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The evolution of Z stent-based stent-grafts for endovascular aneurysm repair: a life-table analysis of 7.5-year followup.

Resch, Timothy ; Malina, Martin LU ; Lindblad, Bengt LU and Ivancev, Krassi LU (2002) In Journal of the American College of Surgeons 194(1 Suppl). p.74-78
Abstract
BACKGROUND: The purpose of this study was to analyze the impact of stent-graft design and operator skills on outcomes after endovascular abdominal aortic aneurysm repair. STUDY DESIGN: One hundred sixty-four patients (mean age 71 years) underwent stent-graft repair. Patients were treated with four different types of stent-graft: first-generation (n = 58) and second-generation (n = 17) Ivancev-Malmö monoiliac stent-grafts (IM I and IM II, respectively) combined with femoral-femoral crossover, Chuter bifurcated stent-graft (n = 15), and the Zenith stent-graft (n = 74). Patients underwent digital subtraction angiography and contrast CT preoperatively and were then followed with CT scans postoperatively. Recently, followup was changed to CT... (More)
BACKGROUND: The purpose of this study was to analyze the impact of stent-graft design and operator skills on outcomes after endovascular abdominal aortic aneurysm repair. STUDY DESIGN: One hundred sixty-four patients (mean age 71 years) underwent stent-graft repair. Patients were treated with four different types of stent-graft: first-generation (n = 58) and second-generation (n = 17) Ivancev-Malmö monoiliac stent-grafts (IM I and IM II, respectively) combined with femoral-femoral crossover, Chuter bifurcated stent-graft (n = 15), and the Zenith stent-graft (n = 74). Patients underwent digital subtraction angiography and contrast CT preoperatively and were then followed with CT scans postoperatively. Recently, followup was changed to CT scanning at 1 month and 1 year postoperatively and annually thereafter. Ultrasonographic duplex scanning substitutes in the remaining followup. Changes in aneurysm diameters and occurrence of endoleaks were recorded. Short- and midterm mortality and complications and postoperative secondary interventions were recorded, and life-table analysis for intervention-free stent-graft survival was calculated. RESULTS: Immediate and late conversions and 30-day mortality were reduced for second- (IM II and Zenith) compared with first-generation stent-grafts (IM I and Chuter). Stent-graft migrations occurred only with the IM I and Chuter stent-grafts. Type I endoleak was significantly more common in first-generation stent-grafts. First-generation stent-grafts required significantly more secondary interventions than second-generation stent-grafts up to 30 months postoperatively. CONCLUSION: Enhanced stent-graft design has improved the probability of stent-graft success after endovascular abdominal aortic aneurysm repair. Better technical skills and increased use of intraoperative adjunctive procedures may also have contributed to improved results. (Less)
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Life Tables, Human, Female, Equipment Design, Factual, Databases, Abdominal/radiography/*surgery, Aortic Aneurysm, 80 and over, Aged, Male, Middle Age, Postoperative Complications/*mortality, *Stents
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Journal of the American College of Surgeons
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194
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1 Suppl
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74 - 78
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Elsevier
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1879-1190
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10.1016/S1072-7515(01)01102-4
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English
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The information about affiliations in this record was updated in December 2015. The record was previously connected to the following departments: Medical Radiology Unit (013241410), Unit for Clinical Vascular Disease Research (013242410), Emergency medicine/Medicine/Surgery (013240200)
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  author       = {{Resch, Timothy and Malina, Martin and Lindblad, Bengt and Ivancev, Krassi}},
  issn         = {{1879-1190}},
  keywords     = {{Life Tables; Human; Female; Equipment Design; Factual; Databases; Abdominal/radiography/*surgery; Aortic Aneurysm; 80 and over; Aged; Male; Middle Age; Postoperative Complications/*mortality; *Stents}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  number       = {{1 Suppl}},
  pages        = {{74--78}},
  publisher    = {{Elsevier}},
  series       = {{Journal of the American College of Surgeons}},
  title        = {{The evolution of Z stent-based stent-grafts for endovascular aneurysm repair: a life-table analysis of 7.5-year followup.}},
  url          = {{http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S1072-7515(01)01102-4}},
  doi          = {{10.1016/S1072-7515(01)01102-4}},
  volume       = {{194}},
  year         = {{2002}},
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