Nov 16, 2012

Experts Present New Stenting Techniques Using “Off the Shelf” Devices, Will Combine Good Outcomes with Reduced Costs. New endovascular grafting techniques to repair tissue following abdominal...

Nov 16, 2012

Discussions on the Value and Necessity of Level 1 Evidence The treatment of abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAAs), ruptures of which carry one of the highest mortality rates among all medical maladi...

Nov 16, 2012

The Particulars: Previous research has not established the success rate for stenting of the superficial femoral artery (SFA). Data Breakdown: An investigation conducted in Germany was performed, in...

Nov 15, 2012

Chronic Cerebrovenous Insufficiency Remains a Diagnosis in Question. In 2010, Italian vascular surgeon Paolo Zamboni and his research team set off a flurry of excitement and optimism in the multi...

Nov 15, 2012

Researchers in Denmark have found that the risk of first-time hospitalization for pneumonia appears to be high among renal transplant candidates and recipients. When compared with controls, incidence ...

Nov 15, 2012

A Canadian investigation of more than 8,000 patients who underwent major elective non-cardiac surgery and received PCI within 10 years suggests that the earliest optimal time for their surgery is 46 t...

Nov 15, 2012

Among eligible patients, those who undergo implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) implantation appear to benefit from a significantly decreased mortality rate when compared with those who do not...

Nov 15, 2012

The Particulars: Among patients with an inadequate proximal landing zone and/or severe angles complex configuration, an endograft fabricated based on preoperative three-dimensional CT images may allow...

Nov 15, 2012

The Particulars: Hybrid repair of aortic arch aneurysms—in which supra-aortic trunks are rerouted and aortic endografts are deployed—has been an appealing option for patients who are not candidate...

Nov 15, 2012

The Particulars: Alternatives to open surgery for abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAAs) are needed when adequate neck does not exist to allow for standard endovascular repair. Fenestrated endovascular rep...

Nov 15, 2012

Exploring Best Medical Treatments vs. an Intervention The continuing debate among vascular specialists over the comparative benefits of different approaches to treating carotid artery disease take...

Nov 15, 2012

Safety and Outcomes Using New Endovascular Technologies Chronic total obstruction (CTO) of the arteries supplying blood to the knee and lower leg is a condition most frequently found among the e...

Nov 14, 2012

The Particulars: The optimal dressing material for patients with donor-site wounds (DSWs) after split-skin grafting has not been well established in published investigations. Data Breakdown: Resear...

Nov 08, 2012

Swedish research suggests that bariatric surgery appears to be considerably more efficient in preventing type 2 diabetes in obese patients than usual care. In the study, bariatric surgery was associat...

Nov 08, 2012

New research is being presented at the 2012 VEITHsymposium, the 39th annual symposium on vascular and endovascular issues, from November 14-18 in New York City. The features below highlight studies em...

Nov 07, 2012

Adrenalectomy procedures appear to be increasingly centralizing toward very high-volume hospitals— those that perform 15 or more procedures per year—according to results from a Temple University-b...

Nov 07, 2012

Administering intravenous recombinant human erythropoietin plus iron in anemic patients prior to valve replacement appears to improve postoperative survival and decrease blood transfusion use and hosp...

Nov 07, 2012

Investigators in Pittsburgh and Baltimore have found that surgery appears to be associated with high patient satisfaction and improved quality of life (QOL) in patients who underwent surgery for benig...

Nov 07, 2012

Supramalleolar osteotomy appears to be effective in treating ankle impingement for patients with an overcorrected congenital clubfoot deformity. Results from a small study found that the approach was ...

Nov 07, 2012

Morbidity appears to be significant in patients older than 80 who undergo nephrectomy for renal cell carcinoma, according to results from a small French analysis. For all patients in this age range, t...