Complex TAAA: US ARC IDE registry reports better survival vs. real-world data after endovascular repair

Patients treated in Food and Drug Administration (FDA)-approved investigational device exemption (IDE) trials for complex thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysms (TAAAs) in the U.S. Aortic Research Consortium (ARC) had better 30-day and one-year survival compared with those recorded in the real-world Vascular…
Radiation protection: Lightweight shield designed to reduce dose during complex endovascular procedures gains ground

It all started with a “we should do research together; this is fascinating.” The result—the production of a prototype eyewear that decreases radiation to the eye and brain—is the more-than-decade-long toil of Melissa Kirkwood, MD, and colleagues at UT Southwestern…

