Endovascular vs Open Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Repair

Abstract
SINCE THE FIRST report by Parodi et al,1 interest in endovascular repair of abdominal aortic aneurysms (EAAA) has grown markedly. Multiple series have demonstrated the short-term effectiveness of EAAA repair.2-7 However, few data are available regarding the cardiac morbidity and mortality of EAAA repair as compared with standard open repair of abdominal aortic aneurysms (OAAA).