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Higher 30 Day Mortality in Patients with Familial Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm after EVAR.
European journal of vascular and endovascular surgery : the official journal of the European Society for Vascular Surgery - 1 Aug 2017
van de Luijtgaarden K M, Bastos Gonçalves F, Hoeks S E, Blankensteijn J D, Böckler D, Stolker R J, Verhagen H J M
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OBJECTIVES: To determine the influence of a positive family history for aneurysms on clinical success and mortality after endovascular aneurysm repair (EVAR). METHODS: From 2009 to 2011, 1262 patients with abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAA) treated by EVAR were enrolled in a prospective, industry sponsored clinical registry ENGAGE. Patients were classified into familial and sporadic AAA patients according to...
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