News tagged with aortic aneurysm

Long-term survival from abdominal aortic aneurysm repair improving

Long-term survival for patients undergoing surgical repair of intact abdominal aortic aneurysms has improved in recent decades, according to a Swedish study reported in Circulation: Journal of the American Heart Association.

Medicine & Health / Medical research

created Jul 06, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Study establishes major new treatment target in diseased arteries

Removing a single protein prevents early damage in blood vessels from triggering a later-stage, frequently lethal complication of atherosclerosis, according to research published online today in the journal Nature Medicine. By eli ...

Medicine & Health / Medical research

created May 10, 2009 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (4) | comments 0

Single gene defect can cause stroke, other artery diseases

For the first time, scientists have discovered a single gene defect that causes thoracic aortic aneurysms and dissections as well as early onset coronary artery disease, ischemic stroke and Moyamoya disease. ...

Medicine & Health / Genetics

created May 01, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0


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