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Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm

This series of podcasts is a resource for those interested in learning more about vascular health. The podcasts are available in two file formats - Windows Media  (WMV) and Quicktime video (MOV). 

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Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms

WMV | MOV
Are you aware of what Lucille Ball, Conway Twitty, George C. Scott, and Albert Einstein all had in common? Of course they were famous individuals whose names are still widely recognized throughout the world. They all died of the same disease. No, they didn’t die of a heart attack or cancer; they all died of a ruptured aortic aneurysm.

Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Treatment

WMV | MOV
Most abdominal aortic aneurysm patients today are treated with the minimally-invasive, stent-graft method. This is a great advance because it involves little discomfort, a short two-to three-day stay in the hospital, and rapid recovery to normal activities.

Endovascular Treatment of Dissections

WMV | MOV
It’s not uncommon for someone to experience chest or back pain that requires evaluation in an emergency room. While these symptoms can often be the result of cardiac problems, it may also be from a separation of the layers in your major artery: the aorta, and is referred to as an aortic dissection.

Aneurysm Surgery

WMV | MOV
Open surgery for aortic aneurysm has been the main treatment for aortic aneurysm for 60 years. The procedure replaces the weakened portion of the aorta with a synthetic graph. This podcast describes how the surgery is performed.

Endovascular Aneurysm Treatment

WMV | MOV
Endovascular treatment of aneurysms (EVAR) started nearly 20 years ago, from the simple idea that a graft, nearly identical to those used in open surgery, can be supported with metallic stents and collapsed inside a tube.

Learn more about abdominal aortic aneurysm.

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