increasingly common in patients referred for the management of an abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA). Evidence of the effect of obesity on outcomes after endovascular repair (EVAR) is not well established. We sought to compare the immediate and midterm outcomes of elective EVAR

With the increasing prevalence of severe obesity worldwide, surgical treatment for severely obese patients is becoming more popular. Bariatric surgery has occasionally been performed as a precursor to major operations for serious diseases to make these difficult surgeries safer for severely obese

Previous studies demonstrated that obesity increases inflammation in periaortic adipose tissue and promotes angiotensin II (ANG II)-induced abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAAs). We sought to determine whether weight loss of obese C57BL/6 mice would influence the progression of established AAAs. Male

OBJECTIVE Obesity promotes macrophage infiltration into adipose tissue and is associated with increases in several cardiovascular diseases. Infusion of angiotensin II (AngII) to mice induces formation of abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAAs) with profound medial and adventitial macrophage infiltration.