Table 1.
Timepoints | Study period | |||||||
Enrolment | Postrandomisation | |||||||
0 month (initial visit) | 3 months | 4 months | 1 year | 2 years | 3 years | 4 years | 5 years | |
Enrolment for all patients | ||||||||
Eligibility screen | X | |||||||
Informed consent | X | |||||||
Randomisation | X | |||||||
Intervention: surgery group | X | |||||||
Clinic follow-up | ||||||||
Surgery group | X | X | X | X | X | X | ||
Surveillance group | X | X | X | X | X | |||
Assessments | ||||||||
Demographics | X | |||||||
Patient history | X | |||||||
Weight/height | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | |
Vital signs | X | X | ||||||
CBC, electrolytes, blood urea nitrogen, creatinine | X | |||||||
HbA1c, random BG, cholesterol | X | |||||||
ECG | X | |||||||
Chest X-ray | X | |||||||
CT chest | ||||||||
Surgery group | X | X | ||||||
Surveillance group | X | X | X | X | X | X | ||
QoL assessment | X | X | X | |||||
Stroke assessment | X | X | X | X | X | X | ||
Acute aortic events assessment | X | X | X | X | X | X | ||
Mortality assessment | X | X | X | X | X | X |
BG, blood glucose; BUN, blood urea nitrogen; CBC, complete blood count; Cr, creatinine; QoL, quality of life.