Repair of small abdominal aortic aneurysms not beneficial.Lederle FA, Wilson SE, Johnson GR, Reinke DB, Littooy FN, Acher CW, et al. Immediate repair compared with surveillance of small abdominal aortic aneurysms abdominal aortic aneurysm A focal aortic dilation of ≥ 50% ↑ in diameter, accompanied by distension and weakened aortic wall Epidemiology Incidence is rising 12/105–1951; 36/105 . N Engl J Med 2002;346:1437-1444. Repair of abdominal aortic aneurysms 4.0 to 5.4 cm in diameter did not improve the survival rate of patients with low surgical risk. In an 8-year randomized ran·dom·ize tr.v. ran·dom·ized, ran·dom·iz·ing, ran·dom·iz·es To make random in arrangement, especially in order to control the variables in an experiment. study of 1,136 mostly white men from 50 to 79 years of age, the rate of aneurysm aneurysm (ăn`y  rĭzəm), localized dilatation of a blood vessel, particularly an artery, or the heart. rupture rupture, in medicine: see hernia. was only 0.6%/yr. Researchers
confirmed an earlier finding that diabetes is associated with a reduced
prevalence of aneurysms, although the underlying reasons are unknown.
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