abdominal aortic aneurysm

Review

New Device Trials: The United States Multicenter Experience With the Powerlink

09/05/2008

Recently approved by the FDA for sale in the United States, and having been employed in Europe since 1999, the Powerlink device (Endologix, Inc.) is a unibody bifurcated endograft for repair of abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAA).

Recently approved by the FDA for...

09/05/2008

Vascular Disease Management

Case Report

De Novo Periaortitis Following Endovascular Aneurysm Repair: A Report of Two Cases

09/05/2008

Vasana Cheanvechai , MD;

Endovascular aneurysm repair (EVAR) has emerged as a routine and viable alternative in the treatment of abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAA). Its efficacy has been confirmed in many studies, and its role in the treatment of atherosclerotic...

Endovascular aneurysm repair...

09/05/2008

Vascular Disease Management

Case Report

Sexual Dysfunction Following Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm

09/05/2008

Postoperative sexual dysfunction represents a significant, underdiagnosed consequence of this condition, yet many treatment options exist.

Postoperative sexual dysfunction...

09/05/2008

Vascular Disease Management

Original Research

Increased Transmission of Pressure and Serous Components Occur in Porous ePTFE Stent Grafts as Compared to Dacron Stent Grafts

09/05/2008

In this study, a canine model of AAA was used to compare intra-aneurysmal pressure and thrombus formation after exclusion with Dacron and ePTFE stent grafts.

In this study, a canine model of...

09/05/2008

Vascular Disease Management

Review

Women and Aneurysm Disease: Progress and Challenges

09/05/2008

Significant advances in the management of AAA have been made in the last decade, including the introduction of new endovascular treatment modalities (EVAR), screening studies and randomized trials to refine the appropriate timing of...

Significant advances in the...

09/05/2008

Vascular Disease Management

Case Report

Recanalization of Occluded Iliac Artery Allowing Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Stent Graft

09/05/2008

This case presents a patient scheduled to receive a femorofemoral bypass graft in conjunction with aortomonoiliac endograft. Initially, the patient was to undergo an endovascular stent graft repair for his abdominal aortic aneurysm and...

This case presents a patient...

09/05/2008

Vascular Disease Management

Original Research

EPics I Study: Evaluation of Possible Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms (in Patients who have undergone Previous CABG)

09/05/2008

Carlo Dall'Olmo , MD;

The validity, cost effectiveness and benefits of screening for abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAAs) in population-based studies have been clearly established. A number of large population-based, randomized screening trials have reported a...

The validity, cost effectiveness...

09/05/2008

Vascular Disease Management