What are the major studies that have looked at the outcomes of EVAR?
The major randomized controlled studies include (1) the Dutch Randomized Endovascular Aneurysm Management (DREAM) trial, (2) the EVAR versus open repair in patients with abdominal aortic aneurysm randomized controlled trial (EVAR trial 1), and (3) the EVAR and outcome in patients unfit for open repair of abdominal aortic aneurysm randomized controlled trial (EVAR trial 2). Major registry data include the European EUROSTAR database, the U.S.-based Lifeline Registry of Endovascular Aneurysm Repair, and the Medicare matched cohort data published in the New England Journal of Medicine . Short-term and long-term data from Investigational Device Exemption (IDE) studies from all U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)-approved stent grafts are available at the respective manufacturers’ websites.
