News tagged with aortic repair

Study examines regional use of minimally invasive repair of aneurysms

While health policy researchers commonly suggest that geographic variations in the amount of medical care provided can be attributed to hospital costs or physician practice patterns, a new study examining regional utilization ...

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created Apr 02, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

New guidelines aim to prevent unnecessary death from thoracic aortic disease

When actor John Ritter died suddenly in 2003 from a tear in his thoracic aorta—the large artery that carries blood from the heart to the rest of the body—that tragedy brought attention to a rare but deadly condition that ...

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created Mar 16, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Total Laparoscopic Aortic Surgery Is Feasible, Shows Satisfactory Results

Recently the use of laparoscopy for vascular procedures has been limited by difficulties in aortic exposure and anastomosis techniques, as well as the concurrent competitive progress of endovascular surgery. For aortic repair, ...

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created Jun 13, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0