Tag: aortic dissection
Artivion announces meaningful all-cause mortality reduction in AMDS PERSEVERE trial
Artivion has announced presentation of interim results from the Ascyrus medical dissection stent (AMDS) PERSEVERE clinical trial in a late-breaking science session at the...
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...
Study finds no correlation between TEVAR timing and uncomplicated type B...
With proper patient selection, short-term outcomes of thoracic endovascular aortic repair (TEVAR) in acute uncomplicated acute type B aortic dissection (uTBAD) are similar irrespective...
Viz.ai announces positive new data from large aortic dissection AI real-world...
Viz.ai recently announced new data from a large aortic dissection artificial intelligence (AI) real-world study that supports the use of its AI technology for...
Mortality drops for acute type A aortic dissection, still high for...
The chance of a patient surviving after an acute type A aortic dissection has improved significantly, but mortality remains high if not recognised early...
Artivion initiates enrolment in PERSEVERE clinical trial
Artivion announced today that it has initiated enrolment in the PERSEVERE clinical trial to determine if patients with an acute DeBakey Type I aortic...
Study suggests more proximal landing zone is preferred for TEVAR of...
A review evaluating the results of thoracic endovascular aortic repair (TEVAR) following acute type B aortic dissection suggests most patients with acute type B...
New publication “extends evidence for clinical benefit” with CytoSorbents’ haemoadsorption technology...
CytoSorbents has called attention to a new publication which reports on the use of intraoperative haemoadsorption using the company's technology to reduce perioperative bleeding...
Research reveals improved outcomes and decreased mortality in management of aortic...
The Minneapolis Heart Institute Foundation (MHIF; Minneapolis, USA) has announced the publication of research showing improved patient outcomes and significantly decreased 30-day mortality in...
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...
AI triage solution for PE and aortic dissection receives FDA clearance...
Medical imaging artificial intelligence (AI) specialist Avicenna.AI recently announced that it has received certification in the USA and European Union (EU) for CINA CHEST,...
“Significant” long-term morbidity related to aortic branches in patients with aortic...
In patients with aortic dissection, a retrospective, population-based cohort study suggests that aortic branch involvement is responsible for “a significant long-term morbidity, without any...
Total endovascular aortic arch treatment shows promise in dissections, but secondary...
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...
Eighteen-year results provide insight into changing patterns of thoracic aortic disease
Based on data collected from 2002–2020, Dominic Howard (Oxford University Hospitals NHS Trust, Oxford, UK) spoke at the 2020 UK Vascular Societies’ Annual Scientific...
Sodium fluoride positron emission tomography shows promise as multimodality imaging technique...
During the prize session at this year’s European Society for Vascular Surgery annual meeting (ESVS Month, 29 September–29 October, virtual), Maaz Syed (University of...
US team secures funding to examine impact of COVID-19 on aortic...
A team at the University of Washington in Seattle, USA, has received a funding award through the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) Eugene Washington...
Medtronic begins real-world, post-market study of Valiant Navion in patients with...
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...
Study highlights drop in aortic dissection cases in New York during...
In a recently-published study, researchers found a significant drop in acute aortic dissection cases in New York City since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic.
The...
BIBA Briefings: Award for film raising awareness of aortic dissection
A short film (“Today is a Good Day”), which showcases the work of Aortic Dissection Awareness UK & Ireland, has won the Rare Disease Film Festival’s Peoples’...
First US patient treated with recently approved Zenith Dissection Endovascular System
Following the recent US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval of Cook Medical’s Zenith Dissection Endovascular System, Cooper University Health Care in Camden, USA,...
Cook Medical receives US FDA approval for aortic dissection device
Cook Medical has announced its recent approval from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its Zenith endovascular aortic dissection system.
The system,...
Poor medication adherence of TBAD patients may play a role in...
Type B aortic dissection (TBAD) patients exhibit poor adherence to best medical therapy, which may play a part in the high levels of aortic...
Acute Dissections Symposium: “The Great Masquerader”
The best management of type B aortic dissection is an ongoing debate. In April 2016, W. L. Gore & Associates held a two-day symposium...
Quick-fire Dreiländertagung
From 4–8 October, the Dreiländertagung meeting was held at the Kursaal centre in Bern, Switzerland. Taking place every three years, the German-speaking meeting brings...
