More articles about: Vascular Surgery
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Hospital partnership improves follow up scans, decreases long term risk after aortic repair

A statewide partnership of hospitals in Michigan, which drastically increased follow up imaging after aortic aneurysm repairs, resulted in patients having a nearly 60% decrease in the likelihood of dying within one year of surgery.
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From no longer working to cycling 14 miles

Patient at Michigan Medicine finds treatment for venous disease, which drastically changes his life.
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Black and socioeconomically disadvantaged patients with vascular disease have worse symptoms, bypass outcomes

A Michigan Medicine study finds that Black and socioeconomically disadvantaged patients with a common vascular disease have more severe symptoms before bypass surgery – and are at greater risk for amputation and other complications after the procedure.
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Algorithm predicts females have higher risk for kidney damage after aneurysm repair

For an abdominal aortic aneurysm, female patients have a higher risk for kidney damage after endovascular repair, a Michigan Medicine study finds.