Dr. Albert G. Hakaim, MD, FACS. Consultant, Section of Vascular Surgery and Director, Endovascular Surgery, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, Florida; Associate Professor of Surgery, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Rochester, Minnesota.
Rupture of an abdominal aortic aneurysm is one of the leading causes of death. The risk of rupture has been a controversial topic for years and only recently have population-based studies provided bet...