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In patients who undergo elective treatment for abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA), hospital expenses required for open repair surpass the higher initial graft cost of endovascular aortic aneurysm repair ...

October 6, 2008 (Hamilton, ON) — A new economic analysis of elective endovascular repair of abdominal aortic aneurysms (EVAR) in high-risk patients suggests that the minimally invasive approach is a ...

The well-established early mortality advantage for endovascular vs. open repair of abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) persists out to 5 years, according to a study published in the April 18, 2012, issue ...

Ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysms (rAAA) are responsible for nearly 2% of all deaths in U.S. men over the age of 65. Endovascular aneurysm repair (EVAR) has emerged as a newer and less invasive ...

A new study compared open surgical repair with a catheter-based procedure and found that the less invasive endovascular aortic repair has clear benefits for most patients. Each year, nearly 40,000 ...

Through a statewide partnership, hospitals in Michigan drastically increased the number of patients who receive follow-up imaging after undergoing aortic aneurysm repair, according to a recent study.

A study published in the Nov. 2011 issue of the Journal of Vascular Surgery showed that using spinal and local anesthesia instead of general anesthesia may decrease post-operative length of stay and ...

Endovascular repair of abdominal aortic aneurysms has been associated with lower short-term mortality than open surgical repair. The results of multicenter trials published in the New England Journal ...

Compared with open surgical repair of intact abdominal aortic aneurysms, endovascular aneurysm repair confers an early survival benefit but inferior late survival outcomes, warranting lifelong ...

EVAR trial participants (2005) Endovascular aneurysm repair and outcome in patients unfit for open repair of abdominal aortic aneurysm (EVAR trial 2): randomised controlled trial. Lancet 365: ...