Barry Katzen, Founder and Chief Medical Executive at Miami Cardiac and Vascular Institute, explains since 1999 there are devices approved for treating aneurysms from the inside rather than having to make incisions to get to the aneurysm. These are called …
Barry Katzen, Founder and Chief Medical Executive at Miami Cardiac and Vascular Institute, says most aneurysms do not rupture and many of them are very small. “If you have a small aneurysm in your aorta, we recommend follow-up surveillance, most …
Barry Katzen, Founder and Chief Medical Executive at Miami Cardiac and Vascular Institute, says when it is a silent problem, it becomes a risk assessment that your physician has to do by looking at the size of the aneurysm and …
Barry Katzen, Founder and Chief Medical Executive at Miami Cardiac and Vascular Institute, says when they offer patients medical therapy, they try to optimize the risk of high blood pressure.
He explains if you have treated hypertension you are not …
Symptoms, such as hoarseness and chest pain; aortic diameter; and aortic expansion rate are indications for surgery in patients suffering from aortic aneurysm. Dr. Marco Bologna, Cardiothoracic Surgeon with Miami Cardiac and Vascular Institute, explains each indication and why it …
Brain aneurysms are not common, but they are not rare as well, affirms Dr. Guilherme Dabus, Director of the Interventional Neuroradiology Fellowship Program with Baptist Health Neuroscience Center.
He says most of people will never know that they have it, …
Barry Katzen, Founder and Chief Medical Executive at Miami Cardiac and Vascular Institute, explains the pipe is the main part of the aorta. “The main pipe starts giving off branches that supply our brain, our arms and different organs. It …
Smoking, gender, age, high blood pressure and medical history are the most common risk factors of aneurysm. Dr. Athanassios Tsoukas, Vascular Surgeon with Miami Cardiac & Vascular Institute, explains men are more prone to suffer aneurysm. He also talks about …
