Cigarette smokers who were treated for cerebral aneurysms with coil embolization (blocking of a blood vessel) are at greater risk of developing another aneurysm, say neurological surgeons. Cigarette ...

Insertion of a tiny metal coil into a bleeding aneurysm in the brain appears safer in the long run for some patients than a more-established treatment that requires brain surgery, researchers find. A ...

HONOLULU — Compared to receiving a standard platinum coil during an endovascular procedure, patients getting the second-generation hydrogel coil had a significantly lower rate of aneurysm recurrence, ...

Preliminary results of a long-term study suggest that coils inserted into burst aneurysms in the brain decrease by 25 percent the risk of patient death and disability during the first year after the ...

SAN DIEGO — Final results of the randomized New Generation Hydrogel Endovascular Aneurysm Treatment (HEAT) trial show the second-generation hydrogel coil was superior to the bare platinum coil in ...

HOUSTON -- Treating medium-sized intracranial aneurysms with second-generation hydrogel coils diminished adverse outcomes compared with standard platinum coils, researchers reported here. Physicians ...

The UCLA Medical Center lays claim to pioneering the way that brain aneurysms are treated. Developed by a former faculty member about 15 years ago, the Guglielmi Detachable Coil (GDC coil) is now a ...

Based on a new study, while endovascular treatment (EVT) of intracranial aneurysms is effective in preventing long-term rupture and bleeding, there is an increased risk of recurrence, leading some ...