A brain aneurysm coil fills the aneurysm with platinum coils to help form a blood clot, sealing it off and lowering the risk of rupture. Brain aneurysms are weak spots in blood vessel walls that can ...

HONOLULU — Compared to receiving a standard platinum coil during an endovascular procedure, patients getting the second-generation hydrogel coil had a significantly lower rate of aneurysm recurrence, ...

Insertion of a tiny metal coil into a bleeding aneurysm in the brain appears safer in the long run for some patients than a more-established treatment that requires brain surgery, researchers find. A ...

Elective endovascular repair of an abdominal aortic aneurysm results in lower perioperative mortality than traditional open repair, but after 4 years this survival advantage is not seen; in addition, ...

SAN DIEGO — Final results of the randomized New Generation Hydrogel Endovascular Aneurysm Treatment (HEAT) trial show the second-generation hydrogel coil was superior to the bare platinum coil in ...

Cerenovus recently announced the launch of the GALAXY G3™ MINI Coil, for use in the endovascular treatment of cerebral aneurysms and hemorrhagic stroke. The company received approval for the device ...

Coils and stents less invasively repair brain aneurysms, but are they superior to clips implanted during surgery? A study compares the treatments. Aneurysms are weak, bulging portions of blood vessel ...

Whether elective endovascular repair of abdominal aortic aneurysm reduces long-term morbidity and mortality, as compared with traditional open repair, remains uncertain. More than 95% of the patients ...

Endovascular aneurysm repair (EVAR) is a minimally invasive surgery that may be used for aortic aneurysms. It involves placing a stent into the aorta to prevent a life threatening aneurysm rupture.

(PHILADELPHIA) Cigarette smokers who were treated for cerebral aneurysms with coil embolization (blocking of a blood vessel) are at greater risk of developing another aneurysm, say neurological ...

Visceral artery aneurysms are dilatations of the splanchnic vasculature most commonly affecting the splenic, hepatic and superior mesenteric arteries. While often asymptomatic, they carry a ...