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Aneurysm Defined
A “ballooning” of a blood vessel, usually an artery; the result of plaque weakening the wall of an artery, then blood pressure causing the artery to balloon out and the artery wall to become dangerously thin.
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Simple aorta test would save lives, MDs say
Published September 8, 2008, 1:41 am, The Globe and Mail
Canada's vascular surgeons call for national screening program to detect aortic aneurysm, a painless but often fatal condition
Hansen Medical Announces World's First Robotic Transvascular Aneurysm Repair
Published September 6, 2008, 3:14 am, Medical News Today
Hansen Medical, Inc. (NASDAQ: HNSN), the global leader in flexible robotics and the developer of robotic technology for accurate 3D control of catheter movement, announced today that a team of physicians led by Professor Nick Cheshire at St.
Aneurysm screening could cut deaths in half
Published September 5, 2008, 11:38 am, CTV.ca
About 1,000 Canadians suffer ruptured aortic aneurysms every year and most people die as a result. But doctors say they could cut that number in half with ultrasound screening programs.
Screening program for abdominal aneurysms wanted
Published September 5, 2008, 6:23 am, C-Health
Canada should have a national screening program to diagnose potential abdominal aortic aneurysms in men and high-risk women aged 65 and older, the Canadian Society for Vascular Surgery says.
At Risk For Peripheral Arterial Disease? Simple Quiz Provides Key So You Can Circulate Better
Published September 5, 2008, 4:16 am, Medical News Today
Ten million Americans have peripheral arterial disease (PAD), and research shows that the highest risk populations include African-Americans (twice as likely to develop clogged leg arteries), seniors (12-20 percent develop PAD) and diabetics (one in three who are over the age of 50 develop PAD).
At Risk for Peripheral Arterial Disease? Simple Quiz Provides Key so You Can Circulate Better
Published September 4, 2008, 8:09 am, PR Newswire via Yahoo! News
Interventional Radiologists Recommend That African-Americans, Seniors, Diabetics Take Online Quiz, Get Screened During September PAD Awareness Month
Dr. Louis Gibson: Physician, founder dies
Published September 4, 2008, 1:13 am, Corsicana Daily Sun
Dr. Louis Gibson was legendary for his boldness and accuracy, whether he was in the operating room or the board room. He died Sunday at the age of 85.
At risk for peripheral arterial disease? Simple quiz provides key so you can circulate better
Published September 3, 2008, 1:56 pm, PhysOrg
Ten million Americans have peripheral arterial disease (PAD), and research shows that the highest risk populations include African-Americans (twice as likely to develop clogged leg arteries), seniors (12-20 percent develop PAD) and diabetics (one in three who are over the age of 50 develop PAD). Legs for Life(R)—a community health and public information program—recommends that older Americans ...
At risk for peripheral arterial disease? Simple quiz provides key so you can circulate better
Published September 3, 2008, 1:19 pm, EurekAlert!
( Society of Interventional Radiology ) Ten million Americans have peripheral arterial disease, and research shows that the highest risk populations include African-Americans, seniors and diabetics. Legs for Life -- a community health and public information program -- recommends that older Americans take its free, online self-assessment quiz.
Six-Year Follow-up Data Confirms Endologix Powerlink's Outstanding Durability and Outcomes
Published September 3, 2008, 1:00 am, Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance
IRVINE, Calif.----Endologix, Inc. today announced that six-year patient follow-up data from the Company's Powerlink® System pivotal clinical trial supporting the durability of the Powerlink System as a minimally invasive treatment for abdominal aortic aneurysm was published in the peer-reviewed Journal of Vascular Surgery .
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- Recommendation s for the Management of Patients With Unruptured Intracranial Aneurysms : A Statement for Healthcare Professionals From the Stroke Council of the American Heart Association -- Bederson et al. 102 (18): 2300 -- Circulation
- Recommendation s for the Endovascular Treatment of Intracranial Aneurysms: A Statement for Healthcare Professionals from the Committee on Cerebrovascula r Imaging of the American Heart Association Council on Cardiovascular Radiology -- Johnston et al. 33 (1
Fri Aug 22
- What is a Brain Aneurysm?: Yesterday, Ohio Rep. Stephanie Tubbs Jones died suddenly from excessive bleeding caused by a brain aneurysm. Neurologist Sean Savitz explains what killed Tubbs Jones.
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- Congresswoman Tubbs Jones Dies After Aneurysm: Earlier Wednesday, media outlets, citing “sou rces familiar with the situation,& ;#8221; erroneously reported that Tubbs Jones had died. Her doctor said a short time later that she was in “cri tical condition& #8221; at a hospital in East Clevel...
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- NIRVANA "Aneurysm" Remix3d! | General: New remix of NIRVANA ~ Aneurysm by 3rd* www.cre8tivezo ne.com
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- Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Screen: Are you at risk for catastrophic aortic rupture?: Learn the risk factors for abdominal aortic aneurysm, a potentially fatal condition. Get screened for AAA.
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