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The primary objective of this study is to develop predictive models of post-operative outcomes following elective EVAR using Artificial Intelligence (AI)-driven analysis. The secondary objective is to investigate morphological aortic changes following EVAR.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods and analysis<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>This international, multicentre, observational study will retrospectively include 500 patients who underwent elective EVAR. Primary outcomes are EVAR postoperative complications including deaths, re-interventions, endoleaks, limb occlusion and stent-graft migration occurring within 1 year and at mid-term follow-up (1 to 3\u2009years). Secondary outcomes are aortic anatomical changes. Morphological changes following EVAR will be analysed and compared based on preoperative and postoperative CT angiography (CTA) images (within 1 to 12 months, and at the last follow-up) using the AI-based software PRAEVAorta 2 (Nurea). Deep learning algorithms will be applied to stratify the risk of postoperative outcomes into low or high-risk categories. The training and testing dataset will be respectively composed of 70% and 30% of the cohort.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Ethics and dissemination<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>The study protocol is designed to ensure that the sponsor and the investigators comply with the principles of the Declaration of Helsinki and the ICH E6 good clinical practice guideline. The study has been approved by the ethics committee of the University Hospital of Patras (Patras, Greece) under the number 492\/05.12.2024. 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