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Diabetes and Metformin Use Are Associated with Reduced Sac Shrinkage Following EVAR: A Retrospective Cohort Study

Year: 2026

Type: article

Abstract: To investigate how diabetes mellitus (DM) and the use of metformin affect aneurysm sac changes after endovascular aneurysm repair (EVAR). We conducted a retrospective analysis at a single center of a consecutive series of patients who underwent elective EVAR for infrarenal abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) from January 2011 through December 2021. Inter-group comparisons were performed, Kaplan–Meier survival curves were generated for both overall survival and freedom from reintervention, and Cox re

Source: Bulletin of pioneering researches of medical and clinical science

DOI: 10.51847/grnqch2iqx

Authors: Michael Turner, Sophia Nguyen, David Clark, Emma Wilson

Institutions: University of Glasgow, National University of Singapore, The University of Sydney

Language: English

Topic: Aortic aneurysm repair treatments

Subfield: Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: hybrid

Funder: HORIZON EUROPE Framework Programme