Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Repair Outcomes
A new study published in the Society for Vascular Surgery’s® October 2009 issue of the Journal of Vascular Surgery® reports…
Category: Cardiovascular Surgery
Abdominal aortic aneurysm repair outcomes for seniors reviewed
CHICAGO (September 29, 2009) — A new study published in the Society for Vascular Surgery’s® October 2009 issue of the…
Fda approves effient to reduce the risk of heart attack in angioplasty patients
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved the blood-thinning drug Effient tablets (prasugrel) to reduce the risk of blood…
Strategies for lower extremity peripheral artery disease
Lower extremity peripheral arterial disease (PAD) affects more than eight million Americans, with significant risks of limb loss, disability and…
Heart disease patients carrying extra pounds do better
Being overweight or obese is a leading contributor to cardiovascular disease (CVD) and associated risk factors; however, in patients with…
Endovascular repair safer for abdominal aortic aneurysms
A study published in the April issue of the Journal of Vascular Surgery® by researchers from the University of Massachusetts…
Endovascular repair safer for some ruptured aneurysms
CHICAGO (March 31, 2009) — A study published in the April issue of the Journal of Vascular Surgery® by researchers…
Endovascular repair results in decrease of total aneurysm deaths
CHICAGO (February 26, 2009) Elective repair for abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAA) is on the rise, yet total AAA- related deaths…
Index used to predict atherosclerosis may improve accuracy
CHICAGO—The ankle brachial index, a ratio of blood pressure measurements used to indicate the risk of peripheral artery disease and…
Drug-releasing stent shows improving outcomes
CHICAGO—For patients who underwent angioplasty to open narrowed coronary arteries, the use of stents releasing the drug everolimus reduced the…