abdominal aneurysm stent graft
Conditions
Interventions
Present practise is that all AAA patients undergo one abdominal aorta CTA pre-operatively, and receive ultrasound duplex scanning and plain abdominal X-ray at discharge, 3 months, 6 months and yearly
CT-scans are performed on indication. Patients included in this study receive an ECG-gated CTA pre-intervention plus three ECG-gated CTAs post-operatively: at discharge, after one month, and after six
Sponsors
Vascutek Ltd.
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: - Asymptomatic AAA - Age > 70 - Indication for AAA treatment according to standard practise - Anatomy suitable for Anaconda and/or Endurant endoprosthesis
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: - No informed consent obtained - Contrast allergy
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| To gain insight in the parameters that influence the success and failure of the proximal fixation and/or sealing of the endoprosthesis. More practically, this leads to the question of how the diameter of the stent rings changes during the cardiac cycle (pulsatility), and how the diameter changes over a period of several months (expansion)? | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| How does the estimated vessel compliance change over a period of several months? What can we learn from the difference in results between the two types of stents? Can we observe other kinds of motion that change over time, or differ significantly between the two types of stent grafts? | — |
Contacts
Public ContactR.H. Geelkerken
Medisch Spectrum Twente Postbus 50000
Outcome results
None listed