The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is warning physicians that data from both clinical and industry sources suggests that the occurrence of Type III endoleaks in patients who have undergone ...

The lack of any presence of endoleak at the initial imaging after endovascular aortic aneurysm repair (EVAR) is predictive of good midterm outcomes with less need for reintervention. As such, patients ...

Contrast-enhanced MR imaging is significantly superior to 16 slice multidetector CT in the detection of endoleaks after endovascular repair of abdominal aortic aneurisms (EVAR), according to a recent ...

SILVER SPRING, MD — There appears to have been an increase in type IIIa and IIIb endoleaks with endovascular graft systems used for endovascular aneurysm repair (EVAR), the US Food and Drug ...

Dr. Matt Thompson, Chief Medical Officer of Endologix Inc. commented, “On September 28, 2017, the FDA issued a letter to health care professionals (“HCPs”) regarding Type III endoleaks after ...

Thoracic endovascular aortic repair (TEVAR) effectively improved the results of thoracic aortic aneurysm treatment. TEVAR is a less invasive procedure that can be performed under local anesthesia with ...

This study evaluated the value of computed tomographic angiography (CTA) early after an endovascular aneurysm repair (EVAR) in relation to CTA 3 months after EVAR. We retrospectively reviewed all ...

INTRODUCTION Endovascular treatment of abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAAs) constitutes an alternative to the classic surgical approach. The procedure may be associated with specific complications, ...

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