The Houston-based startup is developing capabilities for endovascular aneurysm repair and stroke treatment that it hopes can ...

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 ...

Gore & Associates G.K. in Minato-ku, Tokyo, Japan, announced the first clinical use in Japan of the Gore Excluder thoracoa ...

An aortocaval fistula is a rare complication of an abdominal aortic aneurysm that requires immediate surgical repair. Doctors can choose to treat it with either open or endovascular surgery. An ...

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is warning physicians that data from both clinical and industry sources suggests that the occurrence of Type III endoleaks in patients who have undergone ...

The aorta is the main blood vessel that carries oxygen-filled blood from the heart to the rest of the body. It extends from the chest to the abdomen, where it branches (bifurcates) into the iliac ...

The clinical feasibility trial of the Talent stent graft system was initiated in the United States in 1998. [12] This clinical study, also known as the VALOR trial (Vascular Talent Thoracic Stent ...

A 74-year-old man presents to the emergency department with a 1-day history of severe chest and back pain. He has a history of hypertension and has run out of medication. He has no history of similar ...

An aortoenteric fistula is a rare but life threatening complication of aortic surgery requiring immediate surgical repair. Early symptoms include abdominal pain or vomiting blood. A fistula is an ...

Endoleak is a frequent complication after endovascular aortic repair and is a risk factor for spontaneous rupture of aneurysm. Administration of thrombolytics in patients with known abdominal aortic ...

We examined differences between England and the United States in the frequency of aneurysm repair, the mean aneurysm diameter at the time of the procedure, and rates of aneurysm rupture and ...