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Systematic Review: Repair of Unruptured Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm


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Figure 1. Literature search for selected studies. AAA = abdominal aortic aneurysm.

 

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Table. Characteristics of Randomized Trials of Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Repair*

 

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Figure 2. Randomized trials comparing immediate open repair with imaging surveillance for small unruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA). ADAM = Aneurysm Detection and Management Veterans Affairs Cooperative Study; RR (random) = relative risk by random-effects model; UKSAT = United Kingdom Small Aneurysm Trial.

 

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Figure 3. Randomized trials comparing endovascular repair with open repair of unruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA). DREAM = Dutch Randomized Endovascular Aneurysm Management Trial; ESPAS = Eindhoven Stent Prothesis for Aneurysm Study; EVAR = Endovascular Aneurysm Repair trial 1; EVR = endovascular repair; RR (random) = relative risk by random-effects model.

 





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