News tagged with journal of vascular surgery


Surgery improves for nerve compression disorder

(Medical Xpress)—Two new studies from Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis suggest ways to improve surgical treatment for a debilitating condition caused by compressed nerves in the neck ...

Surgery created Feb 07, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Long-term survival after less-invasive repair of abdominal aneurysm same as with 'open' procedure

Despite earlier signs that a less-invasive surgery is safer and better than "open" operations to repair potentially lethal abdominal aortic aneurysms, a study led by a Johns Hopkins professor shows survival rates after four ...

Surgery created Dec 18, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Study questions technique to repair ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysms

A new study raises a cautionary note about the increasing use of a minimally invasive procedure to repair ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysms, according to vascular surgeon Dr. Jae Sung Cho of Loyola University Medical Center.

Surgery created Aug 27, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Wound care meta-review draws firm conclusions from Cochrane published studies

Robust evidence exists for some wound care interventions, but there are still gaps in current knowledge requiring international consensus and further high-level clinical evidence, according to a paper published online by ...

Surgery created Jul 09, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Heart patients do better with non-surgical valve replacement than standard medical therapy

Patients diagnosed with aortic stenosis who are too sick for open-heart surgery have better survival rates and an improved quality of life after undergoing catheter-based heart valve replacement than if the patients had been ...

Cardiology created Mar 26, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Three 'targeted' cancer drugs raise risk of fatal side effects

Treatment with three relatively new "targeted" cancer drugs has been linked to a slightly elevated chance of fatal side effects, according to a new analysis led by scientists at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. They added that ...

Cancer created Feb 06, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Stenting for stroke prevention becoming safer in high-risk patients

Placing a stent in a key artery in the neck is safer than ever in patients ineligible for the standard surgical treatment of carotid artery disease, according to a new study published online today in the Journal of Vascular Su ...

Cardiology created Jan 11, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Gene discovered as cause of fatal condition

Medical scientists have for the first time identified a gene responsible for a fatal abdominal condition that afflicts tens of thousands of people across the world.

Genetics created Nov 03, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Less invasive anesthetic methods better for endovascular aneurysm repair

Researchers have identified a safer, more cost effective way to provide anesthesia for patients undergoing endovascular repair of an abdominal aortic aneurysm – a common, often asymptomatic condition that, if not found ...

Other created Oct 27, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast