The relationship between spontaneous echocardiographic contrast within the aneurysm and persistent endoleaks in endovascular repair of thoracic aortic aneurysms
Not Applicable
- Conditions
- thoracic aortic aneurysms
- Registration Number
- JPRN-UMIN000008939
- Lead Sponsor
- Department of Anesthesiology, Niigata University Medical and Dental Hospital
- Brief Summary
Patients with spontaneous echocardiographic contrast had a higher incidence of postoperative endoleaks than did patients without spontaneous echocardiographic contrast within a few days postoperatively (60.0% vs 12.5%, respectively; P < 0.001) and at 6 months postoperatively (40.0% vs 2.5%, respectively; P < 0.001).
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Complete: follow-up complete
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 70
Inclusion Criteria
Not provided
Exclusion Criteria
Patients with contraindication to transesophageal echocardiography
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Observational
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Persistent endoleaks at follow-up CT imaging
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Persistent endoleaks at postoperative CT imaging Need for additional intervention