RT Book, Section
A1 Mix, J. William
A1 Pitta, Sridevi R.
A1 Schwartz, Jeffrey P.
A1 Tuchek, J. Michael
A1 Dieter, Robert S.
A1 Freeman, Michael B.
A2 Dieter, Robert S.
A2 Dieter, Raymond A.
A2 Dieter, Raymond A.
SR Print(0)
ID 1127167711
T1 Abdominal Aorta
T2 Peripheral Arterial Disease
YR 2009
FD 2009
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 9780071481793
LK accesscardiology.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1127167711
RD 2024/04/19
AB The  abdominal  aorta  is  frequently  affected  by  both  degenerative  and  occlusive  disease.  Since  these  diseases  of  the  aorta  frequently  afflict  the  elderly,  and  with  an  aging  U.S.  population,  surgical  and  endovascular  treatment  of  aortic  disease  is  common  in  a  vascular  specialist's  practice.  Approximately  42  000  operations  for  the  treatment  of  abdominal  aortic  aneurysms  (AAA)  were  performed  in  the  United  States  in  2003.1,2  Though  in  the  past  open  surgical  therapy  for  aortic  diseases  was  the  primary  therapy,  endovascular  therapy  of  aortic  diseases  has  emerged  as  an  acceptable  alternative  to  open  aortic  reconstruction  and  expanded  the  treatment  options  for  those  who  treat  aortic  lesions.  Advances  in  graft  materials,  surgical  technique,  and  perioperative  care  have  led  to  a  marked  reduction  in  perioperative  morbidity  and  mortality  with  improvements  in  long-term  results.  With  proper  patient  selection  and  appropriate  procedure  choice,  the  management  of  aortic  diseases  is  one  of  the  most  rewarding  areas  of  a  modern  vascular  specialist's  practice.