Post-Test Understanding and Applying Clinical Evidence to AAA Treatment Post-Test Aortic registries fall into which of the following categories of study design? Single-arm or cohort studies Randomized controlled trials Case-control studies Qualitative studies In a recent prospective, nonrandomized trial evaluating the 5-year outcomes of endovascular repair of complicated acute type B aortic dissections, the true lumen diameter over the length of stent graft was stable or increased for ____ of patients. 64% 74% 84% 94% Based on an algorithm for identifying patients to screen for AAA, men or women under 65 years old with multiple risk factors or a family history of AAA _____. Do not need to consider ultrasound screening Should consider ultrasound screening Are reasonable for ultrasound screening Should undergo ultrasound screening Approximately _____ of patients who present with ruptured AAA do not meet USPSTF screening criteria. 38% 48% 58% 68% According to guidelines, patients with AAA should be treated when there is aneurysm growth of ≥0.5 cm in _____. 2 months 4 months 6 months 8 months Based on a Cochrane Database systematic review published in 2014, EVAR had _____ lower 30-day mortality vs open repair. 47% 57% 67% 77% A 2021 FDA presentation on AAA endovascular aortic repair concluded that a real-world surveillance system should be created to collect data through _____ post-EVAR. 5 years 10 years 15 years 20 years In the LEOPARD study, an RCT comparing EVAR devices in >400 patients, _____ of anatomical fixation had vascular characteristics outside of approved anatomic IFU. 5% 15% 25% 35% Previous
