The present article by Blankensteijn et al. sought to determine whether the mortality and complication rate advantage that endovascular abdominal aortic aneurysm repair seemed to have over ...

Abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) repair has evolved into a multifaceted field incorporating both traditional open surgical techniques and less invasive endovascular procedures (EVAR). The management of ...

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 ...

NEW YORK (MedscapeWire) May 09 — Two articles in the May 9 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine address the issue of when to repair an abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA). The first study compared ...

Elective abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) repair in patients with a cancer diagnosis is associated with several poor postoperative outcomes according to a newly published study from researchers at the ...

Product: Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Stent-Graft to repair abdominal aortic aneurysms. Money raised: $6 million (earlier regulatory filings show the company raised an additional $16.5 million). How it ...

An aortocaval fistula is a rare complication of an abdominal aortic aneurysm that requires immediate surgical repair. Doctors can choose to treat it with either open or endovascular surgery. An ...

HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- An 80-year-old patient at St. Luke’s Episcopal Hospital (St. Luke’s) in Houston became the second in the nation to be treated with a newly approved FDA device for an ...

A leaking abdominal aortic aneurysm may feel like abdominal pain or tenderness, along with other symptoms. You may recognize these certain symptoms when it’s time to take action. Abdominal aortic ...

Most people with an abdominal aortic aneurysm don’t show any symptoms — they don’t know that the largest blood vessel in their body is slowly and silently dilating, creating a blood-filled bulge. If ...

For patients with large abdominal aortic aneurysms, randomized trials have shown an initial overall survival benefit for elective endovascular repair over conventional open repair. This survival ...