Endovascular stents for abdominal aortic aneurysms: a systematic ...

Assessment of clinical effectivenessStudyIRFNot IRFPeppelenbosch2004 82Sample sizeData sourceStudy datesBoult 2007 60 2664961AUS1999–2001Lifeline 2005 79 3992US[5 years]a Torella 2004 87 4392EUROSTAR1994–2002EUROSTAR1996–2002a, Male not female.FIGURE 14 Female gender and aneurysm-related mortality. Studies to the left of the vertical line found gender to be an independentrisk factor (IRF), whereas those to the right did not.StudyIRFNot IRFBoult 2007 60Lifeline 2005 79Sample sizeData sourceStudy dates961AUS1999–20012664US[5 years]FIGURE 15 Female gender and all-cause mortality. Studies to the left of the vertical line found gender to be an independent risk factor(IRF), whereas those to the right did not.StudyIRFNot IRFBoult 2007 60Peppelenbosch2004 82Sample sizeData sourceStudy dates873US1994–2005a Brewster 2006 61 2846961AUS1999–2001Hobo 2006 69 3992EUROSTAR1999–2004b Torella 2004 87 4392EUROSTAR1994–2002EUROSTAR1996–2002a, Conversion to open repair; b, male not female.FIGURE 16 Female gender and reintervention. Studies to the left of the vertical line found gender to be an independent risk factor (IRF),whereas those to the right did not.54