Hospital sector on the way to centralising AAA surgery
England’s hospital sector will have largely completed a reconfiguration of surgery for abdominal aortic aneurysms by April, HSJ analysis shows. (Source: HSJ)
Source: HSJ - November 27, 2013 Category: UK Health Source Type: news
Trusts 'not meeting operation guidelines'
A number of hospitals in England are not carrying out sufficient abdominal aortic aneurysm repairs to meet safety guidelines, health care analysts have warned. (Source: HSJ)
Source: HSJ - November 20, 2013 Category: UK Health Source Type: news
Risk for abdominal aortic aneurysms predicted by molecular imaging
Several newly identified markers could provide valuable insight to predict the risk of rupture abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAA), according to new research published in the October issue of The Journal of Nuclear Medicine. Imaging with positron emission tomography/computed tomography (PET/CT) has shown that dense white blood cells in the outermost connective tissue in the vascular wall, increased C-reactive protein and a loss of smooth muscle cells in the middle layer of the vascular wall are all factors that may indicate future AAA rupture... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - October 7, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Vascular Source Type: news
Molecular imaging predicts risk for abdominal aortic aneurysms
(Society of Nuclear Medicine) Several newly identified markers could provide valuable insight to predict the risk of rupture abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAA), according to new research published in the October issue of the Journal of Nuclear Medicine. Imaging with PET/CT has shown that dense white blood cells in the outermost connective tissue in the vascular wall, increased C-reactive protein and a loss of smooth muscle cells in the middle layer of the vascular wall are all factors that may indicate future AAA rupture. (Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health)
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - October 3, 2013 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news
'My dad died because it was the weekend': Daughter's fury after no surgeon was available to perform life-saving surgery on her father
Christopher Leggatt, 65, from West Yorkshire, died of a heart attack after suffering a ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - September 24, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Research leads to guidelines on the transferring of patients with ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm
Research conducted as part of a project funded by the NIHR Health Technology Assessment (HTA) Programme examining emergency endovascular aneurysm repair, has published in the Emergency Medicine Journal. The research found general agreement around the type of patients that should be considered for transfer from general hospitals to more specialist care centres. These characteristics included... (Source: NIHR Evaluation, Trials and Studies News)
Source: NIHR Evaluation, Trials and Studies News - September 20, 2013 Category: American Health Source Type: news
First U.S. patients treated with Aorfix flexible aortic stent graft
Lombard Medical Technologies PLC, has announced that the first U.S. patients have been successfully treated with Aorfix™, the Group's flexible stent graft for the endovascular repair of abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAAs). Aorfix was approved by the FDA for commercial sale in the U.S. in February 2013. The approval included a label indication for the treatment of patients with angulations at the neck of the aneurysm from 0 to 90 degrees... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - August 28, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Medical Devices / Diagnostics Source Type: news
Eating fruit may cut your risk of abdominal aortic aneurysm
Eating our daily quota of fruits and vegetables should be a no-brainer by now, as we have long heard of the health benefits accompanying a balanced diet. And now researchers in Sweden have discovered that eating more fruit could lower risks for an often-lethal form of aortic aneurysm. The researchers, led by Dr. Otto Stackelberg of the Karolinska Institute, published their findings in the American Heart Association's journal Circulation... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - August 21, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Cardiovascular / Cardiology Source Type: news
Fruit-heavy diet may prevent against dangerous aneurysm
Study of 80,000 Swedes found eating fruits like apples, pears, bananas reduced risk for abdominal aortic aneurysm (Source: Health News: CBSNews.com)
Source: Health News: CBSNews.com - August 20, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Eating fruit cut risk of abdominal aortic aneurysm in study
Eating our daily quota of fruits and vegetables should be a no-brainer by now, as we have long heard of the health benefits accompanying a balanced diet. And now researchers in Sweden have discovered that eating more fruit could lower risks for an often-lethal form of aortic aneurysm. The researchers, led by Dr. Otto Stackelberg of the Karolinska Institute, published their findings in the American Heart Association's journal Circulation... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - August 20, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Cardiovascular / Cardiology Source Type: news
Fruit Tied to Fewer Aortic Aneurysms (CME/CE)
(MedPage Today) -- A diet high in antioxidant-rich fruit may help protect against the development of an abdominal aortic aneurysm, a Swedish study suggested. (Source: MedPage Today State Required CME)
Source: MedPage Today State Required CME - August 19, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Surgeon Says Men Can Cut Early Death Risk By Having Ultrasound Scan To Detect Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms
A leading surgeon based at Southampton's teaching hospitals has said men aged 65 and over can cut their risk of premature death - by having a 'pregnancy' scan. Gareth Morris, a consultant vascular surgeon at Southampton General Hospital, said a simple ten-minute stomach ultrasound could diagnose or rule out abdominal aortic aneurysms, which are responsible for 5,000 deaths - mostly among older men - in England and Wales every year... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - July 15, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Vascular Source Type: news
Repair Methods for Abdominal Aortic AneurysmsRepair Methods for Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms
Commentary on a study comparing endovascular vs open repair of ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysms, published in April 2013 in the Annals of Surgery. Medscape General Surgery (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - July 2, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: General Surgery Viewpoint Source Type: news
Endurant AAA Stent Graft Delivers Durable Outcomes for Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Repair
The Endurant AAA stent graft system from Medtronic, Inc. (NYSE: MDT) continues to distinguish itself, with new data on the market-leading device for the endovascular repair of abdominal aortic aneurysms demonstrating durable clinical performance through three years of patient follow-up. The data show 100 percent freedom from aneurysm-related mortality, 0 percent post-implant aneurysm rupture, 0 percent stent graft migration and 0 percent conversion to open repair for the 107 patients followed to three years. (Source: News from Angioplasty.Org)
Source: News from Angioplasty.Org - June 1, 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
