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Minimally invasive stroke treatment produces better patient outcomes than surgical operation
While minimally invasive coil treatments for those with a ruptured brain aneurysm have proved to be a more effective technique than traditional surgical operation in selected patients, the superior procedure is drastically more expensive. view more (2009-06-01)
Endovascular coils beat neurosurgery for treating brain haemorrhage
Landmark international trial halted early as analysis reveals risk cut by a quarter A landmark clinical trial led by UK researchers has shown that patients who suffer a brain haemorrhage from a ruptured aneurysm[1] have a significantly better chance of surviving without disability if they are treated through the blood vessels than if the aneurysm... view more... (2002-10-22)
A simple protocol avoids unnecessary invasive procedures
When a patient comes to the emergency room with a severe headache, this may be a sign of a Subarachnoid Hemorrhage (SAH), an extremely serious condition caused by a bleeding brain aneurysm. view more (2006-05-18)
Gene's mutations found to cause life-threatening aortic disease
Scientists have identified the first genetic mutations that cause the aorta - the body's main artery - to widen, tear and rupture. view more (2005-07-25)
Yale researchers unravel mystery of brain aneurysms
Yale researchers have taken the first critical steps in unraveling the mysteries of brain aneurysms, the often fatal rupturing of blood vessels that afflicts 500,000 people worldwide each year and nearly killed Vice President-elect Joseph Biden two decades ago. view more (2008-11-10)
Why do aneurysms form? New studies suggest leading role for white blood cells
Each year, 200,000 Americans find out that the largest blood vessel in their body, the aorta, may burst open at any time. About 20,000 die suddenly from such a rupture. And another 36,000 have surgery to repair or replace the swelling section of aorta before time runs out. view more (2005-07-14)
NYC first: Complex aneurysm treated using new fenestrated endograft stent
In a New York City metro-area first, a 93-year-old Bronx man underwent implantation of a new stent graft at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital, the only center on the Eastern Seaboard with access to this investigational device. view more (2008-07-08)
Preventing spinal cord injury during aortic surgery
Surgery to repair aortic aneurysms often comes with a high price: neurological deficits, but new research points to a possible defense against spinal cord injury during aortic surgery. view more (2006-06-22)
Enzyme critical for early growth of abdominal aortic aneurysms
Surgery is the only treatment for an abdominal aortic aneurysm, a weak spot in the body's main artery that dilates dangerously over time. view more (2007-02-14)
Discovery of the genetic basis of two diseases
In a first article, Loeys et al describe a new aortic aneurysm syndrome characterized by the main triad of hypertelorism, bifid uvula and/or cleft palate and aortic aneurysms with arterial tortuosity. This new entity also presents with alterations of the skeletal, craniofacial, neurocognitve development. Importantly, the nature of the aortic... view more... (2005-03-17)
Life-threatening gene defect located by UT-Houston researchers
A research team led by scientists at The University of Texas Medical School at Houston has identified a defective gene that affects vascular smooth-muscle cells in people who suffer from hereditary thoracic aortic disease, which can kill victims with little warning in the prime of their lives. view more (2007-11-12)
A new and safer technique in heart surgery
The new technique of SELECTIVE CEREBRAL PERFUSION has been successfully applied for the first time in the Basque Autonomous Community (B.A.C.). Surgeons keep a patient in a state of hibernation at 15 degrees centigrade, without brain activity and with heart circulation and respiratory activity at a standstill for one hour while an aorta implant is... view more... (2004-05-17)
The clinical availability of CT colonography
Computed tomographic (CT) colonography allows the visualization of extracolonic organs, thereby permitting the detection of potentially significant pathologies beyond the colon. view more (2009-03-31)
Study Finds Half of Patients Undergoing Cerebrovascular Stent Placement Respond Poorly to the Antiplatelet Drug Clopidogrel (Plavix)
A study by researchers at Rush University Medical Center, published in the February issue of the American Journal of Neuroradiology, finds that half of patients undergoing cerebrovascular stent placement did not respond well to clopidogrel. Clopidogrel (Plavix) and aspirin are medications routinely prescribed for 1-3 months following... view more... (2008-02-06)
Endovascular Coil Superior To Neurosurgery For Treatment Of Brain Haemorrhage
Results of a landmark international study in this week's issue of THE LANCET provide compelling evidence for the use of a platinum coil transported through blood vessels-rather than conventional neurosurgery-to stop bleeding after brain haemorrhage. Around 8 in 100,000 people in western countries have a subarachnoid haemorrhage (the bursting of a... view more... (2002-10-24)
Arterial vascular disease underdiagnosed, undertreated in older US women
Though arterial vascular disease is widespread and often deadly among older American women, doctors too often fail to spot and treat it, according to a new report by a team of vascular surgeons from the Columbia University Medical Center and Weill Cornell Medical College campuses of NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital. view more (2007-11-26)
Annual study finds top hospitals have 28 percent lower mortality rate
Patients treated at top-rated hospitals nationwide have nearly a one-third better chance of surviving, on average, than those admitted to all other hospitals, according to a study released today by HealthGrades, the leading independent healthcare ratings company. view more (2007-01-30)
Groundbreaking Guidelines Promote Early Detection,
More than 12 million Americans suffer from peripheral arterial disease (PAD), prompting the American College of Cardiology (ACC) and the American Heart Association (AHA) to release today the groundbreaking Peripheral Arterial Disease Guidelines to help physicians and all healthcare professionals better treat this alarmingly common condition. view more (2005-12-07)
Study in Nature Medicine establishes major new treatment target in diseased arteries
Removing a single protein prevents early damage in blood vessels from triggering a later-stage, frequently lethal complication of atherosclerosis. view more (2009-05-11)
A strange case of upper obstructive syndrome
Aorto-duodenal fistulae (ADF) are the most frequent aorto-enteric fistulae (80%) and the most frequent presenting sign of ADF is upper gastrointestinal bleeding (UGI). view more (2008-02-25)
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