Impact of preoperative evaluation by vascular physician on mortality in patients undergoing elective endovascular repair for abdominal aortic aneurysm.

Background: Abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) is a potentially life-threatening condition associated with increased cardiovascular mortality. This study aims to evaluate effects of medical assessment prior to endovascular repair (EVAR) for AAA on long term survival and causes of death.

Methods: A retrospective study comparing patients treated with EVAR for AAA from 1998 to 2006, having undergone standardized preoperative work-up including spirometry and echocardiography (group 1, N.

Decreasing incidence of ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm already before start of screening.

Background: The aim of this study was to evaluate whether screening for abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) has led to a decrease in ruptured AAA (rAAA) incidence.

Method: The Malmö population was evaluated regarding the incidence of rAAA and elective AAA surgery 4 years before and after start of AAA-screening in 2010. Data from 1971 to 1986 (J Vasc Surg 18:74-80, 1993) and 2000-2004 (J Vasc Surg 44:237-43, 2006), enabled analysis of trends over time.

Inflammatory mediators after endovascular aortic aneurysm repair.

Objective: To evaluate patterns of inflammatory mediators before and after elective endovascular aortic aneurysm repair (EVAR) for abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA).

Materials And Methods: Inflammatory mediators including soluble urokinase plasminogen activator (suPAR), endothelin (ET)-1, tumour necrosis factor (TNF)-α, interleukin (IL)-6, CD40 ligand (CD40L) and IgM antibodies against phosphorylcholine (IgM anti-PC), were evaluated before and after elective EVAR in 21 patients. Five patients undergoing open AAA repair (OR) were evaluated for comparison.