Aortic aneurysm

New initiative boosts surveillance imaging, cuts mortality after aortic aneurysm repair

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Through a statewide partnership, hospitals in Michigan drastically increased the number of patients who receive follow up imaging after undergoing aortic aneurysm repair, according to a recent study. The rate of imaging in the year following endovascular aneurysm repair, or EVAR, improved from nearly 28% in 2017 to just below 80% in 2023. Patients who … Read more

Disease burden of aortic aneurysm from 1990 to 2021 with a forecast to 2045: insights from the global burden of disease 2021 | BMC Public Health

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Global trends The global mortality and DALYs of aortic aneurysm from 1990 to 2021 are shown in Table 1. Globally, the mortality rate of aortic aneurysm significantly increased by 74.22%, from 8.84 (95% UI 8.31 to 9.35) per 10,000 population in 1990 to 15.39 (95% UI 13.84 to 16.57) per 10,000 population in 2021. The ASMR … Read more