Level:Intermediate
- Part of aorta maximum vulnerable to deceleration trauma?
- Infrarenal aorta has got more vasa vasora. True or false?
- AAA is abdominal aorta diameter greater than _______ ?
- Over what age SVS (society of vascular surgeons) recommend screening for AAA in tobacco in male smokers?
- Antibiotic studied for its action on reducing AAA by acting on MMP enzyme?
- In 100 patients with large AAA, how many may have a co-existent TAA as per current literature?
- 5-year risk of rupture for AAA larger than 7 cm?
- Endoleak resulting from leak through graft fabric is type ___?
- Name a trial comparing open surgery and EVAR?
- Endotension size increase mandating a surgical correction is ?
Answers
1. Aortic isthmus,
2. False. It decreases as we go distally. It receives nutrition via direct diffusion.
3. 3 cm
4. 65 years
5. Doxycycline
6. 25 % of them have associated thoracic AA
7. 80 %
8. Type 4 endo leak. There are 5 types of endo leak
9. EVAR-1, DREAM, IMPROVE trials
10. 10 mm
Ref; Braunwald heart disease,11 the ed Ch 63.
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