Patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease have shorter survival but superior endovascular outcomes after endovascular aneurysm repair Moqueet A. Qureshi, MD, Roy K. Greenberg, MD, Tara M. Mastracci, MD, Matthew J. Eagleton, MD, Adrian V. Hernandez, MD, PhD Journal of Vascular Surgery Volume 56, Issue 4, Pages 911-919.e2 (October 2012) DOI: 10.1016/j.jvs.2012.02.055 Copyright © 2012 Society for Vascular Surgery Terms and Conditions
Fig 1 Comparison of overall survival between patients at risk, with and without chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Shaded areas show the 95% confidence limits. Journal of Vascular Surgery 2012 56, 911-919.e2DOI: (10.1016/j.jvs.2012.02.055) Copyright © 2012 Society for Vascular Surgery Terms and Conditions
Fig 2 Comparison of pulmonary-specific mortality between patients with and without chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Shaded areas show the 95% confidence limits. Journal of Vascular Surgery 2012 56, 911-919.e2DOI: (10.1016/j.jvs.2012.02.055) Copyright © 2012 Society for Vascular Surgery Terms and Conditions
Fig 3 Comparison of nonpulmonary-related mortality between patients with and without chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Shaded areas show the 95% confidence limits. Journal of Vascular Surgery 2012 56, 911-919.e2DOI: (10.1016/j.jvs.2012.02.055) Copyright © 2012 Society for Vascular Surgery Terms and Conditions
Fig 4 A, Comparison of overall survival among the four Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease (GOLD) categories. B, Comparison of overall survival in GOLD groups I + II vs III + IV and in patients without chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Shaded areas show the 95% confidence limits. Journal of Vascular Surgery 2012 56, 911-919.e2DOI: (10.1016/j.jvs.2012.02.055) Copyright © 2012 Society for Vascular Surgery Terms and Conditions
Fig 5 Comparison of freedom from secondary interventions between patients with and without chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Shaded areas show the 95% confidence limits. Journal of Vascular Surgery 2012 56, 911-919.e2DOI: (10.1016/j.jvs.2012.02.055) Copyright © 2012 Society for Vascular Surgery Terms and Conditions
Fig 6 Comparison of shrinkage rate of maximum aortic diameter between patients with and without chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Shaded areas show the 95% confidence limits. Journal of Vascular Surgery 2012 56, 911-919.e2DOI: (10.1016/j.jvs.2012.02.055) Copyright © 2012 Society for Vascular Surgery Terms and Conditions