At 30 days, aneurysm-related survival was 70% for patients treated with endovascular aortic repair (EVAR) compared with 33% for patients who underwent open surgical repair. Presenting the results ...

EVAR trial participants (2005) Endovascular aneurysm repair versus open repair in patients with abdominal aortic aneurysm (EVAR trial 1): randomised controlled trial. Lancet 365: 2179–2186 ...

Repair of an abdominal aortic aneurysm may be performed surgically through an open incision or in a minimally-invasive procedure called endovascular aneurysm repair (EVAR). Officials said head of ...