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The present study reports the largest series of patients implanted with AFX2 for the treatment of abdominal aortic aneurysms. The study was a retrospective, 5 center study of patients receiving an AFX2 endograft from January 2016 until Dec 2020. Electronic case report forms were provided to four of the centers, with one additional site providing relevant outcomes in an independent dataset. Relevant outcomes were reported via Kaplan-Meier analysis and included all-cause mortality, aneurysm-related mortality, post EVAR aortic rupture, open conversion, device related reinterventions and endoleaks. Among a cohort of 460 patients, 405 underwent elective repair of an AAA, 50 were treated for a ruptured AAA, and 5 were aorto-iliac occlusive disease cases. For the elective cohort (mean age 73.7y, 77% male, mean AAA diameter 5.4cm), the peri-operative mortality was 1.7%. Freedom from aneurysm-related mortality was 98.2% at 1,2,3 and 4 years post-operatively, there were no post-operative aortic ruptures, and 2 patients required open conversion. Freedom from Type Ia endoleaks was 99.4% at 1, 2, 3 and 4 years. Freedom from Type IIIa and Type IIIb endoleaks were 100% and 100% (year 1), 100% and 99.6% (year 2), 99.4% and 99.6% (year 3), 99.4% and 99.6% (year 4) respectively. Freedom from all device-related reintervention (including Type II endoleaks) at 4 y was 86.8%. The AFX2 endograft appears to perform to a satisfactory standard in terms of patient centric outcomes in mid-term follow up. The Type Ia and Type III endoleaks rates at 4y appear to be within acceptable limits. 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