title: Treatment of abdominal aortic aneurysms with an endovascular stent-graft prosthesis in 96 high-risk patients.
abstract: . Ninety-six patients, mean age 72 +/- 8 years, with an abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) and significant comorbidities with a vascular anatomy favorable for supporting an endovascular prosthesis underwent endovascular repair of the AAA. The 90-day survival was 100%. The incidence of endoleaks at 25-month mean follow up was 4 of 96 patients (4%). None of the 96 patients (0%) required surgical conversion of the AAA. At 14-month mean follow up after endovascular repair, the diameter of the AAA was significantly reduced from 6.2 +/- 1.2 cm to 5.0 +/- 1.1 cm (P < 0.001).
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Cardiology Division, Westchester Medical Center/New York Medical College, Valhalla, New York, USA.
authors.forename: Rishi
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Sukhija
authors.forename: Wilbert S
authors.initials: WS
authors.lastname: Aronow
authors.forename: Jaisha
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Mathew
authors.forename: Kiran
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Yalamanchili
authors.forename: Priyanka
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Kakar
authors.forename: William H
authors.initials: WH
authors.lastname: Frishman
authors.forename: Sateesh
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Babu
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D017544:Aortic Aneurysm, Abdominal / Q000601:surgery*; D019917:Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011446:Prospective Studies; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012307:Risk Factors; D015607:Stents; D016019:Survival Analysis; D016896:Treatment Outcome