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DOI: 10.3310/hta13480 Health Technology Assessment 2009; Vol. 13: No. 48IRFNot IRFStudyBoult 2007 60Zarins 2006 90Sampram2003 85a Torella 2004 87Pepplenbosch2004 82b Cuypers2000 67Hobo 2006 69Sample sizeData sourceStudy dates961AUS1999–2001923US1998–1999703US1996–20023992EUROSTAR1994–20024392EUROSTAR1996–20021871EUROSTAR1994–19992846EUROSTAR1999–2004a, Late conversion to open repair; b, conversion to open repair only.FIGURE 46 Aneurysm size and reintervention. Studies to the left of the vertical line found pre-existing conditions to be an independentrisk factor (IRF), whereas those to the right did not.IRFNot IRFStudya Boult 2007 60 Ruppert Mohan 2001 812006 84Leurs 2005 75 b Boult 2007 60c Mohan2001 81van Marrewijk2004 89Buth 2000 64Sample sizeData sourceStudy dates961AUS1999–20015557EUROSTAR1997–20042146EUROSTAR1994–20004233EUROSTAR1994–2004961AUS1999–20012146EUROSTAR1994–20003595EUROSTAR1996–20021892EUROSTAR1994–2000a, Type I endoleak; b, type II endoleak; c, proximal endoleak.FIGURE 47 Aneurysm size and endoleak. Studies to the left of the vertical line found pre-existing conditions to be an independent riskfactor (IRF), whereas those to the right did not.All-cause mortalityIncreasing age had a self-evident role in all-causemortality, but there is no indication of any linkbetween female gender and this outcome. Themajority of studies found that pulmonary status/COPD was an independent risk factor <strong>for</strong> all-causemortality after EVAR but evidence was lacking orinconsistent on other comorbidities. The balanceof evidence did suggest that renal impairment isan independent risk factor <strong>for</strong> all-cause mortality.With the exception of a large US study, all analysesfound ASA status to be an independent risk factor<strong>for</strong> all-cause mortality. The very limited evidence© 2009 Queen’s Printer and Controller of HMSO. All rights reserved.suggests that smoking status is not associated withadverse outcomes after EVAR. Aneurysm size islikely to be an independent risk factor <strong>for</strong> all-causemortality but the balance of evidence suggestsno effect of <strong>aortic</strong> neck and aneurysm angle. Theevidence regarding graft configuration/device typeand all-cause mortality was too limited to drawconclusions.ReinterventionThe evidence suggests that age and gender werenot risk factors <strong>for</strong> reintervention. The availableanalyses also suggest that diabetes is not a risk67

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