Operation for aneurysm yields nearly normal longevity
Preventive operations are being used more and more often to treat abdominal aortic aneurysms. Even though the operation is now being offered to ever older and sicker patients, the long-term survival of those who have had the operation has improved over the last two decades. This is shown in a majo...NeuroVasx Receives CE Mark for cPAX Aneurysm Treatment System
MAPLE GROVE, Minn., March 25 /PRNewswire/ -- NeuroVasx, Inc., a medical device company that develops technologies for the treatment of hemorrhagic and ischemic stroke, announced today that it has received CE Mark for the cPAX Aneurysm Treatment System. The cPAX System is a minimally invasive devic...Routine testing after aneurysm coiling carries low risk
CINCINNATIA very low risk of complication is associated with a routine test that determines whether a brain aneurysm treated with endovascular coiling has started to recur, a study led by the University of Cincinnati Neuroscience Institute has shown. The multi-site, retrospective study, publish...Brain Aneurysm Rupture Risk Tied to Location, Size
Those greater than 13 millimeters in width twice as likely to burst, study finds THURSDAY, Sept. 25 (HealthDay News) -- The risk of a brain aneurysm rupturing over time depends on the location and size of the aneurysm, according to a new Mayo Clinic study. The international study ...The Brain Aneurysm Foundation Announces 2008 Research Grant Recipients
Research to Target Early Detection to Reduce Death Rate of Millions with Unruptured Brain Aneurysms BOSTON, Aug. 21 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Brain Aneurysm Foundation announced today that Dr. Bernard Bendok, Dr. Douglas Cook and Dr. Satoshi Tateshima were named the 2008 grant recipient...Boston Scientific Welcomes Results of Brain Aneurysm Clinical Trial
Risk of death at five years is lower for aneurysm patients treated with coil embolization compared to surgical clipping NATICK, Mass., May 26 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Boston Scientific Corporation (NYSE: BSX ) today welcomed publication of results from the ISAT clinical trial in The Lancet...New Study Proves That Minimally Invasive Aneurysm Treatment Yields Successful Long-Term Results
Findings Represent Strongest Support for Coiling Since Groundbreaking 2002 Trial DANA POINT, Calif., Aug. 1 /PRNewswire/ -- A new study reveals that coiling, a minimally invasive procedure to treat aneurysms in the brain, is successful in preventing recurrent or ...Valor Medical Announces First Human Implant of Neucrylate AN(TM) for Treatment of Cerebral Aneurysm
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...y been done. Biden was one of the lucky individuals who survived a ruptured aneurysm with minimal damage although at the time he was stricken, his condition wa...o confer last rites. The Yale study showed that the risk of harboring an aneurysm increased with the number of risk variants, or alleles. Individuals with th...Signostics Receives FDA Clearance for World's Smallest Ultrasound Product
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