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    UC study: New devices less effective in thwarting brain aneurysm recurrence  Feb 22, 2008
    Aneurysms with thin necks, known as saccular aneurysms, are often treated with a clip ... Surgeons also can use a minimally invasive procedure to treat saccular aneurysms through coiling. (EurekAlert!)

    Asian Women At Risk For Arterial Defect, Study Suggests  Feb 12, 2008
    Aneurysms that rupture are typically the saccular type. Case studies showed that Asians are nearly twice as likely to have the congenital abnormality as Caucasians, and that women are more prone to it than men. (Science Daily)

    Successful Exclusion of a Renal Artery Aneurysm (RAA) with Cardiatis FluidSmart 3D Multilayer Stent  Oct 30, 2007
    The first treated patient, a 78-year old male, on December 4, 2006 underwent a minimally invasive endovascular procedure that placed a Cardiatis hemodynamic modulating stent to treat a large renal artery saccular aneurysm with side branches. Follow-up angiogram showed successful deployment and reduction in flow within aneurysm with improved flow within the main artery as well as within vital collateral circulation. (BusinessWire)




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