The EVAR procedure, which can be performed under local anaesthetic, is the most common option. The technique involves inserting a tiny flexible plastic tube, called an EVAR device, inside the bulge to ...

Do not drink alcoholic beverages and do not smoke for two days prior and two days after your procedure, since this may impair the healing process. Do not eat any food six to eight hours prior to your ...

Abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) patients who are 90 or older fare just as well as their younger counterparts after endovascular aneurysm repair (EVAR), a study shows. After accounting for differences ...

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 ...

Through a statewide partnership, hospitals in Michigan drastically increased the number of patients who receive follow-up ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Among patients who had endovascular aneurysm repair, sac regression at 1 year was associated with lower risk for ...

This Journal feature begins with a case vignette highlighting a common clinical problem. Evidence supporting various strategies is then presented, followed by a review of formal guidelines, when they ...

SAN RAMON, Calif., and VILNIUS, Lithuania, BioVentrix, a pioneer of technologies and procedures for less-invasive treatment of heart failure (HF), today announced the first-in-man use of its next ...