Functional performance status and risk of cardiovascular events and mortality following endovascular repair of thoracic and abdominal aortic pathology.
Pradeep NadeswaranLi DingNikhil SinghAnastasia PlotkinGregory A MageeSukgu M HanParveen K GargPublished in: Vascular (2021)
Poor preoperative functional status as assessed by ECOG score is associated with an increased risk of adverse postoperative cardiovascular events following EVAR and a higher mortality risk following both EVAR and TEVAR. Functional status assessment may be useful for risk stratification and determining procedural candidacy prior to EVAR and TEVAR.