Female sex is associated with comparable 5-year outcomes after contemporary endovascular aneurysm repair despite more challenging anatomy |
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| Institution: | 1. Division of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, Mass;2. Department of Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Mass;3. Division of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands;4. Vascular Surgery, Department of Biomedicine and Prevention, University of Roma Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy;5. Department of Vascular Surgery, University of Florence, Florence, Italy;6. Department of Vascular Surgery, Catharina Hospital, Eindhoven, The Netherlands;7. Department of Epidemiology, CAPRHI School for Public Health and Primary Care, Faculty of Health, Medicine and Life Sciences, Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands;8. Department of Vascular Surgery, Universitair Ziekenhuis Gent, Ghent, Belgium;9. Department of Vascular Surgery, Royal Perth Hospital, Perth, Western Australia, Australia;10. Division of Vascular Surgery, Peter Munk Cardiac Centre, University Health Network and University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
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| Abstract: | BackgroundWomen with abdominal aortic aneurysms less often meet anatomic criteria for endovascular repair and experience worse perioperative and long-term survival.MethodsWe compared long-term survival, aneurysm-related mortality, and rates of endoleaks and reinterventions between male and female patients in the Endurant Stent Graft Natural Selection Global Postmarket Registry (ENGAGE) using 2:1 propensity score matching.ResultsThere were 1130 male patients and 133 female patients, yielding 399 patients after matching (266 male patients, 133 female patients). Female patients were older, with smaller aneurysms, smaller iliac arteries, and shorter, more angulated necks, and they were more often treated outside the device instructions for use (all P < .001). Through 5 years, female patients experienced overall mortality comparable to that of well-matched male patients (34% vs 38%, respectively; hazard ratio, 0.89 0.61-1.29]; P = .54) and lower aneurysm-related mortality (0% vs 3%; P = .047). Female patients experienced higher rates of any postoperative type IA endoleak through 5 years (10% vs 1%; P < .001) but comparable rates of secondary endovascular procedures (14% vs 16%; P = .40). Female sex was independently associated with significantly higher risk of long-term type IA endoleaks (hazard ratio, 4.8 1.2-20.8]; P = .04), even after accounting for anatomic factors. No female patient experienced aneurysm rupture during follow-up, and only one female patient underwent conversion to open repair.ConclusionsDespite more challenging anatomy, female patients in the ENGAGE registry had long-term outcomes comparable to those of male patients. However, female patients experienced higher rates of type IA endoleaks. Although standard endovascular aneurysm repair remains a viable solution for most women, whether high-risk patients may be better served with open surgery, custom-made devices, EndoAnchors (Aptus Endosystems, Sunnyvale, Calif), or chimneys is worthy of further study. |
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| Keywords: | Abdominal aortic aneurysm Sex Endovascular aneurysm repair Gender EVAR |
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