The EUROSTAR project was established as an observational registry without controls to evaluate the procedural safety, device durability, and long-term effects of endovascular AAA stent-graft repair.
Observational
Yes
What are the procedural safety, device durability, and long-term effects of endovascular stent-graft repair for abdominal aortic aneurysms?
The EUROSTAR project establishes a standardized, independent European registry to evaluate the safety and long-term durability of endovascular AAA stent-graft repair in the absence of randomized trials.
EUROSTAR (EUROpean collaborators on Stent-graft Techniques for abdominal aortic Aneurysm Repair) was established for the purpose of combining and studying data on endovascular abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) repair, EUROSTAR is independent of any commercial interest and has as its ultimate goal an independent, scientifically reliable assessment of endovascular AAA grafting. A standardized case record form is used for data collection and transmission, and the database is maintained in a central registry office. A comprehensive set of clinical, imaging, technical, and laboratory data obtained at initial admission and follow-up are recorded; these data are analyzed periodically and reports generated on the collated experience. As a first priority, an observational study without controls was initiated in July 1996 to address the issues of procedural safety, device durability, and long-term effect upon the aneurysms. Several ancillary studies have been initiated, including a "Retrieval and Analysis Study" for the evaluation of explanted devices. While a randomized study does not seem feasible at present, this may be organized at the appropriate time when the devices and techniques become more standardized.
Harris et al. (Sat,) conducted a observational in Abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA). Endovascular abdominal aortic aneurysm stent-graft repair was evaluated on Procedural safety, device durability, and long-term effect upon the aneurysms. The EUROSTAR project was established as an observational registry without controls to evaluate the procedural safety, device durability, and long-term effects of endovascular AAA stent-graft repair.