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Aneurysm repair AAA > Higher death risk > Linked to stent-graft > Subject of FDA advisory

Tuesday, November 25, 2008

Does additional, longer-term data suggest that aneurysm-related mortality continues to increase after three years post-implant? How is the new study result with much higher aneurysm-related mortality reaching 1.3 percent by year four and 1.5 percent by year five influencing treatment choices?

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Patients receiving a stent-graft from Fridley-based Medtronic to treat abdominal aortic […]

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Stent-graft > EVAR > New findings on abdominal aortic aneurysm AAA > Mortality > Endovascular technology > Hospital volume > Proportion of AAA repaired with EVAR > Increased from 27% to 39%

Thursday, July 17, 2008

Did the introduction of endovascular (EVAR) technology change the relationship of hospital volume to mortality with abdominal aortic aneurysm repair?Are higher-volume hospitals are more likely to use the endovascular approach? Is the greater use of the endovascular procedure at high-volume hospitals accounting for the difference in mortality between high-and low-volume hospitals?

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Medical Corporations Crossing the Line > Journal’s Article Questions TV Ads for Cypher stent > New England Journal of Medicine > Cordis subsidiary of Johnson & Johnson > Direct-to-consumer advertising DTCA > Percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty PTCA > Consumer Health Education > State University of New York > Cedars-Sinai Medical Center

Monday, May 26, 2008

What are the basic regulatory requirements for non-deceptive advertising of medical corporations? Why is there no requirement to report negative side effects to a toll-free number operated by the FDA that is currently required for print prescription drug ads but not for medical devices? Is the device industry campaign trying to perceive an informed, balanced […]

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Medtronic’s Securant > Lombard Medical > U.S. clinical trial for its EndoRefix endostapling device > New Stent Graft Fixation Device > Stent Stapler Closer to Launch

Wednesday, May 7, 2008

What are the limited European launch results that followed on the conclusion of a 10-patient clinical study? Is the clinical utility of EndoRefix to serve as an adjunctive procedure to endovascular abdominal aortic aneurysms stent-graft repair? Will Medtronic improve the proximal fixation of the Aneurx stent-graft with the technology?

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Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Research > Leicester Royal Infirmary > University of Leicester > Received over £900,000 funding from the Wellcome Trust > Part of a £30M international initiative

Tuesday, April 29, 2008

Is an aneurysm that is readily detectable by a simple ultrasound scan during the long latent period when the aneurysm is growing an excellent opportunity to prevent the need for surgery? Will pharmacological treatment prevent progression to rupture? When will the first pharmacotherapeutic agent be identified to treat aneurysms?
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KARL STORZ > Major Grant to Fund GI Research > Development of Promising Natural Orifice Translumenal Endoscopic Surgery NOTES > NOSCAR research contributes to safe adoption of new technique

Friday, April 18, 2008

Would the necessary research to further NOTES be possible without these types of industry grants? What progress in research has been made? Are the NOTES surgery techniques moving forward more rapidly than initially anticipated?

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…KARL STORZ Endoscopy-America, Inc., a global leader in endoscopy products and solutions for operating room integration, […]

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Aneurysm repair AAA > Higher death risk > Linked to stent-graft > Subject of FDA advisory

Monday, March 24, 2008

Does additional, longer-term data suggest that aneurysm-related mortality continues to increase after three years post-implant? How is the new study result with much higher aneurysm-related mortality reaching 1.3 percent by year four and 1.5 percent by year five influencing treatment choices?

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Patients receiving a stent-graft from Fridley-based Medtronic to treat abdominal aortic […]

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New minimally invasive hybrid procedure > Mitral valve replacement > Pioneering Surgery > Restores Heart Patient’s Quality of Life > Available at only four hospitals nationwide > Saves lives > Reduces complication risks

Friday, February 29, 2008

Does the minimally invasive nature of the hybrid procedure reduce the risk of surgery-related complications and death? Will the new hybrid technique result in less scarring ? Does less bleeding reduce the need for blood transfusions?

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Fifty-eight-year-old Roberta Ogden has a long history of heart problems. The mother of three and […]

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