Open versus Endovascular Repair of Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm
Lederle FA, Kyriakides TC, Stroupe KT, Freischlag JA, Padberg FT, Matsumura JS, Huo Z, Johnson GR. Open versus Endovascular Repair of Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm. New England Journal Of Medicine 2019, 380: 2126-2135. PMID: 31141634, DOI: 10.1056/nejmoa1715955.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEndovascular repair groupOpen repair groupEndovascular repairOpen repairOverall survivalAbdominal aortic aneurysmEuropean trialsAortic aneurysmLong-term overall survivalChronic obstructive lung diseaseWorse long-term outcomesAsymptomatic abdominal aortic aneurysmElective endovascular repairLow perioperative mortalityObstructive lung diseaseTraditional open repairAbdominal aortic aneurysms resultsLong-term outcomesLong-term resultsNumber of patientsLong-term survivalCause mortalityPerioperative mortalityPerioperative periodMore patients