Long-term Prognosis After Elective Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Repair is Poor in Women and Men: The Challenges Remain

Conclusions: Changes in elective AAA management reduced short-term mortality, but failed to improve the profound long-term survival disadvantage of AAA patients. The persistent high (cardiovascular) mortality calls for further intensification of cardiovascular risk management, and a critical appraisal of the basis for the excess mortality of AAA patients.
Source: Annals of Surgery - Category: Surgery Tags: PAPERS CHOSEN FOR PRESENTATION AT THE 2020 ANNUAL MEETING OF THE EUROPEAN SURGICAL ASSOCIATION Source Type: research