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Table 2 Main study entry criteria

From: Fast-track endovascular aneurysm repair: rationale and design of the multicenter Least Invasive Fast-Track EVAR (LIFE) registry

Main inclusion criteria

 − Age ≥ 18 years

 − Male or non-pregnant female

 − Candidate for elective open surgical AAA repair

 − AAA >5.0 cm diameter, increased ≥ 0.5 cm diameter in last 6 months, or maximum diameter > 1.5x adjacent non-aneurysmal aorta

 − Suitable anatomy for endovascular repair with the Ovation Prime Stent Graft

 − Suitable anatomy to allow Perclose ProGlide Suture-Mediated Closure System via the pre-close technique

Main exclusion criteria

 − Dissecting or acutely ruptured AAA

 − Acute vascular injury

 − Prior AAA or iliac artery repair

 − Mycotic AAA or active systemic infection

 − Unstable angina

 − Unstable peripheral artery disease with critical limb ischemia

 − Congestive heart failure

 − Myocardial infarction or stroke within the past 3 months

 − Need for renal artery coverage (e.g. Chimney graft)

 − Planned adjunctive devices (e.g. renal stent)

 − Major surgery or interventional procedure within the past 30 days

 − Connective tissue disease (e.g. Marfan’s or Ehler’s–Danlos syndrome)

 − History of bleeding disorder or refuses blood transfusions

 − Dialysis-dependent renal failure or serum creatinine >2.0 mg/dl

 − Morbid obesity (BMI ≥40 kg/m2)

 − Home oxygen use

 − Patient admitted from skilled nursing facility

 − Life expectancy < 1 year

 − Anticipated inability to discharge patient within 1 day

 − Participation in investigational device or drug clinical trial

 − Intolerance/hypersensitivity to anticoagulation, contrast media, or stent graft components