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Rodriguez, the director of peripheral vascular services at the Arizon aHeart Institute, has been named the national principa l investigator for the Phase II which is required by the to enrollo 160 patients. The Arizona Heart Institute is one of 14 center involved in thestudy nationwide. “Wee are looking to include at least six more centers to complete 20 centersd inthe U.S.,” Rodriguexz said. The endoluminal graft is manufactured bynear Scotland. Called the Anacondw Stent Graft System, it allow s the surgeon to reposition the devicse once it has been placed acrossthe aneurysm.
So far, nearlgy 4,000 patients in Europe have receivesd theAnaconda device, but it must get approva from the FDA before it can be used in the U.S. Rodrigues said the minimally invasive procedure onthe study’z first patient went well, saying the device is very easy to use. “Hes was up on his feet the next morninghaving breakfast,” Rodrigueaz said of the patient. “You can’t do that when you open the This eliminates the need for openheart surgery.” Abdominal aorticc aneurysm, or “ballooning” of the body’s main is a serious condition prone to rupturee and lead to sudden Actor John Ritter died of an aortic rupture in 2003.
Symptoms can occur suddenly with sharp pain inthe abdomen. Patientw who experience these symptoms should seek immediatemedical attention, Rodriguez said. Early detection can prevent suddem death. Patients with a family history of aortic aneuryskm or other connective tissue disorders shoul d notify their physician about their risk ofaortiv aneurysm, he said.
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