Endovascular treatment of ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm: is there a long-term benefit at follow-up?

Abstract

Our study shows that rEVAR is feasible irrespective of hemodynamic condition and that it is associated with relative low mortality rates.

Challenging rAAA anatomy may not affect overall long-term survival, but six out of ten patients remain unsuitable for rEVAR because of inappropriate anatomy.

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Publication date

2012-01-10

Journal

The Journal of cardiovascular surgery
J Cardiovasc Surg (Torino) (0021-9509)

Language

Eng.

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The Journal of cardiovascular surgery

Division of Vascular Surgery, Department of Surgery, Medical Spectrum Twente, Enschede, The Netherlands.

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J Cardiovasc Surg (Torino). 2012 Feb;53(1):83-9

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