A Frailty-Based Risk Score Predicts Morbidity and Mortality After Elective Endovascular Repair of Descending Thoracic Aortic Aneurysms

Thoracic endovascular aortic repair (TEVAR) has expanded access to descending thoracic aortic aneurysm (DTAA) repair particularly for elderly and frail patients. This high-risk population has limited long-term overall survival, such that appropriate patient selection is required to optimize patient benefit and resource utilization. Our objective is to develop and validate a frailty-based, procedure-specific risk score for patients undergoing elective TEVAR for DTAA.

Source: Annals of Vascular Surgery - November 5, 2019 Category: Surgery Authors: Donald G. Harris, Sydney L. Olson, Annalise M. Panthofer, Jon S. Matsumura, Paul D. DiMusto Tags: Clinical Research Source Type: research