by mary thompson a - nal aortic aneurysm …（玛丽·汤普森- nal动脉瘤u2026）.pdf

EVAR April 2013 EVAR Update: Competitors Stake Their Ground In A High-Growth Space by Mary Thompson Recent studies s the number of endovascular abdomi- repair to endovascular repair. In fact, recent ›› nal aortic aneurysm repair (EVAR) pro- studies suggest that, depending on the institu- suggest that, Acedures continues to grow, particularly tion, 65% to 88% of all AAA repairs performed depending on the in the US, so does the number and variety of in the US today are done via EVAR, according devices designed to treat this complicated but to Clifford Buckley, MD, a vascular surgeon at institution, 65% to potentially deadly condition. The momentum in Central Texas Veterans Healthcare Sys- 88% of all AAA this market at the moment is keenest for tech- tem, in a presentation at the 2013 International repairs performed in nologies that can safely expand the treatable Congress of Endovascular Specialists (iCON) patient pool to include patients with more com- meeting, held recently in Scottsdale, AZ. In the US today are plicated anatomy, such as short and highly an- Europe, the EVAR penetration rate is about half done via EVAR. gulated aortic necks and aneurysms very near that of the US, averaging about 40% in the EU