2014
Effect of Age on Survival Between Open Repair and Surveillance for Small Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms
Filardo G, Lederle FA, Ballard DJ, Hamilton C, da Graca B, Herrin J, Sass DM, Johnson GR, Powell JT. Effect of Age on Survival Between Open Repair and Surveillance for Small Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms. The American Journal Of Cardiology 2014, 114: 1281-1286. PMID: 25159236, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2014.07.055.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAbdominal aortic aneurysmImmediate open repairAsymptomatic abdominal aortic aneurysmSmall abdominal aortic aneurysmsOpen repairAortic aneurysmEffect of ageFirst-line management strategyPooled patient-level dataNonclinical risk factorsUnited Kingdom Small Aneurysm TrialPatient-level dataLack of benefitSignificant differencesAneurysm TrialRisk factorsTreatment groupsPatientsAneurysmsLack of differenceTrialsSurvivalAgeWomenManagement trials
2013
Immediate Open Repair vs Surveillance in Patients with Small Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms: Survival Differences by Aneurysm Size
Filardo G, Lederle FA, Ballard DJ, Hamilton C, da Graca B, Herrin J, Harbor J, VanBuskirk JB, Johnson GR, Powell JT. Immediate Open Repair vs Surveillance in Patients with Small Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms: Survival Differences by Aneurysm Size. Mayo Clinic Proceedings 2013, 88: 910-919. PMID: 24001483, DOI: 10.1016/j.mayocp.2013.05.014.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsImmediate open repairAbdominal aortic aneurysmOpen repairSurvival differencesAAA sizeSurvival benefitAortic aneurysmUK Small Aneurysm TrialAsymptomatic abdominal aortic aneurysmLarge abdominal aortic aneurysmSmall asymptomatic abdominal aortic aneurysmsSmall abdominal aortic aneurysmsImmediate endovascular repairNonclinical risk factorsSignificant survival benefitFirst-line managementSignificant survival differenceProportional hazards modelEndovascular repairSurveillance patientsAdjusted analysisStudy cohortAneurysm TrialRecent trialsRisk factors