New Medtronic Stent Graft and Sheath for AAA Repair Gets FDA Approval
Medtronic today announced FDA approval for the newest additions to its endovascular aortic aneurysm repair product line: the Endurant II Aorto-Uni-Iliac (AUI) Stent Graft System and the Sentrant Introducer Sheath. The company also announced that these devices will be on exhibit at the Medtronic booth during the Society for Vascular Surgery's "Vascular Annual Meeting 2013," which starts today May 30 and runs through the weekend at the Moscone Center in in San Francisco. (Source: News from Angioplasty.Org)
Source: News from Angioplasty.Org - May 30, 2013 Category: Cardiology Source Type: news
End of week surgery 'has higher death risk'
Conclusion
This study suggests there is a higher death rate among patients undergoing planned surgery, both before and during weekends. As the authors say, the reason for this is unknown but it could be due to reduced staffing levels or other resources.
The study’s key strengths were its use of a large national database and its inclusion of all deaths within 30 days of an elective procedure, eliminating the potential bias of only counting deaths that occurred in hospital.
However, it is possible that other factors, called confounders might have affected the results of this study, although the researchers adjusted their r...
Source: NHS News Feed - May 29, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Medical practice Source Type: news
Method for Repairing Ruptured Aortic AneurysmsMethod for Repairing Ruptured Aortic Aneurysms
For a ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm (RAAA), endovascular repair (EVAR), when practical, is preferable to open repair, Dutch researchers say. Reuters Health Information (Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines)
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - April 24, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Cardiology News Source Type: news
EVAR Equals Open Repair for AAA? Look CloserEVAR Equals Open Repair for AAA? Look Closer
Frank Veith talks about the OVER trial and finds many questions in its conclusions that open and endovascular repair for abdominal aortic aneurysm are equal. Medscape General Surgery (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - February 27, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: General Surgery Commentary Source Type: news
Endovascular vs Open Surgery for AAA RepairEndovascular vs Open Surgery for AAA Repair
Commentary on a study comparing endovascular repair with open surgery for abdominal aortic aneurysm, published November 2012 in the New England Journal of Medicine. Medscape General Surgery (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - February 22, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: General Surgery Viewpoint Source Type: news
Customized Device Tailored to Patient's Individual Anatomy now used to Repair Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm without Surgery - 2/15/13
An abdominal aortic aneurysm - a bulge in the large artery that carries blood away from the heart - can be immediately life-threatening if it grows large enough to rupture. (Source: Johns Hopkins Medicine News)
Source: Johns Hopkins Medicine News - February 15, 2013 Category: Research Source Type: news
