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<journal-meta>
<journal-id>1682-0037</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Revista Cubana de Angiología y Cirugía Vascular]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Rev Cubana Angiol Cir Vasc]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>1682-0037</issn>
<publisher>
<publisher-name><![CDATA[Centro Nacional de Información de Ciencias MédicasEditorial Ciencias Médicas]]></publisher-name>
</publisher>
</journal-meta>
<article-meta>
<article-id>S1682-00372020000200004</article-id>
<title-group>
<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[Tratamiento endovascular del aneurisma de la aorta abdominal con endoprótesis percutáneas en pacientes cubanos]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[Endovascular treatment of abdominal aortic aneurysm with percutaneous endoprosthesis in Cuban patients]]></article-title>
</title-group>
<contrib-group>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Vázquez Luna]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Frank]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Jordán González]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[José]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Alfonso Simón]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Amel]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Hernández Seara]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Alejandro]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Janero Moliner]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Kendry]]></given-names>
</name>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Jaime Cabrera]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Zaida]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[González Espinosa]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Claudia]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
</contrib-group>
<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,Centro de Investigaciones Médico-Quirúrgicas (CIMEQ) Departamento de Neurointervencionismo e Intervencionismo Vascular ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[La Habana ]]></addr-line>
<country>Cuba</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af2">
<institution><![CDATA[,Instituto Nacional de Angiología y Cirugía Vascular (INACV)  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[La Habana ]]></addr-line>
<country>Cuba</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af3">
<institution><![CDATA[,Instituto Nacional de Oncología y Radiobiología Centro PET/CT Departamento de Medicina Nuclear e Imagen Molecular]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[La Habana ]]></addr-line>
<country>Cuba</country>
</aff>
<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>08</month>
<year>2020</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>08</month>
<year>2020</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>21</volume>
<numero>2</numero>
<copyright-statement/>
<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S1682-00372020000200004&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S1682-00372020000200004&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S1682-00372020000200004&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[RESUMEN  Introducción: Los aneurismas de aorta abdominal resultan dilataciones arteriales a dicho nivel. Su ruptura constituye uno de los principales riesgos y provoca la muerte del paciente, de ahí la importancia de tratarlos a tiempo. Las opciones actuales de tratamiento son la cirugía abierta y la reparación aneurismática endovascular; esta última representa la primera línea de tratamiento, por constituir una técnica mínimamente invasiva con bajas tasas de morbilidad y mortalidad.  Objetivo: Evaluar el tratamiento endovascular del aneurisma de la aorta abdominal con endoprótesis percutáneas en pacientes cubanos.  Métodos: Entre enero y abril de 2018 se realizó un estudio prospectivo, descriptivo y cualitativo en 6 pacientes del sexo masculino con aneurisma de aorta abdominal, seleccionados aleatoriamente, que cumplieron los criterios de uso de endoprótesis vasculares y estuvieron de acuerdo con realizar el proceder. Se colocaron 6 dispositivos en una sala de angiografía, y se utilizó en los pacientes anestesia general y guía fluoroscópica.  Resultados: De forma satisfactoria fue posible el tratamiento endovascular por vía percutánea de los 6 pacientes seleccionados; solo 1 presentó una complicación menor y fue dado de alta a las 72 horas y el resto fue egresado en menos de 24 horas. Se logró implementar por vez primera en el país el sistema de cierre percutáneo Proglide sin complicaciones.  Conclusiones: El tratamiento endovascular por vía percutánea de aneurismas de aorta abdominal con endoprótesis vasculares es una alternativa eficaz para la cirugía convencional en pacientes que cumplen los criterios de uso del dispositivo.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[ABSTRACT  Introduction:  Abdominal aortic aneurysms are arterial dilations in that level. Their rupture is one of the main risks and it causes death in patients; that is why the importance of treating them early. Among the current treatment options are open surgery and endovascular aneurismal reparation, being the last one in the first line of treatment since it is a minimal invasive technique with low rates of morbidity and mortality.  Objective: To evaluate the endovascular treatment of abdominal aortic aneurysm with percutaneous endoprosthesis in Cuban patients.  Methods: It was conducted from January to April 2018 a retrospective, descriptive and qualitative study in 6 male patients with aneurysm of the abdominal aorta, selected randomly and who met the criteria of vascular endoprosthesis use and agreed with the performance of the procedure. Six devices were placed in an angiography room and it was used general anaesthetic and fluoroscopic guidance.  Results: It was possible in a satisfactory way the endovascular treatment by percutaneous way in the six patients selected; just one presented a minor complication and he was discharged after 72 hours; and the rest were discharged in less than 24 hours. It was implemented for the first time in the country without complications the system of percutaneous closure called Proglide.  Conclusions: Endovascular treatment by percutaneous way of abdominal aortic aneurysms with vascular endoprosthesis is an efficient alternative for conventional surgery in patients that met the criteria of use of the device.]]></p></abstract>
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<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[aneurisma]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[endoprótesis]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[modelo AFX 2]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[aneurysms]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[endoprosthesis]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[AFX 2 model]]></kwd>
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