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Volume 46, Issue 4 , Pages 676-681 , October 2007

Anemia is associated with abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) size and decreased long-term survival after endovascular AAA repair

Nicolas Diehm, MD
- Baptist Cardiac and Vascular Institute, Division of Interventional Radiology, Miami, Fla
- Swiss Cardiovascular Center, Division of Clinical and Interventional Angiology and Vascular Research, Inselspital, University Hospital, Bern, Switzerland
James F. Benenati, MD
- Baptist Cardiac and Vascular Institute, Division of Interventional Radiology, Miami, Fla
- Correspondence: James F. Benenati, MD, Baptist Cardiac and Vascular Institute, 8900 North Kendall Drive, Miami, FL 33176.
Gary J. Becker, MD
- Department of Radiology, Vascular & Interventional Section, University of Arizona College of Medicine, Phoenix, Ariz
Ramon Quesada, MD
- Baptist Cardiac and Vascular Institute, Division of Clinical and Interventional Cardiology, Miami, Fla
Athanassios I. Tsoukas, MD
- Baptist Cardiac and Vascular Institute, Division of Vascular Surgery, Miami, Fla.
Barry T. Katzen, MD
- Baptist Cardiac and Vascular Institute, Division of Interventional Radiology, Miami, Fla
Margaret Kovacs, EdD, RNC
- Baptist Cardiac and Vascular Institute, Division of Interventional Radiology, Miami, Fla

Received 24 April 2007 ,Accepted 10 June 2007.

Cumulative survival of patients with and without anemia undergoing elective endovascular abdominal aortic aneurysm repair (P < .0001 by log-rank).

Cumulative survival of patients with and without anemia undergoing elective endovascular abdominal aortic aneurysm repair (P < .0001 by log-rank).
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