Effect of β-blocker on aneurysm sac behavior after endovascular abdominal aortic repair Wonho Kim, MD, Ripal T. Gandhi, MD, Constantino S. Peña, MD, Raul E. Herrera, MD, Melanie B. Schernthaner, MD, Athanassios Tsoukas, MD, Juan M. Acuña, MD, Barry T. Katzen, MD Journal of Vascular Surgery Volume 65, Issue 2, Pages 337-345 (February 2017) DOI: 10.1016/j.jvs.2016.06.111 Copyright © 2016 Society for Vascular Surgery Terms and Conditions
Fig 1 Flow chart shows patient selection. AAA, Abdominal aortic aneurysm; EVAR, endovascular abdominal aortic repair; Excluder, W.L. Gore & Associates, Flagstaff, Ariz; MCVI, Miami Cardiac and Vascular Institute; TAA, thoracic aortic aneurysm; TAAA, thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysm. Journal of Vascular Surgery 2017 65, 337-345DOI: (10.1016/j.jvs.2016.06.111) Copyright © 2016 Society for Vascular Surgery Terms and Conditions
Fig 2 Incidence of abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) sac regression between the non-β-blocker (BB) group and the BB group. EVAR, Endovascular abdominal aortic repair. Journal of Vascular Surgery 2017 65, 337-345DOI: (10.1016/j.jvs.2016.06.111) Copyright © 2016 Society for Vascular Surgery Terms and Conditions
Fig 3 Effects of β-blockers (BBs) on aneurysm sac diameter over time in those (A) who did and (B) did not receive BB therapy. C, Repeated-measures analysis of variance showed that changes of aneurysm sac diameter over time were not different significantly between the two groups (P = .567). Journal of Vascular Surgery 2017 65, 337-345DOI: (10.1016/j.jvs.2016.06.111) Copyright © 2016 Society for Vascular Surgery Terms and Conditions
Fig 4 Incidence of abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) sac regression between non-β-blocker (BB) group and third-generation BB group. EVAR, Endovascular abdominal aortic repair. Journal of Vascular Surgery 2017 65, 337-345DOI: (10.1016/j.jvs.2016.06.111) Copyright © 2016 Society for Vascular Surgery Terms and Conditions