TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Endovascular Therapies for Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm A1 - Armstrong, Ehrin J. A1 - Laird, John R. A2 - Samady, Habib A2 - Fearon, William F. A2 - Yeung, Alan C. A2 - King III, Spencer B. PY - 2017 T2 - Interventional Cardiology, 2e AB - Rupture of abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAAs) accounts for over 15,000 deaths per year in the United States and is the 10th leading cause of death in men older than 55 years of age (Fig. 56-1).1 Out-of-hospital AAA rupture is associated with a mortality of 80% to 90%. Most deaths are preventable by the early diagnosis and treatment of AAA, and as a result, more than 60,000 surgical or endovascular procedures for AAA are performed annually in the United States. Despite the excellent results of open surgical repair for the prevention of aneurysm rupture, this procedure is associated with significant morbidity and mortality, especially in high-risk patients. Endovascular aneurysm repair (EVAR), which was developed as a less invasive alternative to open surgical repair, is gaining widespread acceptance and is now performed in approximately 80% of elective aneurysm repairs. This chapter reviews the epidemiology, technical aspects, outcomes, and complications of EVAR for the treatment asymptomatic and symptomatic AAA. SN - PB - McGraw-Hill Education CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/03/28 UR - accesscardiology.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1146605433 ER -