The findings of two studies have shown that patients receiving elective endovascular repair of abdominal aortic aneurysm have a better short-term prognosis than patients receiving more-invasive ...

Thoracic endovascular aortic repair (TEVAR) confers a survival rate superior to that of open surgical repair of intact descending thoracic aortic aneurysms, a new study suggests. A team of ...

A minimally invasive procedure to repair abdominal aneurysms thought to be less effective than traditional open surgery has been shown to perform as well as the open repair and be as long-lasting.

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Rates of open abdominal aortic aneurysm repair decreased by nearly 80% among Medicare beneficiaries during the ...

An abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) will progressively grow until rupture if a repair is not performed in time, either by open surgery or endovascular techniques. Although the risk of AAA rupture ...

Some people describe it as a ticking time bomb. Others learn to live with information they can neither see nor feel but ...

A recent study revealed that endovascular repair of complex aortic aneurysms using fenestrated and branched endografts provides a safe and effective alternative to open surgical repair, with the ...

Thoracic aneurysm open surgery is a treatment for a thoracic aortic aneurysm (TAA), a bulge in your aorta. The aorta, your body’s largest blood vessel, begins at your heart and extends into your ...