Last year saw the publication of the first randomized comparisonsof the endovascular and open techniques for elective repairof abdominal aortic aneurysms. The Dutch Randomized EndovascularAneurysm Management (DREAM) trial1 and the British EndovascularAneurysm Repair Trial 1 (EVAR-1)2 each showed substantial reductionsin 30-day postoperative mortality with endovascular repair,in agreement with the results of large observational studiespublished before3,4 and since5 then. These findings showed thatendovascular repair was off to a good start, but there remainedan obvious need for data on long-term outcomes.6 That need hasincreased in the interim, since the release of the . . . [Full Text of this Article]
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