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Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm

Studies from R.E. Lovegrove and colleagues reveal new findings on abdominal aortic aneurysm

Published in Cardiovascular Week, September 22nd, 2008

"Several studies have compared outcomes after elective open and endovascular approaches to abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) surgery, with varying results. A random-effects meta-analysis was undertaken to compare operative outcomes, postoperative complications, 30-day mortality and long-term patient survival after surgery," investigators in the United Kingdom report.

"Endpoints were compared using odds ratios (ORs), weighted mean differences (WMDs) or log hazard ratios (HRs) as appropriate. Forty-two studies comprising 21178 patients (10 855 open; 10 323 endovascular) were included. In the elective setting (20715 patients), the endovascular method was associated with a...

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