Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm
Reports from G.J. Wang et al highlight recent research in abdominal aortic aneurysm
Published in Blood Weekly, October 16th, 2008
According to a study from the United States, "We compared the results of endovascular repair using the Powerlink endovascular graft with conventional open abdominal aortic aneurysm repair through a 6-year follow-up period. Two hundred fifty-eight patients with abdominal aortic aneurysms were prospectively enrolled in a multicenter trial and underwent endovascular repair (N = 192) or conventional open surgery (N = 66)."
"All endovascular repairs were approached through a surgically exposed femoral artery and a percutaneously accessed femoral artery. Study endpoints included all-cause mortality and morbidity. Follow-up imaging consisted of contrast-enhanced CT scans and...
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