Thoracic aortic aneurysms represent a major health problem. Untreated thoracic aortic aneurysms may rupture, which has a dismal outcome. The standard treatment for thoracic aneurysms is open surgical ...

April 18, 2012 (Washington, DC) – Medicare-age abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) patients have a better long-term survival prognosis with endovascular repair than with open surgery, according to a new ...

Endovascular repair of abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) holds an edge over surgery for the first 3 years after treatment in terms of all-cause mortality, but the 2 treatments result in similar ...

We were unable to process your request. Please try again later. If you continue to have this issue please contact customerservice@slackinc.com. At 1 year, endovascular aneurysm repair did not offer a ...

Elective endovascular repair of an abdominal aortic aneurysm results in lower perioperative mortality than traditional open repair, but after 4 years this survival advantage is not seen; in addition, ...

Despite improvements in diagnostic and therapeutic methods and an increased awareness of their clinical significance, abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAAs) continue to be a major source of morbidity and ...

Ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysms (rAAA) are responsible for nearly 2% of all deaths in U.S. men over the age of 65. Endovascular aneurysm repair (EVAR) has emerged as a newer and less invasive ...

The well-established early mortality advantage for endovascular vs. open repair of abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) persists out to 5 years, according to a study published in the April 18, 2012, issue ...

A recent study revealed that endovascular repair of complex aortic aneurysms using fenestrated and branched endografts provides a safe and effective alternative to open surgical repair, with the ...

Ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysms (rAAA) are responsible for nearly 2% of all deaths in U.S. men over the age of 65. Endovascular aneurysm repair (EVAR) has emerged as a newer and less invasive ...

Endovascular repair of abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAAs) is generally associated with lower periopertative morality than repair by open surgery and, accordingly, the use of endovascular procedures for ...