Popliteal artery aneurysms (PAAs) are the most frequent peripheral aneurysm with a significant morbidity if left untreated. Open surgical technique is still considered the gold standard; however the ...

Cardiatis, SA announces successful treatment of the first popliteal aneurysm patient with the Cardiatis FluidSmart 3D Multilayer Braided Stent. FluidSmart, an investigational device in the European ...

As a former smoker with a history of heart disease, 64-year-old Vice President Dick Cheney is a prime candidate for problems with weakened arteries called aneurysms. During a routine physical exam in ...

SUCCESSFUL excision of formidable vascular lesions, with replacement by a graft or prosthesis, has prompted surgeons to attack acute catastrophic vascular emergencies with increasing vigor during the ...

Peripheral arterial disease is a common circulation problem in which reduced blood flow can lead to complications that jeopardize the limbs, possibly even requiring amputation. Procedures known as ...

WASHINGTON - Vice President Dick Cheney had successful surgery on Saturday to repair aneurysms on the back of both knees and was alert and comfortable after the six-hour procedure, his spokesman said.

Two enlarged and weakened arteries behind Vice President Cheney's knees were repaired yesterday in a six-hour procedure at George Washington University Hospital. The procedure, which consisted of ...

A 70-year-old man with life-threatening arterial aneurysms was successfully treated without surgery at Al-Salam Hospital in ...