Tag: FEVAR
Bentley announces FEVAR certifications for BeGraft and BeFlared
Bentley recently announced that it has been granted TÜV certification for two of its bridging stent products.
One certificate is for the Bentley BeGraft stent,...
Preventing spinal cord ischemia: Novel techniques for direct segmental artery revascularization...
A vascular surgery team from the University of Southern California (USC) in Los Angeles demonstrated the feasibility of multidisciplinary direct revascularization of segmental arteries...
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...
“Vigilant” surveillance and low threshold for further interventions “crucial” following rescue...
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...
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...
UK-COMPASS maps out complex aneurysm treatment in England, points to possible...
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...
Three-year data bolster use of the BeGraft as a bridging stent...
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Stéphan Haulon (Hôpital Marie Lannelongue, GHPSJ, Paris, France) has extensive clinical experience using the BeGraft (Bentley, Hechingen, Germany) as a...
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...
Demand for “widely applicable” inner branch technology set to increase as...
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Said Abisi (London, UK) discusses inner branched endovascular aneurysm repair (iBEVAR)...
Recruitment complete in FEVAR study for on-label use with Bentley BeGraft...
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...
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...
Investigator-initiated studies pave the way for on-label bridging stent use in...
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Bridging stents have been used in fenestrated and branched endovascular aneurysm repair (F/BEVAR) for many years. However, their use...
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...
BUTTERFLY study finds most reinterventions after FEVAR are not related to...
A mid-term assessment of bridging stentgraft integrity and flare geometry following fenestrated endovascular aortic repair (FEVAR) finds that, although there is a substantial reintervention...
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...
First patient treated in the BeGraft FEVAR study aimed at providing...
On 19 March, the first patient was included in the BeGraft fenestrated endovascular aneurysm repair (FEVAR) study investigating the Bentley BeGraft peripheral balloon expandable...
“From pioneering times to a mature technology”: The evolution of bridging...
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...
Aortic neck dilation after FEVAR leads to little clinical impact, new...
Data, gathered in a study on the impact of aortic neck dilation after fenestrated endovascular aortic aneurysm repair (FEVAR), show that the process does...
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...
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,...
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,...
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...
Mayo Clinic researchers report encouraging fenestrated and branched EVAR outcomes
Significant success has been achieved in treating complex proximal aneurysms using a combination of fenestrated and branched graft devices, based on a report of...
Midterm FEVAR physician-sponsored IDE data “excellent”
Benjamin W Starnes, chief of Vascular Surgery at the University of Washington, USA, and one of the world’s foremost authorities on the treatment of...
Automated planning software could lead to wider FEVAR adoption
While the long-term durability of fenestrated endovascular repair (FEVAR) has been established, the need for accurate procedural planning may act as a barrier to...
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...
Mid-term Fenestrated Anaconda outcomes show good aneurysm sac regression and target...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
