• Introduction
• What is an abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA)?
• Is this a serious condition?
• What are some of the symptoms of an AAA?
• What causes an AAA?
• Treatments of Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm
• How do doctors treat an AAA?
• What is an open surgical repair?
• What is an endovascular repair?
• About the Zenith Flex AAA Endovascular Graft
• What is the Zenith Flex AAA Endovascular Graft?
• What results have been seen with the Zenith AAA Endovascular Graft?
• How is the graft implanted?
• After the Endovascular Procedure
• Why is follow-up important?
• What follow-up should I expect?
• What if I need magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)?
• What should I do with my Patient I.D. Card?
• Where can I find more information?
• Glossary
• Return Home

Where can I find more information?

Aneurysms

Background Information on Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms

Vascular Web Patient Information
www.vascularweb.org
VascularWeb is a World Wide Web (WWW) based global resource of information and services for individuals interested in improving vascular health worldwide. VascularWeb is sponsored and owned by the Society for Vascular Surgery (SVS), and is governed by a Board of Directors and managed by an Editorial Board.

Interventional Therapy

Society of Interventional Radiology
www.sirweb.org
The Society of Interventional Radiology (SIR) is a professional society for physicians who specialize in interventional or minimally invasive procedures. SIR is a nonprofit, national scientific organization deeply committed to its mission to improve health and quality of life through the practice of cardiovascular and interventional radiology.

U.S. National Library of Medicine
www.medlineplus.gov
The National Library of Medicine (NLM) on the campus of the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, Maryland is the world’s largest medical library. The library collects materials in all areas of biomedicine and health care, as well as works on biomedical aspects of technology, the humanities, and the physical, life, and social sciences.

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

Food and Drug Administration
www.fda.gov
A U.S. government agency intended to promote and protect the public health by helping safe and effective products reach the market in a timely way, and monitoring products for continued safety after they are in use.