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New Guidelines Aim to Prevent Unnecessary Deaths from Thoracic Aortic Disease
March 26, 2010 – When actor John Ritter died suddenly in 2003 from a tear in his thoracic aorta, the tragedy brought attention to a rare but deadly condition that takes...
Read More March 26, 2010
Endovascular Aortic Aneurysm Repair on the Rise
Endovascular aneurysm repair (EVAR) using transcatheter-deployed stent grafts has grown significantly in the past 10 years. While surgeons traditionally perform aneurysm...
Read More May 19, 2009
WEB EXCLUSIVE: New Technologies Are Pushing the Envelope for Endovascular Repair of Aortic Aneurysms
Endovascular repair for aortic aneurysms has gained popularity in the past five to six years as physicians has learned how to use and became more comfortable with the new...
Read More March 19, 2009
Imaging, Surgical Companies Partner to Create Ideal Hybrid Cath Lab/ORs
For more than a decade, Dr. Barry T. Katzen, medical director of Baptist Cardiac and Vascular Institute (BCVI) in Miami, FL, has pioneered the integration of surgical and...
Read More February 11, 2009
Web Exclusive: ISET Recap
Positive AAA Results with Endovascular Approach Endovascular aortic repair for abdominal aortic aneurysms received a passing grade when compared to traditional open...
Read More February 14, 2007