Aneurysms

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Cheney Up To The Job ? 02 Oct 2005
...health. Most recently, Cheney had surgery to repair aneurysms behind both knees and was walking with a cane as a result last week.
- KGWN

Cheney aneurysms repaired in surgery Sep 25, 2005
Vice President Dick Cheney had successful surgery yesterday to repair aneurysms on the back of both knees and was alert and comfortable after the six-hour ...
- Seattle Times

Cheney OK after surgery to repair aneurysms Sep 25, 2005
2005. WASHINGTON -- Vice President Dick Cheney had successful surgery yesterday to repair aneurysms on the back of both knees. He ...
- Boston Globe

Cheney Heads Home After Surgery for Aneurysms Sep 25, 2005
25 - Vice President Dick Cheney went home from a hospital here this morning, a day after doctors performed procedures to repair aneurysms in arteries behind ...
- New York Times

Dick Cheney has surgery to treat aneurysms Sep 25, 2005
24 (Xinhuanet) -- US Vice President Dick Cheney had successful surgery Saturday to treat aneurysms behind both knees, his spokeswoman Jennifer Mayfield said. ...
- Xinhua

Cheney leaves hospital after aneurysms surgery Sep 26, 2005
26 (Xinhuanet) -- US Vice President Dick Cheney has left a Washington hospital on Sunday after undergoing surgery to treat aneurysms behind both knees, a ...
- Xinhua

Cheney in good condition after surgery to repair two aneurysms Sep 25, 2005
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 ...
- North County Times

Vice President Has Procedure for Aneurysms in His Knees Sep 25, 2005
24 - Vice President Dick Cheney successfully underwent medical procedures to repair aneurysms in arteries behind both knees on Saturday, his office said. ...
- Wilmington Morning Star

Cheney home after surgery to repair aneurysms in legs Sep 26, 2005
Washington - Vice President Dick Cheney went home from a hospital Sunday morning, a day after doctors performed procedures to repair aneurysms in arteries ...
- Denver Post

New Treatment Available For Thoracic Aneurysms Sep 27, 2005
Aneurysms can appear in any artery in the body, including the aorta. Thoracic aneurysms occur where the aorta hooks around the top of the heart. ...
- Pittsburgh Channel.com

Cheney Undergoing Surgeries for Aneurysms Sep 24, 2005
The aneurysms, known as popliteal aneurysms, are not considered life-threatening and doctors say the surgery to correct them is minimally invasive. ...
- Guardian Unlimited

Cheney surgery for aneurysms successful Sep 24, 2005
Sep 24, 2005 — WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Vice President Dick Cheney underwent successful surgery to treat aneurysms behind both knees on Saturday and was "awake ...
- ABC News

Cheney 'Comfortable' After Repair of Aneurysms Behind Both Knees Sep 24, 2005
Most popliteal aneurysms are treated with surgery. ... The aneurysms were found during the vice president's annual physical examination in July. ...
- Washington Post

Cheney surgery for aneurysms successful Sep 24, 2005
WASHINGTON, Sept 24 (Reuters) - Vice President Dick Cheney underwent successful surgery to treat aneurysms behind both knees on Saturday and was "awake, alert ...
- Reuters AlertNet

Cheney surgery successfully treats 2 knee aneurysms Sep 24, 2005
...similar condition in his left knee. The aneurysms were detected during a routine physical in July. An aneurysm is a swelling in ...
- Minneapolis Star Tribune (subscription)

Cheney Surgery Raises Awareness Of Aneurysms Sep 23, 2005
As a former smoker with a history of heart disease, Vice President Dick Cheney, 64, is a prime candidate for problems with weakened arteries called aneurysms. ...
- KFOXtv.com

Surgery to repair aneurysms on vice president's knees successful Sep 24, 2005
Vice President Dick Cheney had surgery yesterday to repair aneurysms on the back of both knees. His spokesman said that the six-hour ...
- Winston-Salem Journal

Cheney surgery for aneurysms successful: Sep 24, 2005
WASHINGTON: Vice President Dick Cheney underwent successful surgery to treat aneurysms behind both knees and was ''awake, alert and comfortable,'' his office ...
- NewKerala.com

Cheney Surgery Raises Awareness About Aneurysms Sep 22, 2005
...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 ...
- WRAL.com

Cheney in good condition after surgery to repair two aneurysms Sep 24, 2005
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Vice President Dick Cheney had successful surgery on Saturday to repair aneurysms on the back of both knees and was alert and comfortable ...
- San Diego Daily Transcript (subscription)

Cheney 'Comfortable' After Repair of Aneurysms Behind Both Knees Sep 24, 2005
Two enlarged and weakened arteries behind Vice President Cheney's knees were repaired yesterday in a six-hour procedure at George Washington University Hospital ...
- Borsa-Italia.Net

Coils Provide Survival Advantage in Ruptured Brain Aneurysms Sep 1, 2005
1-Patients with ruptured intracranial aneurysms treated with endovascular coils are more likely to be alive and living independently a year later than patients ...
- MedPage Today

Coil Treatment Better than Brain Surgery for Burst Aneurysms Sep 1, 2005
Newswise — Treating burst aneurysms by blocking them with platinum coils could offer patients better long-term survival than invasive brain surgery ...
- Newswise (press release)

Coil Treatment for Aneurysms may be Better Than Brain Surgery Sep 5, 2005
...(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Treating burst aneurysms by blocking them with platinum coils could offer better survival to patients than invasive brain surgery. ...
- Ivanhoe

Coil Treatment Reduces Deaths From Brain Aneurysms Sep 3, 2005
Washington, DC (AHN) - A trial published in this week's issue of the Lancet, says treating burst aneurysms by blocking them with platinum coils could offer ...
- Borsa-Italia.Net

Coils Provide Survival Advantage in Ruptured Brain Aneurysms Sep 2, 2005
1-Patients with ruptured intracranial aneurysms treated with endovascular coils are more likely to be alive and living independently a year later than patients ...
- Borsa-Italia.Net

Quirks help connect people dealing with aneurysms Sep 8, 2005
...from the Boston foundation established in 1994 to provide support networks and public awareness regarding "early detection and treatment of brain aneurysms.". ...
- Scituate Mariner

Absent Relationship between the Coil-Embolization Ratio in Small ... Sep 9, 2005
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Although attenuated coil packing of intracranial aneurysms is an important goal of endovascular embolization, because of their small ...
- Am J Neuroradiology (subscription)

Medical Breakthrough -- Shrinking Aneurysms Sep 12, 2005
...trouble. "Most patients who rupture their thoracic aneurysms won't survive," he says. Treating aneurysms before they rupture is key. ...
- WQAD

New device less-invasive fix for deadly aneurysms Sep 4, 2005
In March, the FDA approved a flexible plastic-compound graft that is inside a stent designed specifically for thoracic aortic aneurysms. ...
- Knoxville News Sentinel (subscription)

Total laparoscopic abdominal aortic aneurysms repair. Sep 15, 2005
AIM: The aim of the study was to describe our experience of total laparoscopic abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) repair. METHODS: Between ...
- HeartZine

Absent Relationship between the Coil-Embolization Ratio in Small ... Sep 9, 2005
FIG 3. Large recurrence, patient 18, a 53-year-old man with a ruptured anterior communicating artery aneurysm. A, Frontal waters ...
- Am J Neuroradiology (subscription)

Father's death inspires woman to help others Sep 29, 2005
The nonprofit organization aims to raise the awareness of abdominal aortic aneurysms among residents and doctors. "People think ...
- 2theadvocate.com

Cheney ‘alert, comfortable’ after surgery on aneurysms Sep 25, 2005
By Associated Press. WASHINGTON - Vice President Dick Cheney had successful surgery on Saturday to repair aneurysms on the back of both knees. ...
- Portsmouth Herald News

Cheney has aneurysms treated Sep 25, 2005
WASHINGTON — Vice President Dick Cheney had surgery Saturday to repair aneurysms on the back of both knees. The six-hour surgery ...
- Kansas City Star

Stents to fix Cheney's knee aneurysms Sep 24, 2005
...surgeons, considering the procedure experimental because the Food and Drug Administration has not approved use of any device for knee aneurysms, said they were ...
- Los Angeles Daily News

First endovascular repair of an abdominal aneurysm performed in ... Oct 1, 2005
...radiologist Dr. Mark White. Each year approximately 200,000 new cases of abdominal aortic aneurysms are diagnosed. Also known as ...
- Searcy Daily Citizen

Cheney's Aneurysm Highlights Overlooked Health Issue Sep 22, 2005
Cheney's spokespeople have said he has one of these aneurysms behind each knee; the operation this weekend will fix one of them. ...
- PR Newswire (press release)

American Vascular Association Says Early Detection Screening ... Sep 24, 2005
Popliteal aneurysms are rare, compared to abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAA) which occur in about 5% of men over age 55. Unlike AAA ...
- Business Wire (press release)

Another Cheney close call Sep 28, 2005
However, the vice president's latest hospitalization to repair aneurysms in both knees raises red flags that deserve more attention. ...
- Toledo Blade

Cheney Walks Slowly After Knee Surgery Sep 25, 2005
...hospital, Sunday, Sept. 25, 2005, in Washington, one day after surgery to repair aneurysms on the back of both his knees. Cheney emerged ...
- ABC News

Vice President Cheney Walks Away Following Repair Surgery on Both ... Sep 26, 2005
26-Vice President Dick Cheney will work from home today, after six-hour surgery Saturday that repaired aneurysms in arteries behind both knees. ...
- MedPage Today

New approach to treating brain aneurysm combining the use of ... Sep 26, 2005
Until recently, people like Collins with wide-necked aneurysms in the brain would not have been candidates for coil embolization, a procedure in which tiny ...
- News-Medical.net

The CIA Leak Case: The Bush spinmeisters' Kabuki dance with ... Oct 1, 2005
Dick Cheney recently had surgery on two aneurysms behind his knees, thus taking him out of the public spotlight more than is the usual case. ...
- Center for Research on Globalization

Cheney walks slowly after knee surgery Sep 25, 2005
25, 2005, a day after surgery to repair aneurysms on the back of both his knees. WASHINGTON (AP) - Vice President Dick Cheney walked ...
- Hilton Head Island Packet

Micrus Endovascular Signs Distribution Agreement to Enter Japanese ... Sep 30, 2005
Micrus products are used by interventional neuroradiologists and neurosurgeons primarily to treat cerebral aneurysms responsible for hemorrhagic stroke, a ...
- Genetic Engineering News

Cheney undergoes surgery Sep 25, 2005
WASHINGTON (AP) - Vice President Dick Cheney had successful surgery yesterday to repair aneurysms on the backs of his knees and was alert and comfortable after ...
- Columbia Daily Tribune

Delfosse benefit set Sunday Sep 29, 2005
Brain aneurysms — a weak bulging spot on the wall of a brain artery — afflicts 2 million Americans. It can lead to hemorrhaging and death. ...
- Green Bay Press Gazette

Cheney to Have Aneurysm Surgery Sep 17, 2005
It is unknown why the knee region is prone to aneurysms. ... Unlike aneurysms of the aorta, aneurysms behind the knee do not tend to burst. ...
- Los Angeles Times

Vice President Cheney to Get Surgery Sep 23, 2005
Abdominal aortic aneurysms are more common -- and, because they tend to rupture, far more deadly. But popliteal aneurysms usually don't rupture. ...
- WebMD

New Non-surgical Approach Showing Great Promise In The Treatment ... Sep 20, 2005
Glue And Coils Help Prevent Malformations And Aneurysms (October 18, 2001) -- A unique treatment at The Ohio State University Medical Center is using surgical ...
- Science Daily (press release)

Blood Work Sep 25, 2005
The aneurysms that were detected behind each of Vice President Dick Cheney's knees during a routine checkup this summer are not necessarily anything to get ...
- TIME

Cheney Walks Slowly After Knee Surgery Sep 25, 2005
WASHINGTON Sep 25, 2005 — Vice President Dick Cheney walked slowly out of the hospital Sunday, one day after surgery to repair aneurysms on the back of both ...
- ABC News

Cheney Walks Slowly After Knee Surgery Sep 25, 2005
Washington (AP) - Vice President Dick Cheney (website - news - bio) walked slowly out of the hospital Sunday, one day after surgery to repair aneurysms on the ...
- WJLA

Vice President Dick Cheney walked slowly out of the hospital ... Sep 25, 2005
...left untreated. Cheney's aneurysms, known as popliteal aneurysms, were discovered during his annual physical in July. Cheney had ...
- Norman Transcript

Cheney Plans to Work From Home Sep 26, 2005
Washington (AP) - Vice President Dick Cheney (website - news - bio) planned to work from home Monday while recuperating from surgery to repair aneurysms on the ...
- WJLA

Cheney's surgery Sep 26, 2005
Just in case you're wondering, Vice President Dick Cheney had surgery Sunday for aneurysms in both knees, not for deep vein thrombosis. ...
- Newark Star Ledger

Cheney Recuperates From Knee Surgery Sep 27, 2005
Washington, DC (AHN) - Vice President Dick Cheney is working from home as he recuperates from knee surgery to repair aneurysms on the back of both knees. ...
- All Headline News

Leg surgery for Cheney Sep 23, 2005
McBride said Cheney has aneurysms behind both knees. ... "Popliteal aneurysms are not that common," Bernik said, "and I treat them both ways.". ...
- Newsday

Hatchet editor up for national award Sep 25, 2005
Vice President Dick Cheney underwent successful surgery at the GW Hospital Saturday to repair aneurysms behind each of his knees. ...
- GW Hatchet (subscription)

Vice President Scheduled For Surgery Sep 23, 2005
...related illnesses. Unlike aneurysms of the aorta, those behind the knee don't tend to burst, but they are dangerous. Vascular Surgeon ...
- KELOLAND TV

Vice President Has Procedure for Aneurysm in His Right Knee Sep 24, 2005
...office said. Both aneurysms were detected in a routine check-up in July. Aneurysms are bulges that can occur in any artery. Those ...
- New York Times

Cheney Working At Home After Release From Hospital Sep 26, 2005
WASHINGTON (AP) Vice President Dick Cheney planned to work from home Monday while recuperating from surgery to repair aneurysms on the back of both knees. ...
- KOTV

Cheney Slated for Surgery to Treat Aneurysm Sep 16, 2005
Popliteal aneurysms, usually discovered during routine examinations, are much less common than aneurysms of the aorta, a major blood vessel, but more common ...
- Los Angeles Times

Cheney leaves hospital after surgery Sep 25, 2005
US Vice President Dick Cheney was released from a Washington hospital on Sunday, one day after he underwent surgery to treat aneurysms behind both knees, a ...
- The Age (subscription)

2 report criminal probe of Guidant Sep 29, 2005
...and paid $92.4 million to settle charges of failing to notify the FDA about device malfunctions and patient deaths related to stents for aortic aneurysms. ...
- Indianapolis Star

Cheney discharged from hospital Sep 25, 2005
...the hospital. He was discharged Sunday - a day after having surgery to repair aneurysms on the back of both knees. Cheney walked ...
- 9NEWS.com

Cheney Discharged From Hospital Sep 25, 2005
WASHINGTON -- Vice President Dick Cheney was discharged from the hospital Sunday after surgery Saturday to repair aneurysms on the back of both knees. ...
- WISC

Cheney discharged from hospital Sep 25, 2005
Vice President Cheney is out of the hospital. He was discharged Sunday after surgery Saturday to repair aneurysms on the back of both knees. ...
- Capital News 9

Questionable Interpretation of Results of ACTIVE Study on Matrix ... Sep 27, 2005
ACTIVE Study are presented (2). Matrix coils are coated with a biologically active substance and proved to accelerate healing of intracranial aneurysms in swine ...
- Am J Neuroradiology (subscription)

Vice President Cheney's surgery successful, goes home Sep 26, 2005
The operation lasted six hours. He had surgery for aneurysms behind both knees (it was thought the aneyrysm was just behind one knee). ...
- Medical News Today (press release)

Local hospital treats same rare aneurysm as Cheney's Sep 26, 2005
Cheney was diagnosed with aneurysms behind the knees. ... Aneurysms are more common in men, but doctors are starting to see an increasing number of cases in women.
- KCEN-TV

Antiwar protesters march in Washington Sep 30, 2005
...recovery. Vice President Dick Cheney was at George Washington University Hospital having surgery for aneurysms behind his knees. ...
- East Tennessean Online Edition (subscription)

Complete Health Calendar Sep 29, 2005
Appointments begin at 9 am Ultrasound scans for problems related to blocked arteries, aortic aneurysms and hardening of the arteries in the legs. ...
- Quad City Times

Cheney back at work Sep 29, 2005
...exceeding doctors' expectations. Cheney underwent six hours of surgery on Saturday to fix aneurysms behind both knees. Doctors put ...
- Jackson Hole Star-Tribune

Cheney to undergo aneurysm surgery Sep 17, 2005
...hospital stay, Schmidt said. Unlike aneurysms of the aorta, aneurysms behind the knee do not tend to burst. But they are dangerous ...
- Seattle Times

Cheney To Have Surgery Saturday Sep 23, 2005
Cheney has what are called popliteal aneurysms behind both of his knees. He's scheduled to have the right one operated on first. ...
- NBC 10.com

In the news Sep 29, 2005
Dick Cheney, the vice president, walked with a cane as he returned to work at the White House after surgery that repaired aneurysms behind both knees by ...
- Arkansas Democrat-Gazette (subscription)

Banner Estrella will offer free artery screenings Sep 27, 2005
Oct. 8 to test for vascular diseases such as abdominal aortic aneurysms, carotid artery disease and peripheral arterial disease. ...
- Arizona Republic

Idyll Banter: Has old dog learned a new trick? Sep 25, 2005
...dog preservative, on volunteers, speculating that it might turn out to be an inexpensive but effective treatment for heart attacks, brain aneurysms and sickle ...
- BurlingtonFreePress.com

Union Hospital opens new radiology suite Sep 29, 2005
The procedures treat vascular disease, abdominal aortic aneurysms, blood clots, varicose veins, and peripheral arterial disease. ...
- The Daily Item of Lynn

David Simpson/LSUE Sep 30, 2005
...surgeon Dr. Christopher LaGraize will focus on several vascular conditions that are common with aging: varicose veins, peripheral vascular disease and aneurysms ...
- The Lafayette Daily Advertiser

Endologix Announces First Patient Treated in Powerlink Trial for ... Sep 28, 2005
...aneurysm (AAA) patients with large diameter aortic necks and, if approved, would be the only endoluminal stent graft (ELG) for use in aneurysms with neck ...
- Business Wire (press release)

Cheney Surgery for Popliteal Aneurysm Carries Minimal Risk Sep 20, 2005
...popliteal artery, but that will not be repaired during this procedure -- something that experts say is the standard of care for bilateral popliteal aneurysms. ...
- MedPage Today

c Department of Neurosurgery, Seoul National University College of ... Sep 9, 2005
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Aneurysm recanalization is an innate problem in endovascular treatment of aneurysms with coils. A coated ...
- Am J Neuroradiology (subscription)

TREMOR OFTEN YIELDS TO SURGERY WHEN MEDICINES FAIL Sep 6, 2005
DEAR DR. DONOHUE: I have seen questions about brain and aortic aneurysms but never about spleen aneurysms. I have one. ... Do these aneurysms grow very fast? -- SF. ...
- Charlotte Sun-Herald

Treatment and Follow-Up of 22 Unruptured Wide-Necked Intracranial ... Sep 27, 2005
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to demonstrate endovascular treatment of wide-necked aneurysms of the internal carotid artery with the ...
- Am J Neuroradiology (subscription)

Having a fighting chance vs aneurysm Sep 9, 2005
Aneurysms can develop not only in the brain but in other parts of the body as well. ... Aneurysms may take months, even years, to expand and develop. ...
- INQ7 Interactive, Inc.

Cheney Has Aneurysm Surgeries on Knees Sep 24, 2005
Correspondent. WASHINGTON Sep 24, 2005 — Vice President Dick Cheney had surgery on Saturday to repair aneurysms on the back of both knees. ...
- ABC News

Cheney Has Aneurysm Surgeries on Knees Sep 24, 2005
By TERENCE HUNT, AP White House Correspondent. Vice President Dick Cheney had surgery on Saturday to repair aneurysms on the back of both knees. ...
- San Francisco Chronicle

Cheney undergoes successful vascular surgery Sep 24, 2005
WASHINGTON — Vice President Dick Cheney had surgery today to repair aneurysms on the back of both knees. His spokesman said the ...
- Houston Chronicle

Jacques Moret a and Fernando Vinuela a Sep 30, 2005
There are several explanations for this high percentage: 1) Two patients in the ACTIVE Study presented with dissecting aneurysms and should not have been ...
- Am J Neuroradiology (subscription)

Cheney Undergoes Aneurysm Surgeries Sep 24, 2005
WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President Dick Cheney had surgery on Saturday to repair aneurysms on the back of both knees. His spokesman ...
- WXIA-TV



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