Increased Peak Wall Stress, but Not Maximum Diameter, Is Associated with Symptomatic Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm

This study suggests that MD and the biomechanical parameters obtained by finite element analysis are greater in sAAA than in aAAA. However, considering patients with MD ≥ 65 mm alone, only PWS, and particularly dnPWS, were able to differentiate sAAA from aAAA.