Impact of Active Smoking in Peri-operative Outcomes of Patients Undergoing FB-EVAR for Thoracoabdominal and Complex Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms.
OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to evaluate outcomes of fenestrated-branched endovascular aortic repair (FB-EVAR) of thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysms (TAAAs) and complex abdominal aortic aneurysms (CAAAs) in patients actively smoking at the time of repair compared with previous smokers and non-smokers. METHODS S...