Approximately half of patients who undergo endovascular abdominal aortic aneurysm repair (EVAR) are lost to imaging follow-up within 5 years of the procedure despite guidelines that recommend annual ...

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 ...

The FDA has issued a letter to health care providers emphasizing the importance of annual follow-up in patients who received endovascular grafts for abdominal aortic aneurysm. According to the letter, ...

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, research indicates. A ...

Do not drink alcoholic beverages and do not smoke for two days prior and two days after your procedure, since this may impair the healing process. Do not eat any food six to eight hours prior to your ...

This Journal feature begins with a case vignette highlighting a common clinical problem. Evidence supporting various strategies is then presented, followed by a review of formal guidelines, when they ...

The aorta is the main blood vessel that carries oxygen-filled blood from the heart to the rest of the body. It extends from the chest to the abdomen, where it branches (bifurcates) into the iliac ...

Preoperative evaluation, operative planning, operative technique, postoperative care, complications, and outcome evaluation are described. Once the decision for endovascular intervention is made, the ...

UAB Division of Vascular Surgery and Endovascular Therapy Professor Division Director Adam Beck, M.D., was featured on UAB’s MedCast Podcast to discuss non-fluoroscopic imaging and its potential in ...

The neurosurgeons say this marks a paradigm shift in how complex neurovascular interventions can safely be delivered.