An abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) is a bulging, weak point in the aorta—the main trunk of the arterial system. The condition potentially is life threatening. If the aneurysm bursts and is not treated ...
Medtronic announced that it has received both FDA approval and a CE mark for its Endurant IIs AAA stent graft, intended for minimally invasive treatment of abdominal aortic aneurysms. According to a ...
Mumbai: A senior citizen from Madagascar, who was diagnosed with a life-threatening bulge in the aorta after a simple fall from the bed, underwent a life-saving stent procedure at Mumbai hospital. The ...
Many patients who need surgery to repair an abdominal aortic aneurysm are recovering much faster and experiencing much less pain because of a relatively new grafting procedure performed at Methodist ...
A new stent graft made from a 3-D image of the patient’s anatomy helps fix abdominal aortic aneurysms in patient's who otherwise have few options. An abdominal aortic aneurysm is an enlarged area in ...
An FDA advisory committee panel voted 11 to 4 to recommend the agency grant premarket approval to Cordis’ stent-graft device for abdominal aortic aneurysms, a long-sought win for the company that ...
"Before the use of aortic stents, the standard treatment for an abdominal aneurysm involved major surgery with a large incision, a seven- to 10-day hospital stay and a two- to three-month recovery ...
An abdominal aortic aneurysm - a bulge in the large artery that carries blood away from the heart - can be immediately life-threatening if it grows large enough to rupture. The chance of survival when ...
A new study compared open surgical repair with a catheter-based procedure and found that the less invasive endovascular aortic repair has clear benefits for most patients. Each year, nearly 40,000 ...
A hidden, often deadly heart condition with no clear known cause nearly killed 54-year-old Gina Berg two years ago. If not for a new surgical technique, a minimally invasive procedure which uses 3-D ...
What Is an Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm? An abdominal aortic aneurysm is a condition where the lower section of your aorta — in your abdomen — weakens and bulges outward. Your aorta is the major blood ...
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