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ReviewFrontiers in surgery2022

TEVAR and EVAR, the unknown knowns of the cardiovascular hemodynamics; and the immediate and long-term consequences of fabric material on major adverse clinical outcome.

Sherif Sultan, Yogesh Acharya, Osama Soliman, Juan Carlos Parodi, Niamh Hynes

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Review in Frontiers in surgery, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 14 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

14 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

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  8. Abdominal Aortic Endograft Implantation Immediately Induces Vascular Stiffness Gradients That May Promote Adverse Aortic Neck Dilatation: Results of A PorcineJournal of endovascular therapy : an official journal of the International Society of Endovascular Specialists · 2025
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  9. Long-Term Outcomes of Endovascular Repair of Thoracic Aortic Aneurysms.The International journal of angiology : official publication of the International College of Angiology, Inc · 2024
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Sherif SultanDepartment of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, Western Vascular Institute, University Hospital Galway, National University of Ireland, Galway, Ireland.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8767-4929
Yogesh AcharyaDepartment of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, Western Vascular Institute, University Hospital Galway, National University of Ireland, Galway, Ireland.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1829-5911
Osama SolimanCÚRAM-CORRIB-Vascular Group, National University of Ireland, Galway, Ireland.
Juan Carlos ParodiDepartment of Vascular Surgery and Biomedical Engineering Department, University of Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Niamh HynesCÚRAM-CORRIB-Vascular Group, National University of Ireland, Galway, Ireland.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This review discusses the impact of endovascular aneurysm repair on cardiovascular (CV) hemodynamics and the role of stent-graft material, i.e., polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) vs. polyester in post-procedural outcomes. Endovascular aneurysm repair has been widely employed in the last decades for thoracic and abdominal aneurysm repair. However, aortic endografts are stiff and alter the native flow hemodynamics. This failure to simulate the native aorta could lead to added strain on the heart, manifesting as increased left ventricular strain, higher pulse pressure, and congestive heart failure later. This could result in adverse CV outcomes. Also, evidence is mounting to support the implication of stent-graft materials, i.e., PTFE vs. polyester, in adverse post-procedural outcomes. However, there is an absence of level one evidence. Therefore, the only way forward is to plan and perform a randomised controlled trial to demonstrate the alterations in the CV hemodynamics in the short and long run and compare the available stent-graft materials regarding procedural and clinical outcomes. We believe the best solution, for now, would be to reduce the stented length of the aorta. At the same time, in the longer term, encourage continuous improvement in stent-graft materials and design.

Indexed as

abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA)cardiovascular outcomeendovascular aneurysm repair (EVAR)stent-Graft materialthoracic endovascular aneurysm repair (TEVAR)

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PMID36111231
PMCPMC9468223

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