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Artificial intelligence can predict risk of complications after endovascular aneurysm repair
Artificial intelligence (AI) models can be developed to predict the risk of postoperative complications after endovascular aneurysm repair (EVAR) with “high accuracy,” research presented...
Endovascular aneurysm repair linked to higher readmission rates
Researchers from the University of Missouri School of Medicine have discovered that while endovascular aneurysm repair (EVAR) is more commonly utilised for ruptured abdominal...
ChEVAR technique essentials: A practical guide to chimney endovascular aneurysm repair
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From a bailout procedure to a...
Open vs. endovascular aneurysm repair in the 60-year-old man against the backdrop of the...
“The best treatment for a 60-year-old man with an infrarenal abdominal aortic aneurysm that is above the threshold for intervention is arguably surgery based...
CYDAR fusion imaging benefits translate to infrarenal endovascular aneurysm repair
Fusion imaging can be used for infrarenal endovascular aneurysm repair (EVAR) following a short learning curve with the benefit of lower radiation dose and...
Covered bridging stents in endovascular aneurysm repair
Over the past two decades, endovascular repair of abdominal aortic aneurysms (EVAR) has gained popularity. However, specified anatomic characteristics are required to achieve durable...
FDA clears HeliFX Aortic Securement System for thoracic endovascular aneurysm repair
Similar to the original HeliFX system (Aptus Endosystems) that was cleared in November 2011 and designed for treating abdominal aortic aneurysms, the new system consists of a longer delivery device with additional tip configurations for the treatment of thoracic aortic aneurysms.
Death rate higher for women after endovascular aneurysm repair
Aortic abdominal aneurysms complications also more prevalent in females according to a new study published in the Journal of Vascular Surgery.
Total endovascular repair of zone 2 aortic arch aneurysms can be achieved with a...
One-year outcomes of a prospective, non-randomised, feasibility trial evaluating the treatment of aneurysms involving the proximal descending thoracic aorta indicate that total repair can...
Gore praises Medicare announcement to reclassify endovascular abdominal aneurysm repairs
The decision comes after a two-year effort to improve the alignment of payment with cost of treatment for abdominal aortic aneurysms.
Endovascular repair of popliteal aneurysms maintains significant sac shrinkage at five years
Endovascular repair of popliteal artery aneurysm provides successful aneurysm exclusion with good long-term patency, excellent limb salvage, and survival rates, according to a study published in the August 2014 edition of the European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery.
Ruptures after endovascular repair explain catch-up in aneurysm-related mortality in UK EVAR trials 10-year...
Results of an analysis of the data from the EVAR trials were presented by Thomas Wyss, from Bern, Switzerland, at the VEITHsymposium and at the Vascular Society meeting in Brighton.
Endovascular repair of ruptured aneurysms shows 27% reduction in mortality compared to open surgery
Study presented at the ISET 2010 compared the results of 25 patients who underwent EVAR to 33 who underwent open surgery.
Risks of endovascular or open repair for aneurysms reviewed
New scoring system provides criteria to quantify perioperative risks in Medicare patients, shows study published in the Journal of Vascular Surgery.
Endovascular repair safer for ruptured aneurysms
Five-year study shows significant mortality benefit with minimally-invasive procedure
Aneurysm deaths fall as endovascular repair increases
Ongoing research shows elective repair for abdominal aortic aneurysms is on the rise in the USA, yet total related deaths continue to decline
Is endovascular thoracoabdominal aneurysm repair ready for primetime?
Dr Roy Greenberg, Cleveland Clinic, presented data from a single-centre, consecutive study comparing elective open repair vs. endovascular repair for thoracoabdominal aneurysms...
Quo Vadis endovascular abdominal aortic aneurysm repair?
Editorial: Roger Greenhalgh
Is endovascular repair for small aneurysms justified?
At what aneurysm size does the risk of an endovascular procedure become less than the risk of observing the patient without definitive treatment?
Randomised trial set to elucidate value of image fusion technology for aortic repair
An ongoing UK National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR)-funded randomised controlled trial seeks to illuminate the value of an image fusion guidance...
Shape memory polymer: “Another step down the road” toward active aneurysm sac management
“There is an increasing awareness that we need to get aneurysm sacs to regress after endovascular aneurysm repair ,” Andrew Holden (Auckland, New Zealand)...
US FDA approves study of ZFEN+ for the treatment of aortic aneurysms
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted approval for Cook Medical to initiate an investigational device exemption (IDE) study on the Zenith...
Open and endovascular surgery recommended over ligation in ruptured extracranial carotid aneurysms
Both open and endovascular surgical approaches are likely to produce improved outcomes compared to ligation in the treatment of ruptured extracranial carotid artery aneurysms....
Reinterventions after physician-modified endovascular grafts “non-detrimental” to long-term survival
For the treatment of juxtarenal aortic aneurysms, reinterventions after physician-modified endovascular grafts (PMEGs) are non-detrimental to long-term survival. This is one of the main...
CX 2023: Statins save lives after aortic repair regardless of dose
Statin treatment after aortic repair is associated with improved long-term survival, while dose does not matter. This was the key message from a first-to-podium...
Fibre optic technology shows “transformative” potential in endovascular aortic procedures
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Two early adopters of Fiber Optic RealShape (FORS; Philips) share their expert opinions on the developing technology, highlighting its...
Algorithm predicts females have higher risk for kidney damage after aneurysm repair
When receiving treatment for abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA), female patients have a higher risk for kidney damage after endovascular repair, a Michigan Medicine study...
Shockwave IVL: The last piece of the puzzle to overcome the challenge of hostile...
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UK-COMPASS maps out complex aneurysm treatment in England, points to possible overtreatment
Data from the UK-COMPASS trial provide new insights into the management of complex aneurysm treatment in England and, according to lead investigator Srinivasa Rao...
UK-COMPASS highlights “extremely good” three-year results for complex aneurysm treatment in England
At the 2022 Vascular Society of Great Britain and Ireland (VSGBI) annual scientific meeting (23–25 November, Brighton, UK), Srinivasa Rao Vallabhaneni (University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK)...
Endologix reports five-year data of the LEOPARD trial for the treatment of patients with...
Christopher Kwolek (Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, USA) presented five-year results from the LEOPARD randomised controlled trial (RCT) during a late-breaking...
CX Aortic Vienna witnesses techniques “at the edge of endovascular intervention”
The application of new technologies and techniques to treat challenging and high-risk thoracic aortic pathologies were highlighted by aortic specialists on day one of...
Pararenal and juxtarenal aortic aneurysms under the microscope in HTDI session at CX Aortic...
State-of-the-art open and endovascular techniques for the treatment of pararenal and juxtarenal aortic aneurysms were put under the microscope of the specialist aortic team...
International collaboration key to proliferation of endovascular thoracoabdominal repair
“We have to work together to pool data that demonstrate equivalence or superiority to open surgical repair,” Gustavo Oderich (University of Texas Health Science...
Gore receives FDA approval of Gore Tag thoracic branch endoprosthesis for the repair of...
Gore recently announced that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the Gore Tag thoracic branch endoprosthesis (TBE) for the endovascular repair...
Cathi joins with VSS to launch world’s first online training programme for endovascular simulation...
Germany-based endovascular simulator supplier Cathi has joined forces with UK-based Vascular Simulation Solutions (VSS) to offer the world’s first online training masterclass using endovascular...
Study validates SVS abdominal aortic aneurysm volume recommendations
A multicentre, retrospective database analysis suggests improved open abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) outcomes when surgeon volume is greater than seven cases yearly and performed...
Terumo Aortic announces PMDA approval for RelayPro endovascular device in Japan
Terumo Aortic has announced that the Japanese Pharmaceuticals and Medical Devices Agency (PMDA) has granted approval of the RelayPro thoracic stent graft system for...
Study detects higher incidence of chromosome aberrations in endovascular operators
Researchers have observed an increased frequency of chromosomal aberrations in endovascular operators that is likely to be related to occupational radiation.
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Research finds poor level of surveillance following aortic dissection repair
Patients who survive an aortic dissection often fail to receive comprehensive post-surgical follow-up care leaving them vulnerable to a lifetime of sustained risk. This is...
Terumo Aortic announces PMDA approval and first commercial implant of Treo endovascular device in...
Following the recent approval by the Japanese Pharmaceuticals and Medical Devices Agency (PMDA) of the Treo abdominal aortic stent graft system for sale in...
Procedural staging for endovascular repair of extensive TAAA gains CX audience backing
A poll conducted at CX Aortic Vienna 2021 (5–7 October, broadcast) saw an overwhelming majority of attendees vote in favour of staging endovascular thoracoabdominal...
Patients should get a choice between open and endovascular surgery for aortic conditions, CX...
A decisive vote at CX Aortic Vienna 2021 (5–7 October, broadcast) revealed that 90% of the audience was in favour of offering patients a...
Cardiac, vascular and endovascular leaders convene for CX Aortic Vienna
Capturing the latest developments in the comprehensive treatment of aortic disease—from the aortic valve to the iliac arteries—CX Aortic Vienna returns for three days...
Study shows decreased mortality for patients with complex aortic aneurysms treated by F/BEVAR
A recent study revealed that endovascular repair of complex aortic aneurysms using fenestrated and branched endografts provides a safe and effective alternative to open...
Terumo Aortic announces US FDA approval for RelayPro endovascular device
Terumo Aortic has announced that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted approval of its RelayPro thoracic stent-graft system for sale in...
Performance of commonly-used risk scores for AAA repair varies, study finds
As regards in-hospital mortality for abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) repair, researchers have found that “not all risk scores are created equal”. Livia E V...
SVS releases clinical practice guidelines on popliteal artery aneurysms
The Society for Vascular Surgery (SVS) has released new clinical practice guidelines to ensure that patients with popliteal artery aneurysms receive appropriate treatment and...
Less than a quarter of aortic centres meet optimal open AAA repair volume threshold...
In an assessment of open aortic surgery by the International Consortium of Vascular Registries (ICVR), 13–16 procedures per year predicted the most significant reduction...
UK AAA screening results show “considerable” local variation in proportion of patients undergoing endovascular...
The first detailed surgical results from the UK National Health Service (NHS) Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Screening Programme (NAAASP) show that, over a seven-year period,...
Silent brain infarction common after endovascular arch repair, STEP registry finds
Preliminary results from the STEP (Stroke from thoracic endovascular procedures) registry show that silent brain infarction following endovascular repair of the aortic arch is...
Total endovascular aortic arch treatment shows promise in dissections, but secondary interventions remain the...
Speaking at the Virtual Aortic Surgery How to Do It (HTDI) Highlights conference (17–18 December), Stéphan Haulon (Hôpital Marie Lannelongue, GHPSJ, Paris, France) discussed...
Pre-emptive embolisation of aneurysm sac side branches prevents post-EVAR type II endoleak, study finds
According to Daniela Branzan (University Hospital Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany) and colleagues, pre-emptive embolisation of aneurysm sac side branches for patients with abdominal aortic aneurysm...
EVAR not costlier than open repair for most routine AAA repairs, study suggests
A recent systematic evaluation of the costs of elective endovascular aneurysm repair (EVAR) and open infrarenal abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) repair implies cost equivalence....
Lively discussion on thoracic endograft and thoracoabdominal repair brings curtains down on inaugural CX...
In the final session of the inaugural CX Aortic Vienna meeting, Maarit Venermo (Helsinki, Finland), and Roberto Chiesa (Milan, Italy) steered the audience through...
CX Aortic Vienna addresses juxtarenal issues in the challenging abdominal aneurysm neck
Expert speakers gathered online on the last day of CX Aortic Vienna to discuss juxtarenal issues in the challenging abdominal aneurysm neck, covering topics...
Benefits of both open and endovascular surgery addressed in aortic arch zones 0–3 session...
Joseph Coselli (Houston, USA) and Rodney White (Torrance, USA) led the discussion on treatment options for the aortic arch zones 0,1,2,3 in a CX...
The value of IVUS in endovascular procedures
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Paul Gagne explains how intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) can be used to guide the treatment of chronic venous disease,...
Analysis suggests reassessment of operative threshold for AAA repair during COVID-19
According to a recent analysis, the decision to delay operative repair of abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) should consider both patient age and local COVID-19...
VQI propensity-matched analysis finds endovascular repair of rAAA superior to open repair
A recent study examining the effect of operative approach on outcomes in patients presenting with ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm (rAAA) demonstrated clear short- and...
Third-generation Anaconda endograft indicates “satisfactory” aneurysm exclusion at five years
The third-generation Anaconda endograft (Terumo Aortic) provides “high technical success” and “satisfactory” five-year aneurysm exclusion and clinical success rates, a French multicentre prospective observational study (EPI-ANA-01) has found.
The investigators note that longer-term...
SVS International Lecture: Endovascular pioneer discusses new PAD therapy
A new therapy of hydration and oncotic pressure of plasma helped 100% of certain elderly peripheral artery disease (PAD) patients in terms of pain,...
CX 2020 LIVE: Surgeon-modified and custom-made endografts carve their place in juxtarenal aneurysm treatment
During the last five weeks, CX 2020 LIVE has attracted over 6,000 registrants from more than 120 countries. The topic of the 10th and final session was...
SVS releases new clinical practice guidelines on visceral artery aneurysms
The Society for Vascular Surgery (SVS) has released new clinical practice guidelines on the appropriate care and treatment of aneurysms of the visceral arteries.
These...
Terumo Aortic announces FDA approval for Treo endovascular device
Terumo Aortic has announced that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted approval of the Treo abdominal aortic stent-graft system for sale...
How artificial intelligence can be used for aneurysm follow-up
In the Aortic session at this year’s Controversies and Updates in Vascular Surgery meeting (CACVS; 23–25 January, Paris, France), Stéphan Haulon and Dominique Fabre...
SVS: AAA size predicts outcomes after endovascular repair
Abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) diameter has important implications for operative and long-term outcomes for patients, based on a study of 22,975 patient records in...
Disruption of the blood-spinal cord barrier predicts permanent paraplegia after endovascular TAAA repair
In the largest prospective analysis of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) in patients undergoing endovascular thoracoabdominal aneurysm repair (TAAA) to date, permanent paraplegia was found to...
Multidisciplinary approach to assessment of complex aneurysms is mandated
A recent study concludes that the interplay of anatomical and physiological factors in patients with complex aneurysms renders conventional risk stratification tools “unhelpful”, and...
NICE abdominal aortic aneurysm guideline takes an “unprecedented” turn
Ian Loftus (London, UK), president of the Vascular Society for Great Britain and Ireland, tells BLearning about the most recent developments in the UK’s...
CE mark reinstated for Nellix endovascular aneurysm sealing system
Endologix has announced that the CE mark for the Nellix endovascular aneurysm sealing (EVAS) system has been reinstated. The CE mark for the system...
EVAR deemed “safe and effective” by national aneurysm screening programme
According to a recent study, an endovascular approach is “safe and effective” in the treatment of abdominal aortic aneurysms detected by the National Abdominal...
EVAR versus open repair: Not bowled OVER by the latest trial results
The OVER trial investigators, led by the late Frank Lederle, recently released the long-term results of endovascular aneurysm repair (EVAR) versus open repair. Janet...
Simulation training decreases mortality from ruptured aortic aneurysm
New research from Finland found dramatic decreases in mortality from ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysms following a series of simulated staff training sessions on how...
Analysis of complex endovascular repair at single centre finds worse outcomes for women
A single-centre study of standard, fenestrated and branched endovascular aneurysm repair patients in Nürnberg, Germany, has found that outcomes for women are worse but...
CX showcases the best of modern endovascular technology with virtual reality live case
Yesterday’s CX Highlight Session on the durability of endovascular aneurysm repair (EVAR) and the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) aortic guidelines...
CX Aortic Techniques & Technologies highlights Best of Aortic Live and Paris Endovascular Aortic...
The 2019 Charing Cross Symposium (London, UK) featured an Aortic Techniques & Technologies edited live cases session, which aimed to give delegates the opportunity...
EVAR funding threatened, while strategy for safe, cost-effective repair is “just around the corner”
The durability of endovascular aneurysm repair (EVAR) is in the limelight as the UK vascular community awaits the final aortic aneurysm guidelines from the...
Altura Endograft System: A unique tool in the endovascular armamentarium
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Endovascular repair presents a safe and effective treatment method, but late failure of endovascular aneurysm repair (EVAR)...
Endovascular resuscitation and trauma management: Vascular surgeons and interventionalists should take the lead
In the last 20 years, there have been major developments in the use of endovascular and hybrid haemorrhage control tools, especially in the treatment...
Draft NICE aortic guidelines cause endovascular controversy
For the vascular community in the UK, discourse on guidelines in 2018 increasingly came to focus on the proposed guidelines document from the National...
Ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm mortality sees decrease over past two decades
The incidence of ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) and associated mortality has decreased over the past 20 years in Sweden, indicating that altered smoking...
PLIANT study: Thirty-day results of the E-liac stent graft system in patients with common...
Jotec, a fully owned subsidiary of CryoLife, has announced 30-day results of the PLIANT study, which was an observational, prospective, non-randomised, multicentre, international study...
Tilo Kölbel: The Stroke from Thoracic Endovascular Procedures (STEP) collaboration
Tilo Kölbel (University Heart Center Hamburg, Germany) talks about the findings of the STEP collaboration, and why endovascular procedure operators perhaps are "not the...
NICE draft guideline casts shadow over EVAR for unruptured aneurysms
The UK’s National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has issued draft guidance on abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) diagnosis and management. The most...
FDA advisory committee votes in favour of INCRAFT for treatment of infrarenal abdominal aortic...
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Circulatory System Devices Panel of the Medical Devices Advisory Committee has provided a favourable recommendation on the...
Data support targeted screening of first-degree relatives of aneurysm patients as a “valuable alternative”...
A new study suggests that the familial risk of abdominal aortic aneurysm is much higher than previously thought and this excess risk is highest...
F/BEVAR not cost-effective at two years vs. open repair
Fenestrated or branched endovascular aneurysm repair (F/BEVAR) for thoracoabdominal or complex aortic aneurysm patients “is not cost-effective at two years” compared with open repair,...
Bilateral iliac artery aneurysms associated with higher reintervention and spinal cord ischaemia rates following...
Iliac artery aneurysms—affecting up to one third of patients with complex aortic aneurysms—do not affect all-cause mortality or aneurysm-related mortality in endovascular repair of...
Mounting evidence supports increasing use of parallel graft endovascular techniques for select complex aortic...
In a 15-year evolution, parallel graft techniques have emerged as part of the effort to rescue or preserve excluded aortic branches in the context...
Women face higher mortality following TEVAR for intact descending thoracic aortic aneurysms
Even after adjusting for differences in age and comorbidities, female patients have higher perioperative mortality and lower long-term survival after thoracic endovascular aneurysm repair...
Endovascular treatment in the aortic arch
The development of endovascular stent grafts in the descending aorta has significantly reduced the number of open surgical repairs being performed. However, the ascending...
Global variations in abdominal aortic aneurysm care revealed
Despite homogenous professional society recommendations, significant global variation still exists in the management of abdominal aortic aneurysms, a US study published in Circulation has...
Enhanced outcomes found for Medtronic Heli-FX EndoAnchor patients with complex aortic abdominal aneurysm anatomy
Medtronic has announced data demonstrating that the company's Heli-FX EndoAnchor system enhances outcomes and durability in patients with complex aortic abdominal aneurysm (AAA) anatomy,...
Mortality rates of ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm repair have not changed despite increasing utilisation...
Ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysms (rAAA) are associated with an overall mortality rate of over 80%, and, according to the US Centers for Disease Control...
Mid-term Fenestrated Anaconda outcomes show good aneurysm sac regression and target vessel patency
Endovascular aneurysm repair with the Fenestrated Anaconda stent graft (Vascutek) delivers “satisfactory short-term technical and clinical success rates in patients with juxtarenal, suprarenal, and...
Zenith endograft produces durable repair while long-term survival rates “remain poor”
Endovascular aneurysm repair (EVAR) using the Zenith endograft (Cook Medical) represents durable repair with a low risk of abdominal aortic aneurysm-related death at 14...
Australian Therapeutic Goods Administration approves Aorfix for the treatment of abdominal aortic aneurysms
The Australian Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) has approved Lombard Medical’s Aorfix endovascular stent graft for inclusion on the Australian Register of Therapeutic Goods. The TGA has...
Developing a 48-hour mortality risk score for ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm
A recent comparison of in-hospital mortality following rupture of an abdominal aortic aneurysm in England and the USA suggests that too few patients in...
CX acknowledges “huge debt” owed to endovascular pioneers affected by radiation
Since its introduction in the late 80s, endovascular therapy has become increasingly widespread and important. A mini-symposium held at the 2016 Charing Cross Symposium...
Lombard Medical Altura endovascular stent graft launch continues in the UK and Germany
Lombard Medical has announced an update on the commercial launch of the new Altura endovascular stent graft. Since the commercial launch in late February,...
Charing Cross Symposium 2016: Tackling the challenges in the vascular and endovascular arena
Halfway through its Controversies, Challenges and Consensus cycle, the Charing Cross Symposium will examine this year the numerous and varied challenges currently facing the...
Over 250,000 patients treated with Gore Excluder abdominal aortic aneurysm endoprosthesis
More than 250,000 patients have been treated with the Gore Excluder abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) end prosthesis, the company has announced. This marks a...
First patient treated with Valiant thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysm stent graft in clinical study
The procedure was performed by Patrick Kelly, Sanford Health, through a physician-sponsored, investigational device exemption, approved by the US Food and Drug Administration
Lombard Medical announces first commercial Altura endovascular stent graft procedure
The first commercial procedure using Lombard Medical's new Altura endovascular stent graft has been completed at University Hospital of South Manchester, UK, a major endovascular aneurysm repair (EVAR) centre within the NHS, servicing more than 180 EVAR patients annually.
One-day surgery for endovascular repair is a “growing trend” in the USA
One-day surgery for endovascular repair, made possible by good patient selection and planning, is “safe and cost-effective” according to a talk given by Peter...
Endovascular revolution in the aorta: 25 years of a landmark case
On 7 September 1990, a 70-year-old man with severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and severe back pain caused by a 6cm abdominal aortic aneurysm...
First implant completed in thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysm clinical study
The first US implant of the Gore Excluder thoracoabdominal branch endoprosthesis has taken place during a clinical study of the treatment of aortic aneurysms...
First patient treated in Canada following in-country approval of Cook Medical’s Zenith Alpha abdominal...
Just weeks after 2015 country approval of Cook Medical’s Zenith Alpha abdominal endovascular graft, the University of Western London Health Sciences Centre in London,...
First patient treated in Canada following in-country approval of Cook Medical’s Zenith Alpha abdominal...
Zenith Alpha is indicated for endovascular treatment of patients with abdominal aortic or aortoiliac aneurysms having vascular anatomy suitable for endovascular repair.
EVAS feasible in both ruptured and symptomatic aortic aneurysms
Endovascular aneurysm sealing using the Nellix (Endologix) device in an acute setting “appears safe, feasible and concordant with the literature of endovascular aneurysm repair...
Endurant abdominal aortic aneurysm stent graft delivers durable four-year outcomes in real-world setting
JM Verhagen, professor and chief of Vascular Surgery, Erasmus University Medical Center in Rotterdam, the Netherlands, presented new data on the Endurant abdominal aortic...
Internal iliac aneurysms measuring less than four centimetres have a low risk of rupture
A retrospective multicentre study has concluded that internal iliac aneurysms that are less than 4cm in diameter have a low risk of rupture, and...
Visceral and renal aneurysms: When and how to occlude or preserve
By Rabih A Chaer
Visceral artery aneurysms are rare with an incidence as low as 0.1–2% in the general population. Though the morbidity and mortality...
Cook Medical receives FDA approval for the Zenith Alpha thoracic endovascular graft
Zenith Alpha is indicated for the endovascular treatment of patients with isolated lesions of the descending thoracic aorta (not including dissections) having vascular anatomy suitable for endovascular repair.
Article highlights performance of Aorfix endovascular stent graft in treating challenging neck anatomy
A new peer reviewed article e-published in the Journal of Vascular Surgery highlights the clinical benefits of treating patients with Lombard Medical's Aorfix endovascular stent graft.
400th Aorfix endovascular stent graft procedure completed one year after Japanese approval and launch
Aorfix received approval from the Japanese Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare in August 2014, and is the first and only endovascular stent graft with worldwide regulatory approvals for the treatment of patients with aortic neck angulations up to 90 degrees.
Advancing EVAS towards standard of care for AAA repair (OUS only)
In this educational supplement, vascular specialists discuss how the Nellix EndoVascular Aneurysm Sealing (EVAS) system can address the challenge posed by type II endoleaks...
Aneurysm sealing evidence continues to build
The 12-month results of patients treated with the Nellix system are encouraging for the development of endovascular sealing as the next gold standard treatment, according to Matt Thompson, with a low overall endoleak rate and an acceptable reintervention rate.
Hatch Medical brokers sale of Novotek abdominal aortic aneurysm stent-graft patent portfolio
The undisclosed purchase price for the property portfolio for endovascular repair of abdominal aortic aneurysms consisted of a combined cash and stock payment.
MicroPort Endovascular begins Minos abdominal aortic stent graft pre-market study
The pre-market clinical study is a multicentre, open-label, prospective, non-randomised study that will enrol up to 130 abdominal aortic aneurysm patients in 15 centres in China.
Preoperative steroids in endovascular aortic repair
By Louise de la Motte
Endovascular repair has substantially contributed towards making aortic aneurysm repair minimally invasive, achieving minimal skin incisions, no manipulation of the...
Gore global registry for endovascular aortic treatment reaches 2,500 enrolled patients
A total of 5,000 consecutive patients from up to 300 worldwide sites will be enrolled in the registry and their treatment results will be tracked for 10 years.
Largest study of mycotic aortic aneurysms shows EVAR is durable in most patients
A multicentre analysis of 123 patients treated for mycotic aortic aneurysms with EVAR demonstrates this approach is feasible. The authors, however, also show that a significant number of fatal infection-related complications occur.
Patients with three-vessel coronary artery disease should be screened for abdominal aortic aneurysms
By Rodolphe Durieux
Several population-based studies as the Viborg trial or the MASS (Multicentre aneurysm screening study) trial have shown benefit in terms of mortality...
Next-generation vascular surgeons may lack sufficient experience to perform open aneurysm repair
The ongoing decrease in open aneurysm repair that has occurred as a result of the increase in endovascular aortic aneurysm repair may mean that next-generation vascular surgeons do not gain sufficient experience in open repair during training and, therefore, may be ill prepared to perform the procedure.
Cardiatis targets Crawford V thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysms with Cardiatis C5 second generation multilayer flow...
Cardiatis announced plans of targeting Crawford Extent V lesions with its second generation aortic multilayer flow diversion device, the Cardiatis C5.
Fewer adverse events with Aorfix in high angulated aneurysm neck patients
Data from the US PYTHAGORAS clinical trial show that major adverse events are lower in patients treated with Aorfix than with open repair, and similar in patients with less severe anatomies treated with other EVAR devices.
Similar results with elective post-EVAR open conversion and primary open juxtarenal aneurysm repair for...
Elective open surgical conversion for type Ia endoleak after endovascular aneurysm repair (EVAR) is not associated with increased morbidity or mortality compared with open juxtarenal aneurysm repair in appropriately selected patients, according to a study published in the Journal of Vascular Surgery.
EVAS: The game-changing solution for aortic aneurysms (OUS only)
The Nellix EndoVascular Aneurysm Sealing (EVAS) System from Endologix is designed to completely fill and seal the aneurysm, avoiding complications usually associated with traditional...
Survival after ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm significantly lower in England than USA
The care given to patients after ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm in the USA outstrips that in English National Health Service (NHS) hospitals, according to a major new study published as part of a special issue of The Lancet ahead of the American College of Cardiology's 63rd Annual Scientific Session.
SPECT can predict cardiovascular mortality in elective aneurysm repair patients
By Kimihiro Komori and Yosuke Inoue
Elective abdominal aortic aneurysm repair is a prophylactic operation to prevent aneurysm-related death. Patients must have an expectation of...
IDE approval for the Nellix endovascular aneurysm sealing system
Endologix announced that it has received investigational device exemption approval from the FDA to begin a pivotal clinical trial to evaluate the safety and effectiveness of the Nellix EndoVascular Aneurysm Sealing System.
Two-year results of chimney grafts show excellent stent graft patency and stable/shrinking aneurysms
A study in Germany has found that the use of chimney and/or periscope endografts for pararenal aortic pathologies achieves and maintains successful exclusion of aneurysms in 90% of cases at 24 months of radiological follow-up.
Initial experience of total endovascular arch aneurysm exclusion is encouraging
Krassi Ivancev presented at the VEITHsymposium the experience of complete endovascular graft exclusion of arch aneurysms using a non-custom-made branched arched device.
Quality of life after open repair wins in the long term, sub-analysis of DREAM...
According to a quality of life sub-analysis from the DREAM trial, presented by Jan D Blankensteijn at the VEITHsymposium, endovascular aneurysm repair (EVAR) shows a moderate benefit of quality of life up to six weeks after the procedure but open repair wins in the long run.
FDA approves Valiant Captivia stent graft for aortic transection repair
Results from the RESCUE trial, to be presented at the upcoming VEITHsymposium, supported the new FDA indication approval for thoracic aortic transections.
Nellix EndoVascular Aneurysm Sealing System gets the CE mark
Endologix has announced that it is currently implementing a few enhancements to the Nellix system intended to further optimise the device for commercialisation. The company expects to begin a limited market introduction of the enhanced system in Europe by the end of the second quarter of 2013.
Keeping the small abdominal aortic aneurysm small – Pharmacological strategies to alter the natural...
By John Curci
The small abdominal aortic aneurysm poses little immediate health risk to a patient. While these small aneurysms are easily identified, we currently lack...
Rural and urban patients have equivalent access to successful aneurysm repair
A new study published in the September print issue of the Journal of Vascular Surgery reveals that rural and urban patients have equivalent access to endovascular aneurysm repair care from vascular surgeons, increased referral to high-volume hospitals and improved outcomes after repair.
Online patient information about abdominal aortic aneurysms analysed
Researchers from Leeds, UK, have found that the quality and readability of online patient information specifically for abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAAs) is poor and requires significant improvement.
Long-term branch durability after complex aortic aneurysm repair reviewed
Death resulted from branch stent complications in only two patients and was related to superior mesenteric artery thrombosis according to a Cleveland Clinic Foundation study.
Study investigates whether a SWIFT transport system improves outcomes of ruptured aneurysm repair
A clinical study involving all vascular centres in Switzerland treating leaking aneurysms will try to answer whether the time from diagnosis to intervention is related to operative death from ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysms.
Cook launches Zenith low profile abdominal aortic aneurysm endovascular graft in Canada
The Zenith AAA LP device has a significantly smaller profile than Cook's other EVAR delivery systems, which measure 20-24 French.
Endurant II abdominal aortic aneurysm stent graft system gets CE mark
"The Endurant II AAA stent graft system (Medtronic) will confer considerable confidence to vascular surgeons who use EVAR to treat even the most complex abdominal aortic aneurysms," said Hence Verhagen, chief of vascular surgery at the Erasmus Medical Center in Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
First patient treated with robotic surgery on complex abdominal aortic aneurysm
A complex abdominal aortic aneurysm, which required a custom-made stent graft, has been successfully treated for the first time with the Magellan robotic system (Hansel Medical). The procedure was performed at St Mary's Hospital, London, UK.
FDA expands use of endovascular graft to treat aortic tears
The TAG Thoracic Endoprosthesis (Gore) is the first endovascular graft approved by the FDA to treat a variety of thoracic lesions, including aneurysms as well as thoracic aortic transections.
Physician-modified endografts provide alternative for inoperable juxtarenal aneurysms
Data from a study using physician-modified endografts in patients with juxtarenal aneurysms were presented by Benjamin W Starnes at the Society for Vascular Surgery Annual Meeting in Chicago. He told Vascular News how these devices can reduce time and costs.
“Gender disparity is evident from long-term outcomes after abdominal aortic aneurysm repair”
US researchers compared the effects of gender on long-term survival in different types of abdominal aortic aneurysm repair.
Radiation doses calculated in thoracoabdominal aneurysm repair cases
New research directly measured the radiation doses for patients and operators during complex endovascular procedures. The study was published in the April 2011 issue of the Journal of Vascular Surgery.
Surgeon volume impacts in-hospital mortality in aneurysm repairs, research shows
A new study in the March 2011 issue of the Journal of Vascular Surgery has revealed that for open repair of intact elective abdominal aortic aneurysms, surgeon annual volume rather than institutional volume is more strongly associated with decreased in-hospital mortality.
Aneurysm sac shrinkage greater with fenestrated grafts
A comparison of endovascular aneurysm repair of abdominal aortic aneurysms with suprarenal fixation devices or fenestrated devices showed no difference in terms of survival and re-intervention rates.
French trial ACE results indicate that EVAR offers no benefits over open repair at...
The results of this long-awaited trial show that EVAR offers no advantages over open surgery in patients who are low risk for the latter procedure and who have a favourable anatomy for EVAR at five years.
Early EVAR and surveillance appear to be safe for small aneurysms
PIVOTAL trial shows that early treatment with EVAR and surveillance appear to be safe alternatives, protecting the patient from rupture or aneurysm-related death for at least three years.
Surgeons find that statin drugs lower costs in aortic aneurysm repair
None of the statin patients in the study died after the aneurysm repair procedure, whereas 5% of those not taking statins died after the operation.
Long-term survival from abdominal aortic aneurysm repair improving
In a Swedish study, researchers examined patient outcomes of 8,663 operations to repair intact aneurysms and 4,171 to repair ruptured ones from 1987 to 2005.
Talent stent graft shows durable performance in patients with abdominal aortic aneurysms
Five-year results from US clinical trial presented at Vascular Annual Meeting showed freedom from major adverse events at 30 days was 89.2% in the Talent group.
TEVAR deemed safer than open repair
Study finds higher overall complication rate for open repair compared to endovascular repair of thoracic aortic aneurysm
Close CX vote on female aneurysm screening
Debate between Nick Cheshire and Jesper Swedenborg results in narrow vote in support of screening women for abdominal aortic aneurysm
IMPROVE seeks to inform future treatment of ruptured aneurysm
New trial to recruit 600 patients to compare open repair of ruptured aortic aneurysm to endovascular
Endovascular repair must go 3D
3D computed tomography can now overcome the limited accuracy of conventional angiography in measuring complex anatomy, says Florian Dick
Retiring Burnand loses historic aneurysm debate
Rob Morgan of St George's NHS Trust, London, UK, took on the redoubtable Kevin Burnand of King's College London, UK, to oppose the motion "A fit 69-year-old with an abdominal aortic aneurysm should have open repair".
“Multilevel” approach key to emergency endovascular repair
Outcome improvements in emergency endovascular repair of ruptured aneurysm is down to refinements in perioperative management, says Mario Lachat
National differences in abdominal aortic aneurysms treatment reported
A new report that documents the demographics, treatment modes and outcomes of more than 84,000 patients from 386 hospitals, in ten countries...
Vascular and Endovascular Challenges at Charing Cross
World class faculty of the leading endovascular and vascular specialists
Thoracic challenges: dissection and aneurysms
Each year 50,000 patients are diagnosed with lesions of the thoracic aorta in Europe
MEET 2007 – lessons from endovascular therapies
Multidisciplinary European Endovascular Therapy (MEET) conference in Cannes, France.
Critical issues in endovascular stent grafting
11th international symposium concerning 'Critical Issues in endovascular stent grafting', took place in Groningen, The Netherlands, 2007.
BSET discusses the future of endovascular therapies
Inaugural meeting of the British Society of Endovascular Therapy (BSET), Meriden, UK, held on the June 8, 2007.
NICE release overview of AAA laparoscopic repair
Prepared in January 2007, the document is entitled, 'Laparoscopic repair of abdominal aortic aneurysm'.
Endografts effective treatment for popliteal aneurysms
The results were eagerly awaited as there are relatively few studies analysing long-term safety and effectiveness of endovascular treatment.
Cook reveals aneurysm market results for 2006
Barry Thomas from Cook Medical's Aortic Intervention Division, presented an overview of the global market events relating to abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) stent grafts.
EVC 2006: Expanding endovascular indications
At this year's meeting were many challenging questions including - what evidence is there for endovascular treatment'?
Is biological treatment the future of small aneurysms?
Juan Parodi speaking at the International Congress
More vascular and endovascular controversies at Charing Cross
World class faculty of the leading endovascular and vascular specialists
Global Endovascular Forum
New techniques, technologies and horizons
Aptus AAA Repair System undergoes first human procedure
Hospital Centro M©dico de Caracas in Caracas, Venezuela
At MEET 2005 Patrice Bergeron and Klaus Mathias chaired a luncheon symposium organised by...
Session entitled, "Should small aneurysms be treated with endografts?"
Landmark EVAR trials show indication and benefits of endovascular repair
Once again the DREAM trial message conflicts
New endograft study validates emergency endovascular repair
The results from the New ERA Study
EAVST Vascular and Endovascular Training Day
Charing Cross International Symposium continues to offer its training day in partnership with the European Association of Vascular Surgeons in Training
Debate on EVAR for small aneurysms rages
The editors of Vascular News debated this at the recent VEITHsymposium
The 7th International Symposium on Critical Issues in Endovascular Grafting
The most important European meeting of the year for aortic endografting
Sandmann calls for endovascular caution
Wilhelm Sandmann has poured cold water on endovascular aneurysm repair, claiming that it is overdone with widespread usage remaining unjustifiable.
Dutch vascular surgeons collaboration for endovascular AAA
Eric Verhoeven talked to Vascular News about a Dutch hospital initiative for the treatment of AAAs
The first Endovascular Forum UK and Ireland
Held in June 2002
9th Ajaccio Workshop on Endovascular Surgery
Held in June 2002
Live from ESVS 2014: TEVAR feasible for ruptured type B dissections
A study presented at the European Society for Vascular Surgery Annual Meeting shows that thoracic endovascular aneurysm repair (TEVAR) for the treatment of ruptured type B dissections is feasible, and yields an "acceptable" mortality rate of 16.7%.
Incraft low-profile endograft launched in Europe and Canada
Cordis announced on 10 September the launch of its Incraft AAA Stent Graft System, an ultra-low profile device for use during endovascular aneurysm repair (EVAR) for patients suffering from infrarenal abdominal aortic aneurysms. The Incraft System is cleared for use and is now available in Europe and Canada.
IMPROVE trial morphology analysis: The answer lies in the neck
An analysis of aneurysm morphology in the IMPROVE trial showed that for long aneurysm necks, mortality after endovascular aneurysm repair (EVAR) and open repair was very similar. Surprisingly, the investigators said, there was "a very strong inverse association between neck length and mortality after open repair".
Office-based PEVAR: “a natural progression”
In a single-centre feasibility trial, six patients underwent office-based percutaneous endovascular aneurysm repair (PEVAR) with a "largely perfect" outcome. Principal investigator Stuart Harlin, Coastal Vascular Interventional Center, Pensacola, USA, told Vascular News that office-based PEVAR is a "natural progression" as the in-hospital procedure is no longer financially sustainable.
First percutaneous systems for EVAR get FDA approval
Endologix has received FDA approval of its premarket approval supplement for a broadened indication for the company's 21F profile and smaller EVAR systems to include totally percutaneous endovascular aneurysm repair.
OVER trial analysis shows lower hospital costs for EVAR but no difference after two...
In this multicentre randomised trial, endovascular aneurysm repair resulted in lower cost and better survival than open repair after the initial hospitalisation, but after two years of follow-up survival, quality of life, and costs were not significantly different between the two treatments.
Ovation Abdominal Stent Graft System gets FDA premarket approval
Delivered through a 14 French (4.7mm) outer diameter catheter, Ovation is the lowest profile commercially available system for endovascular aneurysm repair (EVAR).
Short-stay EVAR is safe and can reduce costs
Short-stay endovascular aneurysm repair (EVAR) is a safe and cost-effective option for selected patients, reducing hospital length of stay by at least three days, a study presented by Naail Al Zuhir, Cambridge, UK, at the recent European Society for Vascular Surgery Annual Meeting in Athens, Greece, has shown.
Operator experience can predict success of EVAR
Minimum level for less experienced surgeons performing endovascular aneurysm repair (EVAR) is less than ten procedures.
Post-EVAR surveillance
This year's Eurostar contributors' meeting focused on post-operative surveillance after endovascular aneurysm repair.
PATCH clinical study of PerQseal vascular closure system reaches 100-patient milestone
Vivasure Medical has enrolled the 100th patient in its PATCH clinical study, a multicentre, single-arm, pivotal study evaluating the safety and efficacy of the...
One-year results from AAA-SHAPE trial to be presented at VEITH 2023
Shape Memory Medical, developer of custom shape memory polymers for endovascular markets, announced that one-year data from the AAA-SHAPE safety trial will be presented...
Vascular News 100 – November 2023 US Edition
In this issue:
Obituary: Roger M Greenhalgh 6th February 1941 – 6th October 2023
Forty five-year legacy of CX vascular education continues: The new CX...
Vascular News 100 – November 2023
In this issue:
Obituary: Roger M Greenhalgh 6th February 1941 – 6th October 2023
Forty five-year legacy of CX vascular education continues: The new...
Vascular News’ top 10 most popular stories of September 2023
Discussions on the role of aritifical intelligence in the vascular field and emerging deep venous valve technologies caught readers' attention in September.
1. Humacyte announces...
Forty five-year legacy of CX vascular education continues
Three newly appointed Charing Cross International Symposium (CX) co-chairs will ensure Roger Greenhalgh’s inspiring legacy of vascular education continues at CX 2024 with the...
Obituary: Roger M Greenhalgh 6th February 1941 – 6th October 2023
Roger Malcolm Greenhalgh, the surgeon internationally renowned for his unparalleled contribution to vascular education, training and research, died peacefully on 6th October, aged 82....
Preventing spinal cord ischemia: Novel techniques for direct segmental artery revascularization show promise, WVS...
A vascular surgery team from the University of Southern California (USC) in Los Angeles demonstrated the feasibility of multidisciplinary direct revascularization of segmental arteries...
Computer model indicates optimal shielding can reduce operator radiation doses close to “background” levels
“With effective use of apron and ceiling and table shields, operator doses can be reduced to the equivalent of one to two days...
Shape Memory Medical receives US FDA IDE approval to initiate head-to-head AAA-SHAPE trial
Shape Memory Medical recently announced that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted investigational device exemption (IDE) for the company to begin...
First US patient enrolled in SOCRATES short neck AAA trial
The first US patient has been treated as part of the SOCRATES trial (Short neck AAA randomised trial—ESAR and FEVAR), which compares the safety...
Postcode matters: Residing in areas of economic distress related to poor EVAR outcomes
A new study in the Journal of Vascular Surgery (JVS) finds that a patient’s postcode is a crucial indicator for advanced stages of an...
“Vigilant” surveillance and low threshold for further interventions “crucial” following rescue of prior EVAR...
The findings of a recent study on reinterventions and sac dynamics after fenestrated endovascular aneurysm repair (FEVAR) with a physician-modified endograft (PMEG) for index...
Design of “first” trial comparing ESAR and FEVAR in short neck patients revealed at...
Sharing first-time data from the SOCRATES (ShOrt neCK AAA RAndomized Trial) design, Giovanni Torsello (St Franziskus Hospital, Münster, Germany) expanded on the intentions of...
Balloon-expandable and self-expandable stent grafts show “similar” primary patency for BEVAR
Konstantinos Spanos (Larissa, Greece) recently shared new meta-analysis data from comparative studies evaluating balloon-expandable versus self-expandable stent grafts for branched endovascular aneurysm repair (BEVAR)....
Adding 8–12mm diameter devices to the Shockwave Peripheral Intravascular Lithotripsy toolkit
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Mazin Foteh, MD, contrasts the benefits of Shockwave Medical’s new Shockwave L6 Peripheral Intravascular Lithotripsy Catheter alongside those...
Endologix announces 150th patient enrolled in JAGUAR randomised controlled trial
Endologix recently announced the completion of the 150th case in the JAGUAR study.
This randomised controlled trial is evaluating Endologix’s Alto abdominal stent graft...
Handheld ECG device scoops CX 2023 Innovation Showcase prize
Judges of the CX 2023 Dragon’s Den-style contest — the finale of the Day 3 CX Innovation Showcase programme — described the field of...
Vivasure Medical announces first enrolment in pivotal PATCH study
Vivasure Medical has announced it has enrolled the first patients in the company’s PerQseal PATCH clinical study, a multicentre, single-arm, pivotal study evaluating the...
Endurant stent graft proves efficacious and durable in ENGAGE 10-year data
A first-to-podium presentation at the 2023 Charing Cross (CX) International Symposium (25–27 April, London, UK) saw Hence Verhagen (Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands)...
Aortic device conformability: Adapting to the anatomy for better clinical outcomes
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During a satellite symposia at the 2023 Charing Cross (CX) International Symposium (25–27 April, London, UK), speakers addressed the...
Vascular News’ top 10 most popular stories of March 2023
The US launch of a new peripheral intravascular lithotripsy (IVL) catheter, new data on large bore mechanical thrombectomy in high-risk pulmonary embolism (PE) patients,...
Short neck AAAs: “Choosing what is best for the patient”
Navigating cases of abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) with short neck anatomy pose a serious challenge to vascular surgeons, but the list of potential options...
Study highlights need for “continuous comparative assessments” to guide endograft treatment decisions
A recent study comparing outcomes of endovascular aneurysm repair (EVAR) patients has reported no statistically significant differences in mortality or secondary rupture rates between...
Vesteck completes first-in-human use of several Suture-Tight devices
Vesteck scientific advisory board members along with key opinion leaders from around the world have successfully completed the first three in-human cases with the...
Vivasure Medical announces FDA IDE approval to initiate US pivotal study
Vivasure Medical has announced that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted an investigational device exemption (IDE) to advance the company’s PATCH...
Recruitment complete in BEVAR study for on-label use of the Bentley BeGraft peripheral Plus...
Recruitment is now complete with more than 100 patients as planned per protocol in the branched endovascular aneurysm repair (BEVAR) study that uses Bentley's BeGraft peripheral...
Change compliance to change the game in PAD treatment: Overcome the challenge of calcium...
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Shape Memory Medical announces first patient treated in EMBO postmarket surveillance registry in Germany
Shape Memory Medical has announced the first patient treated in Germany as part of the EMBO postmarket surveillance registry (EMBO-PMS), the company’s prospective, multicentre...
Jon Boyle
Following his 2021–2022 presidency of the Vascular Society of Great Britain and Ireland (VSGBI), Jon Boyle (Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Trust, Cambridge, UK) speaks...
Iliac side branch devices a “gamechanger” in AAA treatment
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Iliac side branch devices (ISBs) are “gamechangers in infrarenal therapy of...
Medtronic announces first enrolment in head-to-head global randomised trial evaluating durability of EVAR
Medtronic has announced the first patient enrolment in the ADVANCE trial, a head-to-head randomised controlled trial of two leading aortic stent graft systems, the...
Three-year data bolster use of the BeGraft as a bridging stent in FEVAR
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Stéphan Haulon (Hôpital Marie Lannelongue, GHPSJ, Paris, France) has extensive clinical experience using the BeGraft (Bentley, Hechingen, Germany) as a...
Endologix receives US FDA approval of PMA supplement for AFX2 system
Endologix recently announced that it has received US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval for a premarket approval (PMA) supplement relating to the AFX2...
Vascular News’ top 10 most popular stories of October 2022
Five-year outcomes from the randomised SPACE-2 trial on carotid artery stenosis, an interview with Joseph S Coselli, and a report on the "significant" increase...
CX Aortic Vienna: Evidence highlights the need to address disparities in AAA population screening
Presentations and discussions at the CX Aortic Vienna 2022 Digital Edition (24–26 October) highlighted the fact that population screening for abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA)...
CX Aortic Vienna: Onus on industry to meet clinician desire for devices that function...
The need for vascular companies to home in on developing longer-lasting devices—perhaps even ones that adapt over time to match patients’ changing anatomies—was underscored...
CX Aortic Vienna: Lively discussion probes cost and availability of latest imaging advances
The second day of the CX Aortic Vienna 2022 Digital Edition (24–26 October) saw presentations on dynamic computed tomography angiography (CTA), a device with...
CX Aortic Vienna: New technologies continue to expand vascular surgery armamentarium
From parallel grafting to the role of hybrid operating rooms, the importance of vascular surgeons having a wide range of devices and options at...
CX Aortic Vienna: Sac diameter increase must be monitored and investigated
There was consensus on day one of the CX Aortic Vienna 2022 Digital Edition (24–26 October) that aortic sac regression is a positive sign...
Vascular News 96 – November 2022 US Edition
In this issue:
ESVS publishes "pioneering" clinical practice guidelines on radiation safety
What to expect from CX Aortic Vienna 2022
In profile: Markus Steinbauer (Regensburg,...
Vascular News 96 – November 2022 OUS Edition
In this issue:
ESVS publishes "pioneering" clinical practice guidelines on radiation safety
What to expect from CX Aortic Vienna 2022
In profile: Markus Steinbauer (Regensburg,...
Emergency EVAR protocol should be “first-line intervention” for the right patients
In a recently published study, the introduction of endovascular aneurysm repair (EVAR) into the management of ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) decreased the 30-day...
Fully automated software using artificial intelligence could become a “crucial adjunct” for EVAR follow-up
A software named PRAEVAorta (Nurea), using artificial intelligence (AI), has the potential to enable a fast, reproducible, and fully automated analysis of abdominal aortic...
Joseph S Coselli
Joseph S Coselli (Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, USA) speaks to Vascular News about his career to date. Despite initially planning to follow in...
Vascular News’ top 10 most popular stories of September 2022
September's top 10 highlights a randomised trial that aims to examine early endovascular aneurysm repair (EVAR) in women, new radiation safety guidelines from the...
Medtronic receives CE mark for the first balloon-expandable covered stent indicated for ChEVAR
Medtronic announced that it has recently received CE mark for its Radiant balloon-expandable covered stent, the first and currently, only, covered stent indicated for...
WARRIORS randomised trial aims to examine early EVAR in women
This month a multinational collaboration of researchers received endorsement from the Global Cardiovascular Research Funders Forum (GCRFF) Multinational Clinical Trials Initiative for the WARRIORS...
Demand for “widely applicable” inner branch technology set to increase as evidence builds
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Said Abisi (London, UK) discusses inner branched endovascular aneurysm repair (iBEVAR)...
Shape Memory Medical completes enrolment in the AAA-SHAPE early feasibility study
Shape Memory Medical has announced the completion of patient enrolment in AAA-SHAPE, the company’s prospective, multicentre early feasibility safety study of the Impede-FX RapidFill...
Vascular News’ top 10 most popular stories of July 2022
July's top 10 most popular items include more from this year's Society for Vascular Surgery (SVS) Vascular Annual Meeting (VAM 2022; 15–18 June, Boston,...
Shape Memory Polymer addresses an “unmet need” for EVAR
Andrew Holden (Auckland, New Zealand) and Michel Reijnen (Arnhem, The Netherlands) discuss Shape Memory Polymer (Shape Memory Medical)—a porous scaffold that, according to Holden,...
Shape Memory Medical celebrates treatment of 1,500th patient
Shape Memory Medical announced today that its 1,500th patient has been treated, marking a significant milestone for the company’s portfolio of shape memory polymer...
Disruptive technology and high-quality clinical evidence: An Endologix transformation
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Endologix president and CEO, Matt Thompson (Irvine, USA), discusses how the...
Female sex is associated with reintervention and mortality following elective EVAR
Women are more likely to die within five years of having elective surgery to repair an abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) or need repeat surgery,...
Vascular News’ top 10 most popular stories of June 2022
Coverage of this year's Leipzig Interventional Course (LINC; 6–9 June, Leipzig, Germany) and Society for Vascular Surgery (SVS) Vascular Annual Meeting (VAM; 15–18 June,...
Alexander Zimmermann
Alexander Zimmermann (University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland) tells Vascular News about his career to date, beginning with a rotation in vascular surgery that opened...
Cydar Medical and King’s College London initiate randomised controlled trial of Cydar EV Maps
Cydar Medical, in partnership with King’s College London, has initiated the ARIA study—a randomised controlled trial to assess the clinical, technical and cost-effectiveness of...
Systemic heparin during TEVAR deemed safe for selected traumatic brain injury patients
The use of systemic heparin during thoracic endovascular aneurysm repair (TEVAR) for blunt thoracic aortic injuries (BTAI) appears to be safe in selected patients...
F/BEVAR has high technical success and low mortality in chronic post-dissection TAAA
Fenestrated/branched endovascular aneurysm repair (F/BEVAR) is associated with high technical success and low mortality in patients with chronic post-dissection thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysm (PD-TAAA). This...
Vascular News’ top 10 most popular stories of May 2022
Two-year data on the use of intravascular lithotripsy (IVL) in calcified peripheral disease treatment, an advertorial sponsored by Bentley exploring the role of bridging...
Vivasure Medical announces Series D financing to advance portfolio of PerQseal vessel closure devices
Vivasure Medical has announced the closing of the first tranche of €22 million (US$23 million) as part of its Series D financing round that...
“Promising technology”: An interventional radiologist’s perspective on the benefits of shape memory polymer embolisation
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Smart Polymer is a new shape memory polymer technology, available to endovascular specialists, that is incorporated into...
Investigator-initiated studies pave the way for on-label bridging stent use in complex aortic procedures
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Bridging stents have been used in fenestrated and branched endovascular aneurysm repair (F/BEVAR) for many years. However, their use...
Less frequent post-EVAR surveillance might be safe in some patient groups, study suggests
Results from the multicentre, retrospective ODYSSEUS study carried out in The Netherlands suggest that less frequent surveillance after endovascular aneurysm repair (EVAR) may be...
Stable and reliable: A vascular surgeon’s perspective on the benefits of shape memory polymer...
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Confined by the complexity of calcium? Expand the boundaries with Shockwave M5+
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Vascular News’ top 10 most popular stories of March 2022
A review of intraoperative adverse events in patients treated with fenestrated and branched endovascular aneurysm repair, meta-analysis findings on peripheral arterial disease symptoms in...
Hyperflex balloon catheter by Endovastec receives marketing approval in Japan
Shanghai MicroPort Endovascular MedTech (Endovastec) recently announced that it has received registration approval from Japan Pharmaceuticals and Medical Devices Agency (PMDA) for the Hyperflex...
F/BEVAR review reveals less than 20% of patients suffered intraoperative adverse event
A retrospective evaluation of 600 fenestrated or branched endovascular aneurysm repairs (F/BEVARs) for the treatment of complex aneurysms revealed that fewer than one in...
FDA advisory panel issues recommendations on lifelong surveillance and long-term postmarket data collection for...
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently announced it has issued a letter to healthcare providers emphasising the importance of lifelong surveillance, including...
Vascular News’ top 10 most popular stories of January 2022
Breakthrough designation for a new drug-eluting stent from Cook Medical, a meta-analysis on the safety of expedited carotid artery surgery vs. expedited stenting after...
US IDE Aortic Research Consortium “pushes the envelope” on fenestrated and branched procedures
The US investigational device exemption (IDE) Aortic Research Consortium has produced the strongest data so far on the use of fenestrated/branched endovascular aneurysm repair...
Michael Jenkins
“Go for it!” Michael Jenkins urges anyone looking to start a career in medicine, highlighting that the COVID-19 pandemic has put into sharp focus...
VEITH 2021: Researchers present ex vivo demonstration of fluoroscopy-free complex AAA stent placement
“I think this represents the beginning of the end of an era where we have to use lead to perform these procedures.” Those were...
Recruitment passes halfway point for FEVAR study with Bentley bridging stent
Bentley has announced that on-label use of the company's BeGraft peripheral balloon-expandable covered stent in complex aortic aneurysms is a step closer with more...
Inner branches: iBEVAR advantages in TAADs
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CX Aortic Vienna: Global experts share knowledge on aortic arch and thoracoabdominal techniques
The ever-changing subject of aortic arch and thoracoabdominal treatment was addressed at CX Aortic Vienna 2021 (5–7 October, broadcast), with input from speakers and...
Endologix initiates randomised study of Alto abdominal stent graft system
Endologix today announced that the first patient has been enrolled in the company’s JAGUAR study to compare outcomes for the Alto abdominal stent graft...
Vascular News’ top 10 most popular stories of August 2021
Research presented at the Society for Vascular Surgery’s Vascular Annual Meeting (SVS VAM 2021; 18–21 August, San Diego, USA and online)—including new VOYAGER PAD...
Modern AAA metrics support expanding current screening guidelines
Results of a database review of more than 500,000 abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) repairs revealed the majority of patients treated for rupture did not...
First patient enrolled in Shape Memory Medical’s AAA-SHAPE Netherlands study
Shape Memory Medical has announced the initiation of AAA-SHAPE Netherlands, the company’s prospective, multicentre early feasibility study of the Impede-FX RapidFill device when used...
Vascular News’ top 10 most popular stories of July 2021
Updated Society for Vascular Surgery (SVS) clinical practice guidelines on extracranial cerebrovascular disease management and a new meta-analysis on paclitaxel in peripheral arterial disease...
Translumbar embolisation for type II endoleak “safe and effective” following EVAR, study suggests
Writing in an article published online in the Journal of Vascular Surgery (JVS), John F Charitable, Neal Cayne (both NYU Langone Health, New York,...
“Significant variations in the interpretation of the ESVS AAA guidelines” remain in Europe, study...
In a study of over 100,000 intact abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) repairs, an increase in the proportion of patients undergoing endovascular aneurysm repair (EVAR)...
AI shows promise in medicine
The role of artificial intelligence (AI) has the potential to be “transformative” in medicine, including in vascular surgery. This is according to Alan Karthikesalingam,...
Vascular News’ top 10 most popular stories of May 2021
Expanding eligibility for endovascular aneurysm repair (EVAR), new tools for chronic limb-threatening ischaemia (CLTI), and promising data for arteriovenous (AV) fistula remote monitoring all...
Concern for outgrowing EVAR suitability in small AAA “unwarranted” within two-year timeframe
“The majority of patients eligible for EVAR when entering a surveillance programme for small AAA remain eligible after two years,” write Annalise...
Endologix announces launch of Alto abdominal stent graft system in Canada and Argentina
Endologix today announced the first implant of its Alto abdominal stent graft in Canada following recent approval from Health Canada. Alto was also recently...
“Radiation will be a thing of the past”: FORS in the spotlight at CX...
Opening the Charing Cross (CX) 2021 Digital Edition (19–22 April, online), experts deliberated crucial controversies in the abdominal aortic space. Discussion emphasised the potential...
Vascular News’ top 10 most popular stories of March 2021
Newly-published data on the benefits of a dedicated vascular limb salvage clinic, key product launches in the vascular access space, and evidence to suggest...
Outcome disparities mandate further research on F/BEVAR in women with TAAA
In a large, multicentre study, women undergoing fenestrated or branched endovascular aneurysm repair (F/BEVAR) for thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysms (TAAA) demonstrated metrics of increased complexity...
US physicians begin commercial use of the Gore Excluder conformable AAA endoprosthesis with Active...
Today, W L Gore & Associates (Gore) announced the first use of the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA)-approved Gore Excluder conformable abdominal aortic...
First patient treated in the BeGraft FEVAR study aimed at providing evidence for on-label...
On 19 March, the first patient was included in the BeGraft fenestrated endovascular aneurysm repair (FEVAR) study investigating the Bentley BeGraft peripheral balloon expandable...
Multicentre, physician-initiated study set to provide key data on bridging stents in FEVAR
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Renal artery involvement in EVAR linked to permanent dialysis and lower survival
Renal artery involvement (RAI) in endovascular aneurysm repair (EVAR) is “highly predictive of the need for postoperative and permanent dialysis,” Anastasia Plotkin (University of...
Vascular News’ top 10 most popular stories of February 2021
New data on asymptomatic carotid disease, key developments in below-the-knee (BTK) interventions, and evidence to suggest wearable activity monitors could benefit intermittent claudication patients...
Primary endpoint results from Treo pivotal study published
Following recent approval by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) of the Treo abdominal aortic stent graft system for the treatment of patients...
Philips introduces 3D ultrasound-based model for AAA surveillance
Royal Philips has introduced the Philips Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm (AAA) Model, providing physicians a more patient-friendly solution compared to the current standard of care for...
FDA approves Gore Excluder conformable AAA endoprosthesis with Active Control system
W L Gore & Associates (Gore) recently announced that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted regulatory approval for the new Gore...
Vascular News 89 – January 2021 US Edition
In this issue:
Silent brain infarction common after endovascular arch repair, STEP registry finds (p. 1)
"From pioneering times to a mature technology": The...
Vascular News 89 – January 2021
In this issue:
Silent brain infarction common after endovascular arch repair, STEP registry finds (p. 1)
"From pioneering times to a mature technology": The...
“From pioneering times to a mature technology”: The evolution of bridging stents for FEVAR...
There are several covered stents on the market that are used in an off-label setting as bridging stents for fenestrated and branched endovascular aneurysm...
“The right tool”: Balloon-expandable covered stent matches treatment to pathology for PAU indication
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Treatment of penetrating aortic ulcers (PAUs) has been swayed by recent advances in endovascular aneurysm repair (EVAR). Anecdotally, the...
Centerline Biomedical launches MOTION study of IOPS technology
Centerline Biomedical recently announced completion of the first surgical case in the MOTION clinical study of the company's intraoperative positioning system (IOPS) surgical navigation...
Complications of EVAR in 2020: Are they lower than they were a decade ago?
Mo Hamady discusses developments in aortic stent grafts in recent years, and offers a contemplation on the complications associated with endovascular aneurysm repair (EVAR)....
First-in-human study demonstrates “feasibility and potential” of FORS technology
Based on the findings of their first-in-human feasibility study, Joost van Herwaarden (Utrecht University Medical Centre, Utrecht, The Netherlands) and colleagues write in the...
Study seeks to provide essential data for bridging stent use in BEVAR procedures
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There are several covered stents on the market for both fenestrated endovascular aneurysm repair (FEVAR) and branched endovascular aneurysm...
Crabclamp earns CE mark approval as a Class 1s medical device
Vascular Barcelona Devices (VB Devices) recently announced that its Crabclamp product received CE mark approval as a Class 1s medical device.
According to a...
Endologix launches Alto abdominal stent graft system in Europe
Endologix today announced the first implant of its Alto abdominal stent graft, commencing the European commercial release of the recently CE mark approved endograft.
“We...
Sac regression with Endurant is associated with decreased risk of all-cause mortality
"Sac regression should be the new paradigm of success after EVAR ," concluded Dittmar Böckler (University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany) at the European Society...
Shape Memory Medical announces first patient enrolment in AAA-SHAPE study
Shape Memory Medical has announced the initiation of AAA-SHAPE, the company’s prospective safety study of the Impede-FX embolisation plug devices when used for abdominal...
Important research in the aortic space highlighted in final abstract sessions
On Friday, CX Aortic Vienna livestreamed two more sessions in its “Best of CX and all abstracts” series, underscoring key research in the aortic...
Aortic imaging session at CX Aortic Vienna reveals universal preoccupation with radiation reduction, and...
Polling at CX Aortic Vienna points to a high level of vigilance over radiation exposure during endovascular aneurysm repair (EVAR). This was among the...
Iliac arteries and the five-branch technique for type I endoleaks addressed at CX Aortic...
Opening the session on iliac arteries and the five-branch technique for type I endoleaks, Christopher Neumayer (Vienna, Austria) argued that the superficial femoral vein...
CX Aortic Vienna showcases best abstracts
CX Aortic Vienna (8–11 September, virtual) hosted a “Best of CX and all abstracts” session on Wednesday, highlighting some of the more impactful and...
CX Aortic Vienna audience agree sac diameter is of crucial importance in post-EVAR surveillance
During the CX Aortic Vienna sac size and endovascular aneurysm repair (EVAR) follow-up session, polling revealed that 94% of the audience agreed with the...
Unanimous vote for steering clear of open conversion in CX Aortic Vienna AAA choices...
The first session of CX Aortic Vienna (8–11 September, virtual) saw expert speakers discuss different approaches to abdominal aortic aneurysm repair—including open and endovascular...
Endologix announces first commercial implant of Alto abdominal stent graft system outside of USA
Endologix has announced the first implant of its recently approved Alto endograft outside of the USA, completed by Andrew Holden and Andrew Hill of...
PQ Bypass receives FDA breakthrough device designation for its Detour system
PQ Bypass has announced that they received breakthrough device designation from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the Detour system. The Detour...
Inaugural CX Aortic Vienna to take place online
The inaugural CX Aortic Vienna meeting will be livestreamed 8–11 September 2020 to an international, online audience, and will include registrant participation, interaction, and...
Endologix receives CE mark for Alto abdominal stent graft system
Endologix recently announced that it has received a CE mark for the Alto abdominal stent graft system.
“We are very excited to receive a CE...
Endologix announces first commercial implant and US release of Alto abdominal stent graft system
Endologix has announced the first commercial implant and the US commercial release of its recently US Food and Drug Administration (FDA)-approved Alto endograft for...
The emerging value and broad applicability of intravascular lithotripsy
In this supplement, sponsored by Shockwave:
Frank Arko discusses his experience with intravascular lithotripsy (IVL) and considers its value in a resource-constrained healthcare environment
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Five-year survival following EVAR for ruptured AAA “improving,” study concludes
“The relative survival benefit of EVAR over open repair has increased over time,” conclude Rens RB Varkevisser (Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical...
Medtronic begins real-world, post-market study of Valiant Navion in patients with thoracic aortic dissection
Medtronic today announced the start of a prospective, observational, global, multicentre, real-world, post-market study to evaluate the safety and effectiveness of the Valiant Navion...
BIBA Briefings: Survey indicates that elective aortic procedures could return to normal levels within...
A new survey, conducted in May 2020, shows that about 65% of physicians in Western Europe believe their centres could be performing their normal...
CX 2020 LIVE audience delivers resounding vote in favour of fibre optic visualisation
For the CX 2020 LIVE Aortic Podium 1st Session, 489 participants from 62 countries tuned in to hear a series of experts examine technological...
Nearly 70% of CX 2020 LIVE global aortic audience finds type II endoleak without...
A global audience tuned into the second session and inaugural aortic offering of CX 2020 LIVE. With registrations now well over 4,000, the pioneering...
“Excellent” long-term results after EVAR using Endurant stent graft in 180 AAA patients
Results from a real-world experience over more than 10 years using the Endurant stent graft (Medtronic) demonstrate that it is safe and effective, with...
NICE aortic guidelines recommend discussion between physician and patient before offering any treatment
The UK National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has today published guidelines on abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) diagnosis and management. Discussion between...
Endologix receives FDA approval for Alto abdominal stent graft system
Endologix recently announced that it has received approval from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the Alto abdominal stent graft system (Alto).
The...
New developments in intraoperative navigation show “revolutionary” potential
The early months of 2020 have seen the emergence of new technologies in the intraoperative navigation space. Here, Vascular News considers Philips’ Fiber Optic...
CX 2020 encourages vascular community to strive for consensus
The Charing Cross Symposium (CX; 21–24 April, London, UK) is the longest-running vascular and endovascular global symposium, and an important source of Education, Innovation,...
ESVS radiation safety guidelines will outline minimum safety requirements
At this year’s Critical Issues America annual meeting (Coral Gables, USA), Bijan Modarai (Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust and King’s College London,...
Centralisation of aortic surgery is “imperative”
At this year’s Controversies and Updates in Vascular Surgery annual meeting (CACVS; 23–25 January, Paris, France), Dittmar Böckler (University Hospital Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany) made...
Ian Loftus
Ian Loftus talks to Vascular News about various aspects of his professional life, from a surgical placement that inspired his career path through to...
The current status of new technologies and robotics in vascular surgery
In a session focused on new technologies at this year’s London Aorta meeting (10–11 October, London, UK), Celia Riga discussed the rise of robotics,...
Endologix comments on recent FDA update on Type III endoleaks with AAA grafts
Endologix have announced a response to the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) update regarding Type III endoleaks with the AFX Endovascular AAA System.
Matt...
BIBA Briefings: Medtronic receives US FDA Breakthrough Device Designation for complex EVAR device
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted Breakthrough Device Designation to Medtronic for its novel Valiant thoracoabdominal aneurysm (TAAA) stent graft. A...
EVAR patients may experience significant long term decrease in renal function
A recent analysis, with some of the longest follow up to date, suggests that patients undergoing endovascular aneurysm repair (EVAR) may experience a significant...
Training for rupture EVAR response: Formula 1 style
What do Formula 1 cars, space shuttles and airplanes have in common with a ruptured aneurysm? In this article, Colin Bicknell writes about the...
Endologix receives FDA approval for chEVAS IDE study and signs distribution agreement with Boston...
Endologix has announced the investigational device exemption (IDE) approval from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to commence a new pivotal study to...
Off-the-shelf T-branch saves lives in emergency cases
An off-the-shelf endograft for the treatment of thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysms (TAAA) provides a safe and straightforward solution for a wide range of patients—including emergency...
Late rupture after EVAR is rare but incidence is increasing
At the 2019 Charing Cross Symposium (CX; 15–18 April, London, UK), Vincenzo Brizzi (Bordeaux, France) reported the 10-year results for late rupture after endovascular...
Proximal neck sealing does not seem to induce neck dilatation
Endovascular aneurysm repair (EVAR) using proximal polymer sealing does not seem to induce neck dilatation like other endografts, concluded Hence Verhagen (Rotterdam, The Netherlands)...
Coil embolisation improves EVAR results for high risk patients
Coil embolisation for at-risk patients during endovascular aneurysm repair (EVAR) is a safe and reproducible procedure, Dominique Fabre (Le Plessis-Robinson, France) told delegates at...
Three key tips for managing aortic graft infections
Xavier Berard (Bordeaux, France) gave delegates at the 2019 Charing Cross Symposium (CX; 15–18 April, London, UK) three fundamental principles to bear in mind...
Peripheral and Aortic Workshops give CX delegates practical experience and expert discussion
During the CX Peripheral and Aortic Workshops at the 2019 Charing Cross Symposium (London, UK), experts demonstrated a wide range of peripheral and aortic...
CX 2019 provides a “great platform” to Latin America
“CX meets Latin America” is always an extremely popular and well attended programme, and this year was no exception. Charing Cross Symposium 2019 (CX;...
EVAR with an iliac branch endoprothesis is safe and effective
On Wednesday, during the Aortic Podium 1st session at Charing Cross (CX) Symposium, Fabio Verzini (Turin, Italy) reported that endovascular aneurysm repair (EVAR) with...
Government funding for large randomised trials still needed to examine promise of new therapies
Jan Blankensteijn (Amsterdam, The Netherlands; principal investigator of the DREAM trial) tells Vascular News about what inspired him to design the DREAM trial, how...
Multiple RCTs evaluating EVAR enabled pooling of data in quest for high-quality evidence
Roger Greenhalgh (London, UK), was honoured at the 2018 VEITHsymposium alongside other endovascular aneurysm repair (EVAR) pioneers. He spoke to Vascular News about his...
Chimney EVAR rising: Will the technique overcome perceived shortcomings and move to the next...
In this article, Konstantinos P Donas and Frank J Criado review the evidence for endovascular aneurysm repair using the chimney technique, and consider where...
Positive two-year results for Kardiozis EVAR device using fibre embolisation
France-based medtech company Affluent Medical has announced positive results from its SCOPE 1 clinical trial validating the efficacy of Kardiozis technology: an endoprosthesis using thrombogenic...
European vascular community continues to dispute draft NICE AAA guidelines amidst publication delays
At a session dedicated to the draft abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) guidelines put forward by the UK’s National Institute of Health and Care Excellence...
Study finds increased risk of abdominal cancer associated with EVAR
A population-based cohort study by Viknesh Sounderajah and colleagues at Imperial College in London, UK, found an increased risk of abdominal cancer associated with...
Five-year PYTHAGORAS results with Aorfix stent graft in highly angulated necks
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The outcomes at five years of the Aorfix (Lombard Medical) PYTHAGORAS trial, published in the Journal of...
The case for day-case EVAR: Benefits and challenges
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Endovascular aneurysm repair (EVAR) is an established treatment modality in vascular practice which continues to develop, as...
European centres report promising Altura endograft experiences
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Four-year results of a clinical trial experience of 90 endovascular aneurysm repair (EVAR) patients treated with the...
Unrestricted sales of the Nellix System to cease as use is limited to current...
Unrestricted sales and use of the Nellix System (Endologix) will cease immediately, in order to ensure optimal outcomes for patients, according to Endologix. The...
FDA approves Valiant NAVION for inclusion in physician-sponsored IDE
The Valiant NAVION stent graft system (Medtronic) has been approved by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for inclusion in a physician-sponsored investigational...
New ESVS guidelines for management of AAA: What is new and how does it...
The first European Society for Vascular Surgery (ESVS) guideline on treatment of abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA), published in the European Journal of Vascular and...
Behind the MiCroPort acquisition of Lombard Medical: What is next?
In April 2018, Chinese medical device company MicroPort Scientific acquired UK-based Lombard Medical, a developer, manufacturer and marketer of endovascular aortic aneurysm repair devices....
INCRAFT AAA Stent Graft System receives FDA approval
Cordis has announced that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved its INCRAFT AAA Stent Graft System for use in complex access...
Vivasure Medical announces launch of the PerQseal large bore closure device
Vivasure Medical has announced the European launch of the PerQseal closure device for large-bore transcatheter procedures, including transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI), thoracic endovascular...
Tackling the uncommon, but devastating, complication of infection after EVAR
Rachel Bell (Guy’s and St Thomas’ Hospital, London, UK) describes a variety of specialist surgical options to treat infection after endovascular aneurysm repair (EVAR),...
Valiant Navion thoracic stent graft receives FDA approval
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Valiant Navion thoracic stent graft system (Medtronic) for the minimally invasive repair of all lesions...
So, are you using lower leg lead shields when you perform EVAR?
Chronic exposure to low dose radiation, such as that experienced by operators who routinely perform endovascular aneurysm repair (EVAR), has biological effects that can...
FDA classifies previous Endologix AFX safety notice as Class I Recall
Endologix, a developer and marketer of treatments for aortic disorders, has announced that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has classified a voluntary...
Teleflex acquires Essential Medical
Teleflex Incorporated has announced that it has acquired Essential Medical, a privately-held medical device company that has developed and commercialised the CE Marked Manta...
First patient in Europe receives implant of Gore Excluder Conformable AAA Endoprosthesis with Active...
Gore has announced the first European patient implant of the Gore Excluder Conformable AAA Endoprosthesis with Active Control System. This next-generation endovascular aneurysm repair...
Sean Lyden: EVAR in short neck and complex aortic anatomies
Sean Lyden of the Cleveland Clinic (Cleveland, USA) discusses Endologix' Ovation grafts and the use endovascular aneurysm repair (EVAR) in short neck and complex...
Merit Medical named exclusive distributor of Q50 Plus
Merit Medical Systems has been named the exclusive global distributor of the Q50 Plus Stent Graft Balloon Catheter (QXMédical). The Q50 Plus is used...
Tilo Kölbel
Born into a family of medical professionals, Tilo Kölbel was destined to become one himself. He tells Vascular News about his journey to becoming...
FDA updates advisory letter on device-related type III endoleak risks
An update to last year’s FDA letter, expressing concern over risk of type III endoleaks in relation to endovascular graft systems, now states that...
LUCY one-year results presented at SVS
One-year results from the LUCY (Evaluation of females who are underrepresented candidates for abdominal aortic aneurysm repair) registry were reported at the Society for...
TVT 2018: Positive results for Manta large bore closure device
Results from the SAFE MANTA IDE clinical trial—the first pivotal trial for a dedicated large bore closure device (Manta, Essential Medical)—show haemostasis was achieved...
Deficiencies in operator behaviour: Premature atypical malignancies in high-volume operators
In this article, Bijan Modarai outlines recent research on the effects of radiation exposure in high-volume interventionalists, why a future with alternative modalities to...
First results of global ENCORE analysis using Ovation abdominal stent graft
The first results have been announced from ENCORE, a pooled, global analysis of several prospective clinical trials and registries studying polymer endovascular aneurysm repair...
Terumo enters purchase agreement for XPro large bore vascular closure system
Terumo has entered into a definitive asset purchase agreement with Medeon Biodesign for its XPro large bore vascular closure system. The transaction consists of an...
Stéphan Haulon
Growing up in Kenya, Stéphan Haulon’s early experience of the medical profession came in the form of the “flying doctors”, who piloted small planes...
Aortic neck dilation “never exceeds device diameter” during FEVAR follow-up
Following a fenestrated endovascular aneurysm repair (FEVAR), the infrarenal aortic neck often continues to dilate. At the 2017 VEITHsymposium, Benjamin Starnes (University of Washington,...
Analysis of percutaneous large-bore arterial access closure shows fewer adverse outcomes and shorter hospital...
Percutaneous closure of large-bore arterial access sites using the Perclose ProGlide suture-mediated closure device (Abbott Vascular) is associated with significantly lower rates of blood...
Radiation exposure during EVAR causes DNA damage in operators
The health implications of prolonged low dose radiation exposure are frequently a topic of discussion amongst vascular interventionalists, who are performing a growing number...
First patient enrolled in Frontier IV clinical trial of PerQseal large arteriotomy closure technology
Vivasure Medical has announced the successful enrolment of the first patient in the Frontier IV clinical study, a non-randomised multicentre international trial, designed to...
Endurant II/IIs stent graft receives FDA approval for short neck anatomies with Heli-FX EndoAnchor
Medtronic has received US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval for the Endurant II/IIs stent graft system to treat abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) patients...
Manta large bore vascular closure device to be evaluated in 500-patient European post-market clinical...
Essential Medical has announced initiation of enrolment in a post-market clinical registry in the regions where Manta is commercially available.
Principal investigator Nicolas Van Mieghem,...
Essential Medical completes enrolment in US IDE trial of Manta
Essential Medical has announced the completion of enrolment in the US pivotal investigational device exemption (IDE) trial of the Manta large bore vascular closure...
Successful results for Aortica’s AortaFit FEVAR planning software
Benjamin Starnes, chief of Vascular Surgery at the University of Washington (Seattle, USA), has reported successful results for the first 30 patients undergoing fenestrated...
Five-year ENGAGE data demonstrate comparable EVAR outcomes in male and female patients
Five-year data from Medtronic’s ENGAGE global registry indicate that endovascular aneurysm repair (EVAR) outcomes are comparable between male and female patients when using the...
First-in-human use TEVAR of Gore TAG thoracic stent graft with Active Control system completed
Gore has announced the first patient implant of the TAG conformable thoracic stent graft with Active Control system after the receipt of CE mark...
The use of embolic filters to reduce the stroke risk in TEVAR
Richard Gibbs and colleagues have previously demonstrated that 80% of patients undergoing thoracic endovascular aneurysm repair (TEVAR) have evidence of new post-procedural cerebral infarcts by comparing pre-...
Competence in EVAR techniques
Endovascular aneurysm repair (EVAR) is a highly specialised and potentially complicated procedure requiring knowledge and skills from several cognitive domains. Indeed, EVAR involves several intricate procedural...
Maarit Venermo
Maarit Venermo was driven to a life in medicine by her competitive nature and arrived at medical school with little idea of what speciality...
Increased mortality in females after TEVAR
It is well known that women have worse outcomes following treatment for abdominal aortic aneurysms, but a recent study finds that the results are...
Excluder Iliac Branch Endoprosthesis device meets mid-term primary endpoints in clinical trial and real-world...
At the 2017 Vascular Annual Meeting (VAM; 30 May–3 June, San Diego, USA), mid-term follow-up data from a pivotal trial (IBE 12-04) of the...
Endologix reports positive clinical data from the Ovation LUCY study in women
Endologix has announced 30-day results from the LUCY (Evaluation of Females who are Underrepresented Candidates for Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Repair) study. The data showed...
From acute to chronic disease-specific solutions: A continuum of optimising outcomes in the treatment...
The management of type B aortic dissections represents a significant challenge for the vascular community. Despite the great advances obtained since the development of endovascular...
Medeon Biodesign gets approval for CE mark study for the XPro large bore vascular...
Medeon Biodesign has received approval by the New Zealand Health and Disability Ethics Committees, Ministry of Health to commence the CE clinical trial for...
EVAR 2 very long-term results prompt a call for shared decision-making in frail patients
A “podium first” presentation of very long-term follow-up data from the EVAR 2 trials suggests that endovascular aneurysm repair (EVAR) fails to improve all-cause...
Watch and learn: CX Aortic Edited Cases
Tuesday’s CX Aortic Edited Cases session featured exciting and engaging standing-room only case presentations, including Andrew Holden’s (Auckland, New Zealand) first-in-man implantation of the...
Lombard Medical CEO steps down
Simon Hubbert has stepped down from his position as chief executive officer on 18 April after serving in the role for more than six years. A...
QXMédical announces sponsorship of leading EVAR planning website
QXMédical has announced its sponsorship of EVARplanning.com, an online tool which helps vascular and cardiovascular specialists plan complex endovascular aneurysm repair (EVAR) procedures.
Developed by...
Endologix announces enrolment of first patients in ELEVATE IDE clinical study
Endologix has announced today that the first patients were treated in the ELEVATE (Expanding patient applicability with polymer sealing Ovation Alto stent graft) investigational...
Endologix completes enrolment in Ovation Lucy study
Endologix has completed patient enrolment in the Lucy (Evaluation of females who are underrepresented candidates for abdominal aortic aneurysm repair) study, a multicentre post-market...
Achieving haemostasis in radial artery access
The VasoStat (Forge Medical) is a haemostasis device designed for radial, brachial and transpedal procedures. The device is placed over the puncture site to...
Mind over matter: EVAR under hypnosis
The use of hypnosis during endovascular aneurysm repair (EVAR) may improve haemodynamic and respiratory stability and allow faster patient recovery, according to a presentation...
Mind over matter: EVAR under hypnosis
The use of hypnosis during endovascular aneurysm repair (EVAR) may improve haemodynamic and respiratory stability and allow faster patient recovery, according to a presentation...
Comparison of EVAR 1 and ENGAGE data shows the evolution of EVAR
The EVAR 1 trial—investigating the efficacy of endovascular aneurysm repair (EVAR) versus open repair—and the ENGAGE registry—examining the performance of the Endurant (Medtronic) stent...
Australian Therapeutic Goods Administration approves Endologix’ AFX2 bifurcated endograft system
The Australian Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) has approved Endologix’ AFX2 bifurcated endograft system for inclusion on the Australian Register of Therapeutic Goods. The TGA...
Medtronic Endurant II/IIs granted CE mark for ChEVAR parallel graft technique
Medtronic has received CE mark for its Endurant II/IIs stent graft system to treat abdominal aortic aneurysm patients using a ChEVAR procedure—a parallel graft...
PERICLES registry analysis produces new classification for chEVAR gutter-related endoleaks
“Systematic scrutiny” of the large patient cohort in the PERICLES registry has resulted in a new classification describing three distinct patterns of chimney endovascular...
First simplified FEVAR procedure using AortaFit and Bolton Treo performed
Aortica Corporation has announced that Benjamin Starnes, chief of Vascular Surgery at the University of Washington, completed the first three-vessel fenestrated endovascular aneurysm repair...
Device developments in EVAR: What we learned from the past; what we need for...
The introduction of endovascular grafts for treatment of abdominal aortic aneurysms represents the major determinant for the endovascular revolution of the last 25 years....
EVAR 1 trial 15-year follow-up published: Lifelong surveillance of EVAR and prompt reintervention are...
Fifteen-year follow-up results of the UK endovascular aneurysm repair trial 1 (EVAR 1), published online in The Lancet on 12 October 2016, show higher...
New technology add-on payment awarded for Gore Excluder iliac branch endoprosthesis
The US Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has granted the Gore Excluder iliac branch endoprosthesis (IBE) new technology status. Beginning on 1...
Dittmar Bӧckler
A budding pilot, Dittmar Böckler’s flight plan was altered by the onset of a sudden illness as a teenager. The experience introduced him to...
Iliac branch device results show value of internal iliac artery revascularisation
The new Excluder iliac branch endoprosthesis (Gore) is safe and effective at treating aortoiliac aneurysms and common iliac artery aneurysms, maintaining blood flow into...
Any instructions for use non-adherence predicts graft-related adverse events in elective EVAR patients
Frequently, instructions for use (IFU) parameters published by device manufacturers are not adhered to in order to increase patient candidacy for endovascular aneurysm repair...
First patients treated with Endologix’s Ovation Alto abdominal stent graft system
The first two patients with abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAA) have been treated with Endologix’s Ovation Alto abdominal stent graft system. The patients were treated...
US branch/fenestrated EVAR use soars by over 500% in a decade
New US research indicates that there was a widespread and steady decline in elective open abdominal aortic aneurysm repairs for Medicare patients from 2003...
Complex triple or quadruple FEVAR does not increase perioperative mortality or morbidity compared with...
At the Vascular Annual Meeting (9–11 June, National Harbor, USA), data were presented suggesting that complex triple or quadruple fenestrated endovascular aneurysm repair (FEVAR)...
Early follow-up of FEVAR/BEVAR using supra-coeliac sealing zones and four-vessel designs shows no mortality...
Fenestrated and branched endovascular aneurysm repair (FEVAR/BEVAR) using supra-coeliac sealing zones and four-vessel designs is safe can be performed with “excellent” early outcomes according...
Initial STABLE II data favourable for treatment of chronic type B aortic dissection
Initial results from the STABLE II study indicate that a covered stent graft with a bare metal stent is safe and effective in treating...
Individual Patient Data meta-analysis and EVAR 1 trial results presented at CX 2016
The teams of researchers and principal investigators who collected and analysed the data for the Individual Patient Data meta-analysis and EVAR 1 trial presented...
What are the specific requirements and results of EVAR in Japanese patients?
An industrially produced stent graft for abdominal aortic aneurysm repair was first approved by the Japanese Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW) in...
Gore Excluder iliac branch endoprosthesis granted FDA approval
The Gore Excluder iliac branch endoprosthesis has become the first off-the-shelf aortic branch to be approved by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA)...
Endologix announces first US commercial implant of the AFX2 bifurcated endograft system
The first commercial implant of the AFX2 bifurcated endograft system (Endologix) in the USA has been performed at Main Medical Center in Portland. The...
First two fenestrated EVAR procedures performed with the Aortica AortaFit system
Two cases have been successfully completed using the AorFit (Aortica) system to support simplified fenestrated endovascular aneurysm repair (FEVAR). The surgeries were performed by...
FDA approves Aortica to supply AortaFit system for physician-sponsored investigative device exemption study
The US Food and Drug Administration has approved a supplement to an ongoing Physician-Sponsored IDE (investigative device exemption) study sponsored by Benjamin Starnes, chief...
Bruce Perler
Bruce Perler, Julius H Jacobson II, professor of Surgery, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, USA, is the president of the Society...
MAEFISTO study highlights the characteristics of late aortoenteric fistulae after EVAR
Late aortoenteric fistulae may occur in less than 1% of patients undergoing endovascular aneurysm repair (EVAR), with an increased risk in cases of emergency...
Gore Excluder iliac branch endoprosthesis exceeds 1,000 implants worldwide
The Excluder iliac branch endoprosthesis has exceeded 1,000 implants worldwide; a milestone that comes two years after the device received the CE mark in...
Reducing the risk of stroke and embolic lesions of TEVAR and TAVI with embolic...
By Jeffrey P Carpenter
Stroke is a devastating complication associated with thoracic endovascular aneurysm repair (TEVAR) and transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI). The majority of...
Medeon Biodesign’s XPro large bore vascular closure device achieves successful first-in-man studies
Medeon Biodesign has announced the successful completion of its first-in-human studies for its XPro suture-mediated vascular closure device, targeting to close 8F-21F femoral access...
Endologix announces FDA approval of AFX2 Bifurcated Endograft System
Endologix announced on 13 October 2015 that it has received FDA approval for the AFX2 Bifurcated Endograft System for the treatment of abdominal aortic...
Physician-sponsored IDE study gains FDA approval to add more AAA devices and introduce planning...
Benjamin W Starnes expands Investigational Device Exemption study that could significantly reduce the number of abdominal aortic aneurysm patients requiring open surgery.
“Preserving pelvic artery perfusion should be a goal during EVAR”
Early experience with the new Iliac Branch Excluder shows that the endograft is safe and effective, with a high success rate and patency of over 90% at six months.
TriVascular enrols first patient in the LUCY study
The first of its kind study aims to evaluate endovascular aortic repair (EVAR) in the under-served female population.
Anatomical severity score helps evaluate EVAR cost and use of adjunctive techniques
A study using preoperative anatomical severity grading in patients undergoing abdominal aortic aneurysm repair has shown that high scores correlate with increased total cost and resource utilisation and the need for adjunctive procedures during EVAR.
Medtronic acquires Aptus Endosystems
Aptus Endosystems' Helical Anchor Technology complements Medtronic's aortic stent platform for the treatment of complex aortic disease.
Medtronic announces financial investment in Arsenal AAA
In return for the investment, Medtronic has received an option to acquire Arsenal AAA after the company achieves certain milestones. Financial terms of the investment were not disclosed.
CE mark for Magellan10F robotic catheter
Hansen Medical has announced that the company's Magellan 10F robotic catheter has received the CE mark for use in the peripheral vasculature.
Aortica completes US$7m Series-A funding and appointment of management team
Aortica has completed its Series-A financing. The privately funded round totalled US$7m and was oversubscribed by a factor of two.
Aptus Endosystems initiates distribution partnership with Maquet in the UK
Maquet's Vascular Systems and Cardiac Surgery group will market and sell the Aptus Heli-FX EndoAnchor System and the Heli-FX Thoracic EndoAnchor System for EVAR and TEVAR, respectively.
Antiplatelet therapy and statins improve vascular surgery patient survival by 26% at five years
The use of antiplatelet therapy and statins has increased over time; however, many patients remain medically undertreated around their vascular surgical procedures. An analysis of the Vascular Quality Initiative (VQI) including data for over 50,000 patients shows that optimal medical therapy improves survival by 26% at five years.
PEVAR with Perclose ProGlide is non-inferior to femoral exposure and yields shorter time to...
According to results of a randomised trial published in the Journal of Vascular Surgery, compared with femoral exposure approach, the percutaneous access yielded significantly shorter times to haemostasis and procedure completion and favourable trends in blood loss, groin pain, and quality of life.
No type I, III or IV endoleaks, graft migration or adverse events with Incraft...
Data from the INNOVATION study continue to demonstrate that the Incraft EVAR system from Cordis performs well in patients suffering from abdominal aortic aneurysms two years after treatment.
ENGAGE registry shows low complication rates with Endurant II at three years
Results from the study also show 90.7% freedom from secondary endovascular procedures and 98.4% freedom from aneurysm-related mortality with the EVAR device from Medtronic.
TriVascular secures US$40 million in equity financing
According to the manufacturer of the Ovation EVAR devices, proceeds from the financing will support commercialisation, product development and clinical research efforts.
New cost models to offset margin losses associated with EVAR are needed
By David H Stone
The rapidly changing economic healthcare landscape has ushered in a new era of care delivery with a growing emphasis placed on...
Chimney EVAR demands strategy for dealing with compromised seal
By David Minion
In recent years, few techniques have generated greater interest and controversy in the field of endovascular aneurysm repair (EVAR) than parallel endografts....
Obesity not a contraindication for percutaneous TEVAR
There are currently limited data regarding the preclose technique, but obesity does not seem to be a contraindication, according to a study presented at the Vascular Annual Meeting 2013 in San Francisco, USA.
If Nellix works, it will be a game changer
By Dittmar Böckler
For over two decades endovascular aneurysm repair (EVAR) has been a minimal invasive treatment option for abdominal aortic aneurysms and an alternative...
ESVS calls on researchers to the inaugural Vascular Biology, Materials & Engineering meeting
By George Hamilton
Over the lifetime of the European Society for Vascular Surgery (ESVS), European vascular and endovascular surgery has grown in expertise and status,...
FDA clears EVAR application for Simbionix PROcedure Rehearsal Studio
The PROcedure Rehearsal Studio provides 3D visualisation of the patients' vasculature and true-to-life vessel measurement tools allowing surgeons to evaluate endovascular surgical treatment options before surgery.
Aptus Endosystems initiates the ANCHOR post-market registry
ANCHOR is a global, multicentre, prospective post-market registry, which will evaluate the use of the HeliFX Aortic Securement System (Aptus Endosystems) in the treatment of abdominal aortic aneurysms.
First patient enrolled in Ventana US clinical trial
Endologix has announced enrolment of the first patient in the company's US clinical trial to evaluate the Ventana fenestrated stent graft system for the endovascular repair of juxtarenal and pararenal abdominal aortic aneurysms.
Aptus completes $15m series AA financing
Aptus gets financial support from investors to further advance the commercial arm of its operations.
Europe set for wave of next generation EVAR devices
Endurant, Zenith LP, Excluder C3 and Incraft amongst devices that expand the stent graft market.
Jan Blankensteijn
Jan Blankensteijn, Division of Vascular Surgery, VU Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, and principal investigator of the DREAM trial, has EVAR as his first...
Aptus completes first EndoStapling procedures in Europe
Successful implants establish basis for further clinical activity.
Impact of regional utilisation of EVAR in the USA revealed
Between 2001 and 2005 the number of open aortic aneurysm repairs nationwide decreased by 48%, while the number of aneurysms repaired endovascularly increased by 105%.
Controverses 2010 shows trends in 3D imaging
Current trends in vascular imaging were presented on 22 January 2010 at the Controverses et Actualit̩s en Chirurgie Vascularie (CACVS) meeting in Paris, France.
Drug-eluting stents too expensive, say CX delegates
Delegates at the CX Symposium say the economic climate means drug-eluting stents are not a realistic treatment option in the superficial femoral artery
CX 31 angles on EVAR
The endovascular repair of abdominal aortic aneurysm (EVAR) vs. open repair debate will rage on at this year's CX Symposium.
CX Symposium challenges the vascular field
The theme of the 31st Charing Cross International Symposium is "Vascular and Endovascular Controversies Update" and Europe's longest running vascular symposium aims to raise controversial topics so that attendees can challenge the latest evidence and reach a consensus.
NICE approve EVAR
The UK regulatory body delivers delayed appraisal of endovascular treatment of abdominal aortic aneurysms
Michel Makaroun
Vascular News talks to Dr Michel Makaroun, Professor of Surgery, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Chief, Division of Vascular Surgery,...
rAAAs: EVAR associated with reduced mortality
Dr Frank Veith, New York, presented an interesting summary of the results from the World Registry on rAAAs.
Perclose Proglide safe and effective for EVAR/TEVAR procedures
Perclose closure devices are designed to close femoral artery puncture sites following diagnostic or interventional procedures.
EVEM data highlights continued European growth of EVAR procedures
Stephen Greenhalgh, London, UK, presented data in November 2006 at the Carpe Diem Vascular meeting in Barcelona, Spain.
EndoSure useful in guiding AAA
The results are from the Acute Pressure Measurement to Confirm Aneurysm Sac EXclusion (APEX) trial, a prospective, non-randomized study.
EUROSTAR report questions Belgian HTA conclusions
EUROSTAR Report On Belgian Endovascular Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Elective Repair Between 2001 And 2005 - EUROSTAR Report On The RIZIV Convention
Fitness is the key to EVAR benefit
Roger Greenhalgh launches a robust defence of the UK EVAR trials
Lifeline challenges EVAR 2 outcomes
AHRQ Review
Have EVAR outcomes changed practice?
Greatest Great Debate?
Profile: Rodney White
Vascular News speaks to Rodney White
CX Vascular Nursing Course
With the support of Medi
Benefit of emergency EVAR remains unclear
Are single center results for emergency EVAR comparable?
EUROSTAR Registry hailed at ESVS
Guest speakers concluded that the Registry had provided the vascular community with many valuable lessons
EVAR benefit sustained at the four-year point
EVAR and DREAM trials essentially the same
Graft designs hot topic at Critical Issues Symposium
The latest issues surrounding endovascular aortic repair and carotid stenting
Charing Cross goes from strength to strength
Last year's Charing Cross International Symposium reached new heights
Eurostar: new functions
Peter Harris explained how having successfully completed its initial audit cycle Eurostar is taking on new functions
Dutch trial conclusions differ from those of EVAR Trial 1
Conclusions drawn by the two groups of investigators differed dramatically
US OVER follows UK EVAR
US aneurysm repair trial gets under way
Eurostar focuses on emergiencies
Eurostar collaborators' meeting at the ESVS
Rachel Bell
A specialist in complex open aortic surgery, Rachel Bell speaks to Vascular News about her career so far. Raised in Yorkshire, UK, she moved...
Terumo Aortic announces PMDA approval for Thoraflex Hybrid in Japan
Terumo Aortic have today announced that the Japanese Pharmaceuticals and Medical Devices Agency (PMDA) has granted approval of the Thoraflex Hybrid frozen elephant...
Terumo Aortic announces FDA approval of dissection and transection indication expansion for the RelayPro...
Terumo Aortic today announced that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted approval of the RelayPro thoracic stent graft device for the...
Five-year results of the LEOPARD trial published in the Journal of Vascular Surgery
Endologix has announced the online publication of the final five-year results of the LEOPARD trial in the Journal of Vascular Surgery (JVS). The study's...
Patient-centric innovation that stands the test of time
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Even though it is celebrating its aortic portfolio reaching its 25-year milestone, Gore believes that this is only the...
Trusted together: AAA treatment with E-tegra and E-liac
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The E-liac stent graft system (Artivion/Jotec), according to the clinical...
Choose the right endograft for your patient with Shockwave IVL
Giacomo Isernia (Perugia, Italy) sits down with Vascular News to discuss the challenges posed by calcium when it comes to endograft delivery. Calcium “limits the ability...
ESVS AAA guidelines alert recommends “enhanced surveillance” in patients treated with Nellix device
In a newly released “focused update” to their 2019 recommendations, the European Society for Vascular Surgery (ESVS) abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) guidelines writing committee...
New surgical thresholds and need for multidisciplinary teams reflected in revised aortic guidelines
The American College of Cardiology (ACC) and American Heart Association (AHA) have jointly published new guidelines on the diagnosis and management of aortic disease.
The...
Gore completes enrolment in the Gore Viabahn VBX balloon-expandable endoprosthesis EXPAND registry
W L Gore & Associates (Gore) has announced the completion of target enrolment in the EXPAND postmarket Registry of the Gore Viabahn VBX balloon-expandable...
CX Aortic Vienna: Presenters advocate for patient-tailored approach in thoracoabdominal procedures
Day three of CX Aortic Vienna Digital Edition (24–26 October) gave airtime to risk prediction and management for thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysm (TAAA) procedures. Presentations...
Vascular News’ top 10 most popular stories of August 2022
The establishment of the first-ever global consensus for the appropriate use of intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) in lower extremity and arterial and venous interventions, results...
Community-based exercise programme reduces AAA morbidity and mortality in randomised trial
Results of a randomised controlled trial (RCT) point to the beneficial effects of a community-based exercise programme on outcomes in patients with an abdominal...
Recruitment complete in FEVAR study for on-label use with Bentley BeGraft as bridging stent
Bentley has announced that recruitment is now complete in the fenestrated endovascular aortic aneurysm repair (FEVAR) study that uses the company's BeGraft peripheral balloon-expandable...
Terumo Aortic announces first commercial implant of the Thoraflex Hybrid device in the USA
Following the recent approval by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) of the Thoraflex Hybrid frozen elephant trunk (FET) device for the treatment...
Terumo Aortic announces US FDA approval for Thoraflex Hybrid device
Terumo Aortic has announced that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted approval of the Thoraflex Hybrid frozen elephant trunk (FET) device...
Palma Shaw
“As vascular surgeons, we never stop learning,” Palma Shaw tells Vascular News. This is one of the key attractions of the specialty for Shaw,...
CX 2022 highlights new data in the vascular world
Anticipation is building for the Charing Cross International Symposium 2022 (26–28 April, London, UK, in person and virtual), which this year will address some...
Vascular News’ top 10 most popular stories of December 2021
Highlights from the UK Vascular Societies’ Annual Scientific Meeting (VSASM 2021; 1–3 December, Manchester, UK), a VOYAGER PAD subanalysis, and Cordis' appointment of a...
Aopeng Medical completes clinical trial of robotic-assisted peripheral artery intervention of iliac artery in human
Aopeng Medical’s Allvas endovascular intervention surgical robot has successfully completed a first-in-human clinical evaluation of robot-assisted peripheral artery intervention of an iliac artery in the Department of Vascular Surgery at Shanghai Changhai Hospital.
The procedure was performed by Qing-Sheng...
VEITH 2021: Two-year follow-up data from EVAS2 IDE study delivered
The confirmatory EVAS2 clinical study to evaluate the safety and effectiveness of the Nellix endovascular aneurysm sealing system (EVAS; Endologix) for the treatment of...
Milan masterclass addresses TAAA reconstruction at CX Aortic Vienna
The specialist aortic team from San Raffaele Hospital (Milan, Italy), led by Roberto Chiesa, gave global CX Aortic Vienna 2021 (5–7 October, broadcast) attendees...
New technologies will simplify and shorten aortic surgical procedures while reducing radiation
In a session on “Reduction of radiation challenges” at CX Aortic Vienna 2021 (5–7 October, broadcast), experts highlighted new technologies with the potential to...
Juxtarenal aortic neck challenges session sees unanimous ESAR vote and support for CHEVAR
Thought-provoking presentations, debate and polling during the first day of CX Aortic Vienna 2021 (5–7 October, broadcast) have shed light on important considerations for...
Open surgery remains a well-accepted option to treat challenging aortic arch
Results of a poll conducted at CX Aortic Vienna 2021 (5–7 October, broadcast) indicated that open procedures have their place in treating the hostile...
Vascular News’ top 10 most popular stories of September 2021
September's top 10 features five-year ACST-2 results, a new tool to assess amputation risk following popliteal vascular injury, and an interview highlighting the questions...
Nectero Medical completes US$19.5 million Series C financing
Nectero Medical Inc has announced the closing of its US$19.5 million Series C financing round, led by new investor Boston Scientific Corporation. Proceeds will support...
Five-year results of the Gore Excluder IBE pivotal study confirm safety, efficacy and durability
W L Gore & Associates (Gore) has announced that five-year results from the US prospective, multicentre study (n=63) evaluating endovascular repair of iliac aneurysms...
Case report: Recanalisation of chronic iliofemoral venous occlusion in a patient with PAD and...
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High-volume experience and multicentre data show suitability of BeGraft PLUS in branched aortic procedures
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Based on his high-volume experience of branched repairs, Said Abisi, consultant vascular and endovascular surgeon at Guy’s and St...
Team at Copenhagen Aortic Center perform 150th E-nside implant, laud “valuable addition” to aortic...
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“The E-nside device is a valuable addition to our current...
Vascular News’ top 10 most popular stories of June 2021
New data from Philips' TOBA II below-the-knee (BTK) clinical trial, physicians' call for the AMPREDICT decision support tool to be applied in clinical practice,...
Vascular News’ top 10 most popular stories of April 2021
Highlights from the Charing Cross (CX) 2021 Digital Edition (19–22 April, online)—including the potential of Philips’ Fiber Optic RealShape (FORS) technology to reduce radiation...
CX 2021: Underlying thoracic aortic pathology is key and patients deserve open, hybrid, and...
The message that outcomes depend on the underlying pathology was front and centre during the Thoracic Aortic Controversies discussion at the Charing Cross (CX)...
Great news for EVAR: Registry data shows procedure is safe, durable, and effective out...
Endovascular aortic repair (EVAR) is safe, durable, and effective, the five-year interim results of the Global Registry for Endovascular Aortic Treatment (the GREAT registry)...
Endospan enrols first patient in the TRIOMPHE IDE study
Endospan has announced the first implant of its Nexus aortic arch stent graft system on a patient in Norfolk, USA, with a thoracic aortic...
Terumo Aortic announces mid-term results with real-world use of the RelayPlus thoracic stent graft...
Terumo Aortic has announced the midterm results from the RelayPlus thoracic stent graft system post-approval study, revealing low operative mortality and morbidity—supporting its use...
Aortic disease in women and men: Overcoming challenges for a promising future
Based on the Janet Powell Honorary Lecture she gave at this year's European Society for Vascular Surgery annual meeting (ESVS Month; 29 September–29 October,...
Treo abdominal stent graft system launches commercially in the USA
Following approval this year by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) of the Treo abdominal aortic stent-graft system for the treatment of patients...
First patient recruited into a study to obtain the indication for a bridging stent...
The first patient has been recruited into a trial investigating the BeGraft peripheral plus stent graft system (Bentley InnoMed) as a dedicated bridging stent...
CX Aortic Vienna: Swiss and Austrian livestream session sparks worldwide discussion
The final day of CX Aortic Vienna opened with a second joint session designed and hosted by the Swiss Society for Vascular Surgery (SGG)...
Roberto Chiesa
From his early days in cardiac surgery through to his professorship in Milan, Italy, Roberto Chiesa talks to Vascular News about various aspects of...
Polling at CX Aortic Vienna shows desire for fragile aorta-specific stent grafts
Use of a specifically designed stent graft to treat a fragile aorta was backed by three quarters of the CX Aortic Vienna audience, polled...
