Objective: Although regulatory authorities evaluate the risks and benefits of any new drug
therapy during the new drug‐approval process, quantitative risk–benefit assessment (RBA) …

Background. We evaluated the incidence of mortality and myocardial infarction (MI) in
endovascular repair (EVAR) as compared to open aneurysm repair (OAR) in both elective …

Purpose: To evaluate the possible radiation dose reduction facilitated by using dual-energy
(DE) multidetector computed tomography (CT) after endovascular repair of abdominal aortic …

Objective To determine predictors of percutaneous (PEVAR) access failure requiring
conversion to an open approach (OEVAR) during endovascular aortic aneurysm repair …

Purpose: To compare the outcome of endovascular aneurysm repair (EVAR) versus
conventional open repair (OR) in patients with a short, angulated or otherwise challenging …

Objectives: This study compared health-related quality of life in patients undergoing carotid
artery stenting (CAS) versus surgical endarterectomy (CEA). Background: Carotid artery …

Economic evaluations are increasingly becoming part of the surgical evidence base. With
health and research guidelines emphasizing both clinical and economic benefits, surgeons …

Currently, abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAAs), which are a permanent dilation of the aorta,
are treated surgically when the maximum transverse diameter surpasses 5.5 cm. AAA …

Purpose: To report a 5-year observational parallel group study comparing the effectiveness
of subintimal angioplasty (SIA) to bypass grafting (BG) for treatment of TASC II type C/D …

Objective To investigate outcomes of endovascular aneurysm repair (EVAR) in high risk
patients. Methods Bibliographic sources (MEDLINE, EMBASE, CINAHL, and CENTRAL) …