Synchronous and Metachronous Thoracic Aortic Aneurysms in Patients With Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

ABSTRACT: Background The prevalence of thoracic aortic aneurysms (TAA) in patients with known abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAA) is not well known and understudied. Our aim was to conduct a systematic review and meta-analysis of the overall prevalence of synchronous and metachronous TAA (SM-TAA) in patients with a known AAA and to understand the characteristics of this sub-population. Methods and Results We searched MEDLINE, EMBASE, and CENTRAL (Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials) from inception to November 2019 for all population-based studies reporting on the prevalence of SM-TAAs in a cohort of patients with AAA. Article screening and data extraction were performed by 2 authors and data were pooled using a random-effects model of proportions using Freeman-Tukey double arcsine transforma

SUBMITTER: Gouveia E Melo R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7763396 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature