Tag: ruptured aneurysms
Brain Aneurysm Foundation launches ‘Stop the Pop’ campaign
The Brain Aneurysm Foundation (BAF) has announced the launch of ‘Stop the Pop’—a new campaign intended to increase awareness of the prevalence and impact...
WEB 17 device maintains efficacy, safety across ruptured and unruptured aneurysms
The Woven EndoBridge (WEB) 17 device (Microvention/Terumo Corporation) has demonstrated positive efficacy and safety outcomes in the prospective, multicentre CLEVER study, indicating its utility...
Intraoperative adverse events found to impede favourable outcomes in microsurgical aneurysm...
A nationwide study drawing on data from Swedish patients has indicated that—while the majority of ruptured intracranial aneurysm patients treated with microsurgery experienced favourable...
Recent addition to European flow diverter market performs well in multicentre...
A recent addition to Europe’s flow diversion market—the Derivo 2 embolisation device (DED2; Acandis)—has demonstrated promise in a small-scale, multicentre study, providing a safe...
Systematic review deems coated stents plus SAPT feasible in ruptured aneurysms
A systematic review and meta-analysis of the “scarce” existing literature has adjudged flow diversion with a coated stent plus single antiplatelet therapy (SAPT) to...
Increased coiling rate suggests shift towards endovascular techniques during COVID-19 pandemic
A global study published in the Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry (JNNP) has revealed that, while ruptured aneurysm clipping rates remained largely unchanged,...
