How do the results of endovascular repair of abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) compare with those after an open surgical procedure? To answer this question, the investigators conducted a randomized ...

People who don't realize they're living with an abdominal aortic aneurysm may face a sudden aortic rupture or tear and massive, catastrophic bleeding. However, others lucky enough to know in advance ...

(HealthDay News) — Minimally-invasive surgery to repair an abdominal aortic aneurysm appears to boost survival in the short term more than traditional surgery does, but that advantage diminishes over ...

Despite substantial anatomic differences between men and women, endovascular repair (EVAR) of abdominal aortic aneurysm yields similar outcomes irrespective of patient sex, according to a registry ...

Rockville MD - The FDA has released a public-health notification detailing mortality risk with the AneuRx ® stent graft system (Medtronic AVE, Santa Rosa, CA) for repair of abdominal aortic aneurysms ...

Endovascular aortic repair (EVAR) has become an established alternative to open surgery for the repair of abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAAs). The procedure is associated with a high success rate and ...

Aortic aneurysm surgery is generally safe, but it can lead to complications like blood clots, ischemic events, and bleeding. Your doctor can give you a better idea of your specific risk of ...

In low-to-intermediate-risk patients with asymptomatic abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA), open surgery and endovascular repair (EVAR) provide similar long-term survival with no differences in major or ...

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 ...

Endovascular aneurysm repair (EVAR) is a minimally invasive surgery that may be used for aortic aneurysms. It involves placing a stent into the aorta to prevent a life threatening aneurysm rupture.

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . More than two-thirds of patients who required abdominal aortic aneurysm repair would not have been captured by ...