Abstract
Thompson AR, Peters N, Lovegrove RE et al. Cardiopulmonary exercise testing provides a predictive tool for early and late outcomes in abdominal aortic aneurysm patients. Ann R Coll Surg Engl 2011; 93: 474–481.
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COMMENT ON Thompson AR, Peters N, Lovegrove RE et al Cardiopulmonary exercise testing provides a predictive tool for early and late outcomes in abdominal aortic aneurysm patients
We read with interest the paper by Thompson et al on the use of cardiopulmonary exercise testing (CPET) as a predictive tool for early and medium-term outcomes in patients undergoing open abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) repair
Do the authors feel it was ethical to offer or turn down patients for open AAA repair on the basis of CPET and in a contemporary study such as this, why were those not offered open surgery not referred to another vascular centre for consideration of EVAR?
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COMMENT ON Thompson AR, Peters N, Lovegrove RE et al Cardiopulmonary exercise testing provides a predictive tool for early and late outcomes in abdominal aortic aneurysm patients. We read with interest the paper by Thompson et al on the use of cardiopulmonary exercise testing (CPET) as a predictive tool for early and medium-term outcomes in patients undergoing open abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) repair.
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