Invited Commentary

Aho P Niemi T Piilonen A Lassila R Renkonen R Lepäntalo M : Interplay between coagulation and inflammation in open and endovascular AAA repair — Impact of intra-aneurysmal thrombus. Scand J Surg 2007;96:229–235.

Larzon T Lindgren R Norgren L : Endovascular treatment of ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysms: A shift of paradigm? J Endovasc Ther 2005;12:548–555.

Harkin DW Dillon M Blair PH Ellis PK Kee F : Endovascular ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm repair (EVRAR). A systematic review. Eur J Vasc Endovasc Surg 2007;34:673–681.

Peppelenbosch N Geelkerken RH Soong C Cao P Steinmetz OK Teijink JA Lepantalo M De Letter J Vermassen FE DeRose G Buskens E Buth J : Endograft treatment of ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysms using a Talent aortouniiliac system: An international multicentre study. J Vasc Surg 2006;43:1111–1123.

Laukontaus S Aho P-S Pettilä V Albäck A Kantonen I Railo M Hynninen M Lepäntalo M : Decrease of mortality of ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm after centralization and in-hospital quality improvement of vascular service. Ann Vasc Surg 2007;21:580–585.

Wanhainen A Bylund N Björck M : Outcome after abdominal aortic aneurysm repair in Sweden 1994–2005. Br J Surg 2008;95:564–570.