abdominal aortic aneurysm

New Techniques

Changes in Open Surgery for Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms in the Endovascular Era

03/30/2012

Paola De Rango, MD

Division of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, Hospital S.M. Misericordia, Perugia, Italy

Paola De Rango, MD Division of Vascu...

In less than 3 decades, EVAR has been converted from an escape procedure exclusively confined to high-risk patients to a primary choice procedure and preferred method for most patients with infrarenal AAA. Open surgery has increased in...

In less than 3 decades, EVAR has...

03/30/2012

Vascular Disease Management

Clinical Editor's Corner

Treatment of AAA in the Endovascular Era

03/30/2012

In this issue of Vascular Disease Management, De Rango et al wrote a valuable review of the current status of AAA therapy with a major focus on how open surgical treatment has evolved in the endovascular era.One of the most remarkable data...

In this issue of Vascular...

03/30/2012

Vascular Disease Management

Interview

Q&A with Dr. R. Clement Darling About the Find the AAAnswers Campaign and Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Awareness

12/02/2011

There are about 1 and a half million people in the United States who have an undiagnosed problem called an abdominal aortic aneurysm. If they are under- or undiagnosed during the patient’s lifetime, there is a significant chance that they may...

There are about 1 and a half...

12/02/2011

Vascular Disease Management

Interview

VDM Speaks with Dr. Clem Darling about the AAA Awareness Campaign Making National Headlines

02/02/2011

What is the “Find the AAAnswers Coalition”?

What is the “Find the AAAnswers...

02/02/2011

Vascular Disease Management

Interview

AAA Advances: Endurant Stent Graft 1-Year U.S. IDE Results

01/04/2011

Michel S. Makaroun, MD, Professor and Chief, Division of Vascular Surgery at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center and primary scientific advisor for the Endurant Stent Graft IDE study, presented the study findings at the 2010...

Michel S. Makaroun, MD,...

01/04/2011

Vascular Disease Management

Original Research

Bilateral Internal Iliac Artery Occlusion for EVAR

01/04/2011

George Vatakencherry, MD

Internal iliac artery occlusion can be an intentional or inadvertent complication of endovascular aneurysm repair, especially repair of abdominal aortic aneurysms (EVAR). Several studies have reported on side effects experienced by patients...

Internal iliac artery occlusion...

01/04/2011

Vascular Disease Management

Case Report

Aneurysm Rupture Following Limb Disconnection of a Zenith Stent Graft

06/02/2010

Rabih Houballah, MD

We report the case of a ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) related to a Type III endoleak which occurred 3 years after treatment of the AAA with a Zenith Cook stent graft. This report will also discuss the mechanism of occurrence and...

We report the case of a ruptured...

06/02/2010

Vascular Disease Management

Commentary

The Use of the Aorto-Uni-Iliac Device in the Treatment of Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms

11/06/2008

¹Jeffrey H. Freihage, MD,²Aravinda Nanjundappa, MD, RVT,³Pranab Das, MD, ¹Robert S. Dieter, MD, RVT

¹Loyola University, Maywood, Illinois, ²East Carolina University, Greenville, North Carolina, and ³Memphis Medical Center, Memphis, Tennessee

1Jeffrey H. Freihage, MD, 2Aravinda N...

Endovascular repair of abdominal aortic aneurysms has become an accepted and often preferred method of therapy. However, the influence of endograft design (i.e., bifurcated versus aorto-uni-iliac) on outcomes is unknown.

Endovascular repair of abdominal...

11/06/2008

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