An ultrasound, however, turned up a more serious condition: an abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA).
Investigators studied a technique to replace the aortic valve that did not require surgery.
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In many cases, the aortic valve has to be replaced to correct aortic valve regurgitation.
Google told him he suffered from numerous conditions he never had, including brain metastases, aortic aneurysm and a stroke.
Ramone had been in hospital for several weeks, where he was being treated for an aortic aneurysm.
Your surgeon removes your aortic valve and replaces it with a mechanical valve or a tissue valve.
In the future, however, transcatheter aortic valve implantation may be an option for treatment of aortic regurgitation.
Guidant said it would provide an update next week on the future of its abdominal aortic aneurism business.
Without surgery, however, the patients with severe aortic stenosis invariably decline and risks of death are quite high.
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The first trial will study alternatives to transfemoral approaches in 1, 000 patients considered ineligible for aortic valve surgery.
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He remembers the case of a hockey fan who suffered a ruptured aortic aneurysm during a decisive game.
But there is at least a theoretical reason that Zetia might succeed in aortic stenosis where statins have not.
An ultrasound, however, turned up a more serious condition:an abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA).
Aortic valve regurgitation can be eliminated with surgery, and you can usually resume normal activities within a few months.
In December, she had an aortic dissection and fell unconscious for two days.
"Overall, I'm very pleased with the fact that intense cholesterol lowering reduces coronary events in patients with aortic stenosis, " said Braunwald.
Ramone, who lived in Wilton, Connecticut, had elective surgery on Feb. 27 to prevent an aortic aneurysm, son Matt Ramone said.
Guidant also took a hit in 2003 over its Ancure aortic stent.
The new study compared aortic valve surgery with the Edwards Lifesciences product.
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With FDA approval patients with severe aortic stenosis who could undergo either strategy, or have no intervention, will be facing a difficult decision.
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Terry Conroy, 65, suffered from an abdominal aortic aneurysm in March 2011, which doctors told him he only had a one-in-10 chance of surviving.
Research shows an association between endurance athletics and enlarged aortic roots.
In an abdominal aortic aneurism, the aorta swells like a balloon.
In 2011, Ironman winner Normann Stadler underwent emergency surgery to repair an enormous aortic aneurysm, a condition not caused but very possibly aggravated by endurance athletics.
He holds a patent on a solution that can preserve organs and one on an aortic valve that can be implanted without highly invasive open-heart surgery.
Until recently the only option for patients whose aortic valve was stiff enough to cause them health problems was to undergo surgery to replace the valve.
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Until a few years ago, to treat aortic aneurysms surgeons cut a patient from breastbone to pubic bone and replaced the damaged section with a synthetic tube.
This is not the way to diagnose an aortic aneurysm.
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Traditionally, aortic valve replacement has been performed with open-heart surgery.
For now, this procedure is usually limited to individuals who have a narrowed aortic valve (aortic stenosis) rather than aortic regurgitation and are considered at high-risk for surgical complications.
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