General measures
- Nicotine restriction (refraining from tobacco use).
- Limited alcohol consumption (men: max. 25 g alcohol per day; women: max. 12 g alcohol per day).
- Moderate physical activity has a preventive effect on the progression (progression) of atherosclerotic (arteriosclerosis-related) aneurysms.
- Competitive sports should be refrained from (from an aortic diameter > 4 cm!).
- Review of permanent medication due topossible effect on the existing disease.
General notes
- Elimination of abdominal aortic aneurysm should be performed if the aneurysm is
- > 0.5 cm grows in six months
- Has a diameter > 5.5 cm
Surgical/interventional therapy – aneurysm of brain-supplying vessels
- Coiling – closure of the aneurysm with platinum coils advanced into the affected artery via the inguinal artery
A detailed risk-benefit assessment should precede the procedure.
Surgical/interventional therapy – aortic aneurysm
- Insertion of a stent prosthesis
- EVAR (endovascular aneurysm repair).
- Open aortic surgery
