Uma mudança no tratamento dos aneurismas da aorta abdominal / A change in the treatment of abdominal aortic aneurysms
Arq. bras. cardiol
;
81(5): 518-525, nov. 2003. ilus
Article
in English, Portuguese
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| ID: lil-351138
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
One of the most exciting potential applications of percutaneous therapy is the treatment of abdominal aneurysms.METHODS:
Of 230 patients treated with a self-expanding polyester-lined stent-graft for different aortic pathologies at our institution, we selected 80 abdominal aneurysm cases undergoing treatment (from May 1997 to December 2002). The stent was introduced through the femoral artery, in the hemodynamic laboratory, with the patient under general anesthesia, with systemic heparinization, and induced hypotension.RESULTS:
The procedure was successful in 70 (92.9 percent) cases; 10 patients with exclusion of abdominal aortic aneurysms were documented immediately within the hemodynamic room and 5 patients persisted with a residual leak. Two surgical conversions were necessary. Additional stent-grafts had to be inserted in 3 (3.7 percent) cases. In the follow-up, 91.4 percent of patients were alive at a mean follow-up of 15.8 months.CONCLUSION:
We believe that stent-grafts are an important tool in improving the treatment of abdominal aneurysms, and this new policy may change the conventional medical management of these patients
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Main subject:
Blood Vessel Prosthesis
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Stents
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Aortic Aneurysm, Abdominal
Type of study:
Observational study
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Prognostic study
Limits:
Female
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Humans
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Male
Language:
English
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Portuguese
Journal:
Arq. bras. cardiol
Journal subject:
Cardiology
Year:
2003
Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Brazil
Institution/Affiliation country:
Universidade Federal de São Paulo/BR
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