Survival After Open Versus Endovascular Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm Repair in an Observational Study of the Medicare Population
Author(s) -
Philip P. Goodney,
Lori L. Travis,
F. Lee Lucas,
Mark F. Fillinger,
David C. Goodman,
Jack L. Cronenwett,
David H. Stone
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
circulation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 7.795
H-Index - 607
eISSN - 1524-4539
pISSN - 0009-7322
DOI - 10.1161/circulationaha.111.033944
Subject(s) - medicine , perioperative , surgery , propensity score matching , aortic repair , comorbidity , aneurysm
The goal of this study was to describe short- and long-term survival of patients with descending thoracic aortic aneurysms (TAAs) after open and endovascular repair (TEVAR).
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