Excellent Long-Term Outcomes for Endovascular Aneurysm Repair with Medtronic's Endurant AAA Stent Graft

New long-term data from two different studies of Medtronic's Endurant AAA stent graft system reinforce earlier outcomes and demonstrate lasting and consistent results for the endovascular repair of abdominal aortic aneurysms (EVAR). In the U.S. IDE study, 99.2% of patients were free from aneurysm-related mortality and 90% were free from secondary interventions at four years. Similar outcomes were seen In the ENGAGE Registry, even though there were differences in eligibility criteria, including patients with more complex baseline characteristics. (Article includes a video clip about the 1st EVAR performed in 1990.)
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