Angiology

Studies from Stanford University Hospital in the Area of Angiology Described

Published in Blood Weekly, March 15th, 2012

2012 MAR 15 -- In this recent report, researchers in Stanford, California conducted a study "To demonstrate the role of endovascular approaches to the ascending aorta in the post-transplant context. Three patients (2 women and 1 man aged 52, 68, and 43 years, respectively) developed pseudoaneurysm of the ascending aorta following thoracic organ transplantation."

"Due to the prohibitive risk of open surgery in each case, an endovascular repair of the ascending aorta was performed, with implantation of 1 to 3 stent-grafts to span the lesions. Follow-up imaging demonstrated complete exclusion of the pseudoaneurysms, with excellent outcomes at 4 months, 6...

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Source: Blood Weekly (2012-03-15)

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