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 ...

We were unable to process your request. Please try again later. If you continue to have this issue please contact [email protected]. At 1 year, endovascular aneurysm repair did not offer a ...

In patients who undergo elective treatment for abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA), hospital expenses required for open repair surpass the higher initial graft cost of endovascular aortic aneurysm repair ...

Compared with open surgical repair of intact abdominal aortic aneurysms, endovascular aneurysm repair confers an early survival benefit but inferior late survival outcomes, warranting lifelong ...

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 ...

A study published in the Nov. 2011 issue of the Journal of Vascular Surgery showed that using spinal and local anesthesia instead of general anesthesia may decrease post-operative length of stay and ...

HERZLIA, Israel--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Endospan, a pioneer in off-the-shelf, minimally invasive endovascular repair of Aortic Arch Disease comprising both aneurysms and dissections, today announced that it ...

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 ...

A minimally-invasive procedure to fix a life-threatening condition may be associated with an increase in long-term complications, compared to an alternative procedure. The research, from scientists at ...

Two randomized trials have shown better outcomes with elective endovascular repair of abdominal aortic aneurysms than with conventional open repair in the first month after the procedure. We ...