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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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Endovascular abdominal aortic aneurysm repair > Under severe regulatory body scrutiny > Cost effectiveness as a function of cost and clinical benefit > National Institute of Clinical Excellence NICE > Unfit for open repair and not high risk > Endovascular Aneurysm Repair EVAR Trials > Dutch Randomized Endovascular Aneurysm Management DREAM > Open Versus Endovascular Repair OVER trial > Multi-center experience > Cook > Medtronic > Gore

Friday, July 11, 2008

Are there two populations of patients considered for EVAR, those fit for open repair and those unfit? Is there ever more evidence that the fitness of the patient is of crucial importance in the decision-making? Are trial results pointing toward EVAR being of poor or even no benefit in the very sick patients?

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Aortic Stent Grafts > Growing physician preference for minimally invasive procedures > Boost Canadian and Japanese Peripheral Vascular Markets > Grow at CAGRs of nearly 60% and 20%

Tuesday, June 24, 2008

Is stent-graft design in an evolutionary dead-end or can device innovation improve the success rates of aortic stent grafts? Can improved devices actually expand the treatable patient population? Will growing patient awareness of and demand for minimally invasive aortic procedures will drive the adoption of aortic stent grafts?

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Hand-assisted laparoscopic surgery HALS > Laparoscopy-assisted > Abdominal aortic aneurysm AAA repair > Early and middle-term results > Consecutive series of 122 cases > University of Pisa > Hybrid Procedure for Endoaneurysmorrhaphy > Intraluminal vascular graft placement

Tuesday, June 3, 2008

Is the hybrid procedure of laparoscopic-assisted abdominal aortic aneurysms repair the latest MIS treatment for elective surgical replacement with synthetic graft? Are the laparoscopic-assisted techniques well refined and ready for widespread adaptation? Is the technique applicable to a broader AAA patient base as compared to the limited application of stent-grafting?

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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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Endogastric Solution > Stomaphyx > Double T Fasteners restrict volume of stomach > Revision of Gastric bypass surgery for weight loss > Mount Sinai Medical Center > NOTES Natural Orifice Translumenal Endoscopic Surgery,

Thursday, May 15, 2008

Is Stomaphyx a viable option for gastric bypass patients who have increased appetite and the urge to eat inspite of the bypass surgery? Does Stomaphyx produce little amounts of
bleeding?

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…A quarter of a million obese Americans undergo gastric bypass surgery for weight loss every year, but 20 percent of those […]

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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 £3