Yale University researchers have developed a way in which medical imaging could potentially be used to assess a patient's rupture risk for abdominal aortic aneurysm. Delaying surgical treatment can be life-threatening, and ...
Aug 1, 2017
0
0
A new study in the journal Health Affairs shows that, despite being designed to more effectively manage care and control costs, black patients enrolled with Medicare Advantage are far more likely to be readmitted to the hospital ...
Jun 26, 2017
0
1
Researchers at Umeå University in Sweden have discovered a genetic mutation that can cause dissection of the thoracic aorta, which is the body's main artery. The mutation leads to an impaired function of the smooth muscle ...
May 11, 2017
0
13
The findings, published today in The Lancet, show women fare worse than men at every stage of treatment, leading to the study's authors to call for urgent improvement in how the condition is managed in women.
Apr 25, 2017
0
1
Thousands of lives could be saved every year after it was discovered a fatal cardiovascular condition could be linked to four genes, research has found.
Nov 29, 2016
0
1
Abdominal aortic aneurysm is a potentially fatal disease which is treated with surgery or minimally invasive repair. Through a unique international collaboration, researchers have assessed how this disease is treated in eleven ...
Nov 23, 2016
0
0
A new study from researchers at Uppsala University and the Uppsala University Hospital shows a paradigm shift in the surgical treatment of mycotic abdominal aortic aneurysms. The study shows that since 2001 a majority of ...
Nov 22, 2016
0
0
People who smoke may be nearly twice as likely to develop an abdominal aortic aneurysm than the general population, but they can lower their risk of the potentially life-threating condition by quitting, according to new research ...
Nov 10, 2016
0
3
A minimally-invasive procedure to fix a life-threatening condition may be associated with an increase in long-term complications, compared to an alternative procedure.
Oct 13, 2016
0
0
In a study published online by JAMA Surgery, Jason C. Pradarelli, M.D., M.S., of Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, and colleagues evaluated differences across hospitals in the costs of care for patients surviving perioperative ...
Oct 5, 2016
0
0
