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SAFE-AAA: ¿Son seguros los dispositivos Endologix en aneurisma de aorta abdominal? Seguimiento a 3 años

SAFE-AAA: Are the New Endologix Devices for Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Safe? 3-Year Followup

SAFE-AAA: Are the New Endologix Devices for Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Safe? 3-Year Followup

New unibody endologix endografts for the endovascular repair of abdominal aortic aneurysm 3-4-year safety followup  At present, we have seen endovascular intervention of abdominal aortic aneurysm (EVAR) increase over surgical repair. However, the procedure is not free from complications, endoleak being the most frequent. Indeed, according to different series, it has a 20-25% incidence in AAA.  Most

Un seguimiento mínimo y apropiado reduce la mortalidad luego de una endoprótesis

Detection of Late Complications After EVAR

This work addressed the occurrence of complications after endovascular aortic aneurysm repair (EVAR) for the treatment of infrarenal abdominal aortic aneurysms in a cohort of 454 patients with a 5.2-year follow-up. About 25% of patients experience complications of some kind. As opposed to other studies, here, the vast majority of those complications were asymptomatic and had

TAVR via trans-carotidea anestesia local o general

Anesthetic Modes and Their Impact on Elective Endoprostheses

This work supports previous observations on the mortality benefit of regional (and even local) anesthesia in patients who undergo elective endovascular aneurysm repair for the treatment of infrarenal abdominal aortic aneurysms. These benefits also translated into a shorter hospital stay, but not into less pulmonary complications, which is what previous studies had suggested. Minimally invasive

Pacientes que no siguen nuestro consejo y sorpresivamente tienen menos eventos

EVAR with No Complications in Octogenarians: Survival Rate Identical to that of Healthy Octogenarians

This analysis reports (for the first time in the literature) that after the endovascular aortic aneurysm repair (EVAR) in octogenarians, survival rate is the same as that of their healthy counterparts.   This is true provided the procedure does not present complications. If any, mortality results twice as high in this group.  Using propensity score, researchers

Tasa de stroke post cirugía vs angioplastia coronaria en un análisis de más de 10.000 pacientes

Vascular Surgeons of the Future in the Endovascular Era

The use of endovascular aneurysm repair (EVAR) for the treatment of infrarenal abdominal aortic aneurysms is widely spread, due to its minimally invasive approach, rapid recovery, and better short-term survival. Approximately 60% of all infrarenal abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAAs) repairs in Europe and 85% in the United States are by EVAR. A decade ago, we believed

Are Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Screening Programs Overstated?

With the remarkable drop in tobacco use across the world, also dropped mortality associated to abdominal aorta aneurysm rupture (AAA). All AAA screening programs have been designed decades ago, when the risk was higher. This is why we might need to rethink these programs, or at least design new randomized controlled studies to pave the

El tratamiento endovascular parece superior a la cirugía en aneurismas rotos

Post EVAR Contrast Enhanced Ultrasound Based Follow Up Reduces CT by 90%. Is It Safe Though?

This four-year retrospective analyzis has shown that contrast enhanced ultrasound based follow up protocol post endovascular aortic repair is safe and effective. Aneurysm related mortality, reintervention rate, sac retraction and endoleak detection resulted similar to that of CT based follow up protocols. In this study, doppler and enhanced contrast ultrasound were the main follow up

Riesgo de isquemia colónica luego de la reparación de aneurisma de aorta abdominal

Risk of Colonic Ischemia after Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Repair

This is the largest and most recent analyzis to show colonic ischemia is more frequent after open abdominal aortic aneurysm repair (2.1% a 3.6%), compared against endovascular repair (0.5% a 1%), especially in elective patients. Most cases presented within the first 7 days. The evidence is not enough to determine the cause behind the different

Pacientes que no siguen nuestro consejo y sorpresivamente tienen menos eventos

Surprisingly, some patients won’t do as told and have less events

Today  endovascular aneurysm repair (EVAR) is the preferred option to treat patients with abdominal aortic aneurysms, even though studies have shown reintervention rate is around 20% at 5 years. Consequently, guidelines recommend life EVAR surveillance imaging to identify and treat eventual leaks and prevent aneurysms from growing and eventually rupturing. There are several population and observational studies

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