The goal of AAA: STOP is to determine whether an exercise
program reduces the rate of AAA enlargement and to gather information on AAA risk factors. If you are a patient with a small abdominal aortic aneurysm (<5.5 cm in size) and over the age
of 50, you may qualify for participation in the study.

Aneurysms are generally treated with surgery. One of the main purposes of this study is to test the efficacy of exercise as a non-surgical treatment of small AAAs. We want to determine if long-term exercise improves abdominal aneurysms and helps to prevent the need for surgery.

Contact us if you are interested in participating in this study!

2008 Stanford AAA Summit

In September 2008, AAA STOP investigators hosted a Summit on Strategies for Multidisciplinary Research in AAA Disease including the clinical management, biology, molecular and cellular imaging opportunities and mechanics of AAA disease. The meeting hosted 125 attendees from worldwide institutions, 21 speakers and 30 poster presentations.

Lecture videos posted here!

November 20, 2007
Article in the Palo Alto Daily News by LJ Anderson

NHLBI Research Career Development Program in Vascular Medicine: The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) recently funded a K12 center at Stanford University

Watch Dr. Dalman's presentation on Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms for the Stanford Health Library.