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Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm
Endovascular Repair Safer, More Successful for Some Ruptured Aneurysms
May 1st, 2009
A study published in the April issue of the Journal of Vascular Surgery® by researchers from the University of Massachusetts Memorial Medical Center's division of vascular and endovascular surgery in Worcester, examines the national frequency, predictors, outcomes, and the effect of institutional volume metrics in cases where endovascular aortic repair (EVAR) was used to repair ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysms (RAAAs) between 2001 and 2006. Over the years EVAR has gained wide acceptance for the elective treatment of abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAA). This success has led to increased interest in similar treatment of RAAAs, because most patients who suffer a RAAA do...
Source: Health Business Week (2009-05-01)
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