Total Luminal Volume, Rather than Maximum Diameter, Predicts Risk After Endovascular Aneurysm Repair

Introduction: Large aneurysm diameter represents a well-known predictor for late complications after EVAR. However, it is not clear whether this higher complication risk is attributable to the actual total diameter or to the thrombus-free lumen inside the AAA sac. We hypothesized that greater luminal volume, rather than total diameter, represents a more relevant risk factor for late complications after standard EVAR.

Source: European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery - November 30, 2019 Category: Surgery Authors: Jose Oliveira-Pinto, Rita Soares-Ferreira, N élson Oliveira, Sanne Hoeks, Marie Josee Van Rijn, Sander Ten Raa, Armando Mansilha, Hence Verhagen, Frederico Bastos-Gonçalves Source Type: research