Definition of a true aneurysm

Q: The Society of Vascular Surgery defines any true aneurysm as a focal, isolated dilation that includes all three layers of the arterial wall and measures at least _________  times the diameter of the disease-free proximal adjacent arterial segment?

A) 1 cm
B) 1.5 cm
C) 2 cm
D) 3 cm
E) 5 cm


Answer:  1.5 cm 

The Society of Vascular Surgery defines any true aneurysm as a focal, isolated dilation that includes all three layers of the arterial wall and measures at least 1.5 times the diameter of the disease-free proximal adjacent arterial segment.

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References:

Hirsch AT, Haskal ZJ, Hertzer NR, et al. ACC/AHA 2005 guidelines for the management of patients with peripheral arterial disease (lower extremity, renal, mesenteric, and abdominal aortic): executive summary a collaborative report from the American Association for Vascular Surgery/Society for Vascular Surgery, Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions, Society for Vascular Medicine and Biology, Society of Interventional Radiology, and the ACC/AHA Task Force on Practice Guidelines (Writing Committee to Develop Guidelines for the Management of Patients With Peripheral Arterial Disease) endorsed by the American Association of Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Rehabilitation; National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute; Society for Vascular Nursing; TransAtlantic Inter-Society Consensus; and Vascular Disease Foundation. J Am Coll Cardiol 2006; 47:1239.