VIDEO: Pre-emptive AAA Sac Management Discussion

Marc Schermerhorn, MD, discusses the unmet need in EVAR and the failure of some sacs to regress after implantation and a possible solution being evaluated in the AAA-SHAPE Pivotal Trial. Dr. Schermerhorn is the AAA-SHAPE National Principal Investigator and Chief of Vascular Surgery at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center.

Data from the AAA-SHAPE early feasibility studies that evaluated the IMPEDE-FX embolisation plug for the management of AAA sacs at the time of EVAR. This novel technology is comprised of shape memory polymer, a porous polyurethane scaffold that supports rapid conversion to organised thrombus, which could lead to sac shrinkage.