Long-term survival outcomes following fenestrated endovascular aortic repair: applying population-based life expectancies to contextualize postoperative survival

Survival outcomes aligning with population-based life expectancy estimates can be achieved in patients undergoing FEVAR when cases are well selected. However, cardiovascular mortality remains a significant burden. Population estimates can provide some guidance but are of limited usefulness for individual patient predictions, especially for younger patients, where the overall prognosis may be worse than anticipated based on age alone.