Oct. 24, 2002 — The International Subarachnoid Aneurysm Trial (ISAT), described in the Oct. 26 issue of The Lancet, was stopped early due to significant benefit with the use of endovascular coils for ...

A coma settled over Nannette Jones as three brain aneurysms pushed her steadily toward death. One of the aneurysms, bulging weak spots on arteries in the brain, had ruptured. They were all in places ...

A unique treatment at The Ohio State University Medical Center is using surgical glue and coils to correct abnormally connecting blood vessels that are linked to seizures, headaches and sometimes ...

The UCLA Medical Center lays claim to pioneering the way that brain aneurysms are treated. Developed by a former faculty member about 15 years ago, the Guglielmi Detachable Coil (GDC coil) is now a ...

Based on a new study, while endovascular treatment (EVT) of intracranial aneurysms is effective in preventing long-term rupture and bleeding, there is an increased risk of recurrence, leading some ...

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 surgeons. Cigarette ...

CERENOVUS, part of the Johnson & Johnson Medical Devices Companies, today announced the launch of the GALAXY G3 ™ MINI Coil, its smallest and softest embolic finishing coil, for use in the ...

Neuravention, a Minnesota medical device startup, has developed a new approach to treating brain aneurysms. The company is ...

BACKGROUND: A brain aneurysms is a bulging vessel in the brain that is filled with blood. They are estimated to happen in up to one in 15 people at some time in their lifetime, according to the ...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- Doctors at University of Louisville Hospital have a new tool to treat aneurysms, thanks to a medical breakthrough just approved by the FDA. It has patients like Mary ...

The use of flow diverter stents in patients with intracranial aneurysms results in a high rate of complete occlusion regardless of aneurysm size, according to a meta-analysis published online January ...