The use of keyhole surgery to repair ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm is both clinically and cost effective and should be adopted more widely, concludes a randomised trial published by The BMJ today ...

There is substantial international variation in mortality rates after treatment for abdominal aortic aneurysm, or enlargement of the aorta. A BJS (British Journal of Surgery) study that compared ...

A robot was used to treat brain aneurysms for the first time. The robotic system could eventually allow remote surgery, enabling surgeons to treat strokes from afar. Embargoed until 11:15 a.m. Pacific ...

A new review of thirty studies finds artificial intelligence showing strong potential across minimally invasive vascular ...

Researchers are encouraged by study results that they hope can reduce the risks associated with brain surgery for aneurysm where the patient is awake. In a first time study published in the August ...

Patients who have undergone surgery to repair an aortic aneurysm related to having a bicuspid aortic valve have a low risk of future aneurysm events even if participating in endurance exercise, a new ...

Three years ago, Dr. Meghana Helder lost a patient hours after performing a risky heart surgery. The procedure, to repair a torn aorta resulting from an aneurysm, had a nearly 20% death rate. There ...

Hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT) plus routine care was linked to a 19% improvement in treatment effectiveness and significantly improved neurologic recovery, activities of daily living (ADL), and ...

An aortocaval fistula is a rare complication of an abdominal aortic aneurysm that requires immediate surgical repair. Doctors can choose to treat it with either open or endovascular surgery. An ...

Why it is called a silent killerAn abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) is a condition where the large artery passing through the abdomen (the abdominal aorta) bulges like a balloon. The most frightening ...

Emilia Clarke publicly revealed for the first time today that she suffered from two brain aneurysms, one in 2011 and one in 2013, in between filming her earlier seasons on Game of Thrones. She had to ...

My husband's brain aneurysm surgery has finished safely.I received a call from the hospital saying there were no abnormalities. I was also able to speak with my husband on the phone."My head doesn't ...