Endovascular Aneurysm Repair Compared With Open Repair Does Not Improve Survival in Octogenarians

CONCLUSIONS: This study suggests that EVAR cannot improve survival outcomes compared with OSR if applied solely because a patient is aged ≥80 years. Not only age but also other risk factors and quality of life after surgery need to be further studied.PMID:34670876 | DOI:10.1253/circj.CJ-21-0574

Source: Circulation Journal - October 21, 2021 Category: Cardiology Authors: Hiroshi Banno Masayuki Sugimoto Tomohiro Sato Shuta Ikeda Yohei Kawai Takuya Tsuruoka Akio Kodama Kimihiro Komori Source Type: research