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October 18, 2018 • Press Release
Who can survive a ruptured rAAA?
Society for Vascular Surgery journal publishes quick, new test to assess the odds CHICAGO, Illinois, Oct. 18, 2018 – A ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm (rAAA) is a medical emergency.
October 17, 2018 • Press Release
Who can survive a ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm?
Society for Vascular Surgery journal publishes quick, new test to help ER physicians assess the odds CHICAGO, Illinois, Oct. 18, 2018 – A ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm (rAAA) is a medical emergency. It is enormously stressful for the patient and family because life and death decisions must be made within minutes. Fortunately, a fast, new tool to determine a patient’s chances for survival – before surgery – may help physicians make life-saving decisions.
October 16, 2018 • Press Release
JVSVL: Compression may promote, but not cause, iliac DVT
SVS: Compression may promote, but not cause, iliac DVT LEFT ILIAC VEIN COMPRESSION IS NOT ASSOCIATED WITH INFRAINGUINAL DVT BUT IS ASSOCIATED WITH ILIAC VEIN INVOLVEMENT. Journal of Vascular Surgery: Venous and Lymphatic Disorders, November 2018. CHICAGO, Illinois, November 2018 – A recent study of a large series of patients with iliofemoral deep venous thrombosis (DVT) from Nanchang University suggests that, in general, compression itself is not the precipitating factor in iliac DVT; rather, it is the promoter of iliac DVT should infra-inguinal thrombosis occur.
September 25, 2018 • Press Release
JVS: Reliable new risk scoring tool can guide operative decisions for rAAA patients
PREOPERATIVE RISK SCORE TO PREDICT MORTALITY AFTER REPAIR OF RUPTURED ABDOMINAL AORTIC ANEURYSMS, Journal of Vascular Surgery, October 2018. CHICAGO, Illinois, Sept. 25, 2018 –An accurate new scoring tool using only pre-operative metrics can predict whether patients with a ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm are likely to survive surgery. The condition is often a quick killer, and many patients don’t make it to the operating room, while others die after surgery.
September 4, 2018 • Press Release
What low-income patients need from providers
Low-income vascular patients need understanding from medical professionals
