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Aneurysm
Reports from University of British Columbia highlight recent research in aneurysm
November 15th, 2009
In this recently published article, scientists in Vancouver, Canada conducted a study "To decrease the morbidity associated with cut-downs during endovascular aneurysm repair, some authors have suggested the totally percutaneous endovascular repair (PEVAR). The goal of this report is to evaluate and describe our centre's experience with the total percutaneous endovascular aneurysm repair (PEVAR) for aortic abdominal aneurysm (AAA)." "We performed a retrospective analysis of 15 consecutive patients with AAA, including 1 with right common iliac artery aneurysm. There were 12 men and 3 women with a mean age of 74 (standard deviation [SD] 2) years who underwent PEVAR with...
Source: Heart Disease Weekly (2009-11-15)
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