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 ...

HOUSTON -- Treating medium-sized intracranial aneurysms with second-generation hydrogel coils diminished adverse outcomes compared with standard platinum coils, researchers reported here. Physicians ...

HONOLULU — Compared to receiving a standard platinum coil during an endovascular procedure, patients getting the second-generation hydrogel coil had a significantly lower rate of aneurysm recurrence, ...

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 ...

SAN DIEGO — Final results of the randomized New Generation Hydrogel Endovascular Aneurysm Treatment (HEAT) trial show the second-generation hydrogel coil was superior to the bare platinum coil in ...

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 ...

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 ...

Evidence-based recommendations on coil embolisation of unruptured intracranial aneurysms. This involves placing coils inside the aneurysm using a thin tube to make the blood clot so it is less likely ...

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 ...

Researchers are using the unique contraction and expansion properties of shape memory polymer foam to design a much improved treatment for brain aneurysms, which cause severe neurological damage or ...

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 ...