International Trends in Patient Selection for Elective Endovascular Aneurysm Repair: Sicker Patients with Safer Anatomy Leading to Improved 1-Year Survival

In this international comparison, several trends were noted including improved 1-year survival despite declining patient health (as measured by increasing ASA status). This may reflect greater knowledge regarding EVAR that centers from different countries have gained over the last decade and improved medical management of patients with aneurysmal disease.