Gender differences in endovascular abdominal aortic aneurysm repair with the AneuRx stent graft

• Published in: Journal of vascular surgery 2002-05, Vol.35 (5), p.882-886
• Main Authors: Wolf, Yehuda G., Arko, Frank R., Hill, Bradley B., Olcott, Cornelius, Harris, E.John, Fogarty, Thomas J., Zarins, Christopher K.
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Subjects: Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Aortic Aneurysm, Abdominal - diagnostic imaging; Aortic Aneurysm, Abdominal - mortality; Aortic Aneurysm, Abdominal - surgery; Biological and medical sciences; Blood and lymphatic vessels; Blood Vessel Prosthesis; Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation; Cardiology. Vascular system; Diseases of the aorta; Female; Humans; Male; Medical sciences; Middle Aged; Outcome Assessment (Health Care); Patient Selection; Radiography; Retrospective Studies; Sex Factors; Stents; Survival Rate
• ISSN: 0741-5214; 1097-6809
• DOI: 10.1067/mva.2002.123754

Objective: The objective of this study was to evaluate gender differences in the selection, procedure, and outcome of endovascular abdominal aortic aneurysm repair (EVAR). Patients: Between October 1996 and January 2001, 378 patients were evaluated for EVAR and 189 patients underwent EVAR with the Medtronic AneuRx stent graft at a single center. Results: Women constituted 17% of patients considered for EVAR. Their eligibility rate (49%) did not differ significantly from that of men (57%), and they constituted 14% of patients who underwent EVAR (26/189). Women who underwent EVAR were older (77.9 ± 6.3 years versus 73.1 ± 8.1 years; P