Tag: endovascular aneurysm repair
Computer model indicates optimal shielding can reduce operator radiation doses close...
“With effective use of apron and ceiling and table shields, operator doses can be reduced to the equivalent of one to two days...
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...
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...
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)...
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...
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...
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...
UK-COMPASS highlights “extremely good” three-year results for complex aneurysm treatment in...
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)...
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”...
A software named PRAEVAorta (Nurea), using artificial intelligence (AI), has the potential to enable a fast, reproducible, and fully automated analysis of abdominal aortic...
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,...
Less frequent post-EVAR surveillance might be safe in some patient groups,...
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...
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F/BEVAR review reveals less than 20% of patients suffered intraoperative adverse...
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...
“Significant variations in the interpretation of the ESVS AAA guidelines” remain...
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)...
Concern for outgrowing EVAR suitability in small AAA “unwarranted” within two-year...
“The majority of patients eligible for EVAR when entering a surveillance programme for small AAA remain eligible after two years,” write Annalise...
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...
