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Total Laparoscopic Aortic Surgery Is Feasible, Shows Satisfactory Results

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created Jun 13, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Recently the use of laparoscopy for vascular procedures has been limited by difficulties in aortic exposure and anastomosis techniques, as well as the concurrent competitive progress of endovascular surgery. For aortic repair, ...





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Black men appear less likely to undergo elective aneurysm repair than white men

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created May 19, 2008 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Black men are less likely than white men to undergo elective surgery to repair abdominal aortic aneurysms, even after accounting for racial differences in rates of developing the disease, according to a report in the May ...


Less invasive procedure for repair of abdominal aortic aneurysm may reduce short-term risk of death

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created Oct 13, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Patients who received the less-invasive endovascular repair of an abdominal aortic aneurysm had a lower risk of death in the first 30 days after the procedure compared to patients who an open repair, but both procedures had ...


Long-term survival from abdominal aortic aneurysm repair improving

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created Jul 06, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Long-term survival for patients undergoing surgical repair of intact abdominal aortic aneurysms has improved in recent decades, according to a Swedish study reported in Circulation: Journal of the American Heart Association.


Will screening for aortic aneurysm be effective?

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created Apr 18, 2008 | popularity 3.4 / 5 (5) | comments 1

Pilot screening programmes for abdominal aortic aneurysms in men aged 65 are due to be launched in England this year, but is this move too hasty? Two experts debate the issue in this week's BMJ.


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More aortic chest aneurysms being treated with less-invasive stents

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created Aug 27, 2008 | popularity 4.2 / 5 (9) | comments 1

An estimated 60,000 Americans are walking around with time bombs in their chests called thoracic aortic aneurysms. At any time, their main chest artery could suddenly burst open, causing massive internal bleeding ...


Few complications one year after aortic valve implantation

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created Sep 21, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Research presented at the 21st annual Transcatheter Cardiovascular Therapeutics (TCT) scientific symposium, sponsored by the Cardiovascular Research Foundation (CRF), demonstrated an "exceptionally low" rate of complications ...


Diseased heart valve replaced through small chest incision

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created Feb 10, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

When 91-year-old Irvin Lafferty was diagnosed with severe blockage of his heart valve—hardening that is formally known as aortic valve stenosis—open-heart surgery was out of the question. He'd already survived quadruple ...


Traumatic aortic injury -- New Review

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created Oct 15, 2008 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0

A blunt traumatic injury to the aorta, the body's main artery, is one of the leading causes of death following a vehicle crash. If it is not treated rapidly, the patient is at serious risk for artery rupture, which is nearly ...


A strange case of upper obstructive syndrome

A strange case of upper obstructive syndrome

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created Feb 22, 2008 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

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). A 59-year-old male patient, who underwent ...


Study analyzes best approach for treating abdominal aortic aneurysms

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created Jan 31, 2008 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA)—a condition in which the large vessel that supplies blood to your abdomen, legs, and pelvis swells to over 50 percent its normal size—occurs in approximately 4 out of 100 adults. The risk ...



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