Aneurysms Health information topics about Aneurysms: Clinical Trials 1. ClinicalTrials.gov: Aneurysm National Institutes of Health http://clinicaltrials.gov/ct/gui/action/FindCondition?ui=D000783&recruiting... Diagnosis/Symptoms 1. What You Need to Know about Your Angiography Test Cleveland Clinic Foundation http://www.clevelandclinic.org/health/health-info/docs/0100/0147.asp?index=... 2. What You Need to Know about Angiography American Society of Radiologic Technologists http://www.asrt.org/media/pdf/angiography_eng.pdf 3. Duplex Ultrasound Society for Vascular Surgery http://www.vascularweb.org/_CONTRIBUTION_PAGES/Patient_Information/NorthPoi... 4. Cardiac MRI (Magnetic Resonance Imaging) National Institutes of Health, Clinical Center http://www.cc.nih.gov/ccc/patient_education/procdiag/cardiacmri.pdf 5. Angiogram Society for Vascular Surgery http://vascularweb.org/_CONTRIBUTION_PAGES/Patient_Information/NorthPoint/A... Dictionaries/Glossaries 1. Glossary of Neurosurgical Terms American Association of Neurological Surgeons http://www.neurosurgerytoday.org/what/glossary.asp Directories 1. Contact a Vascular Surgeon Society for Vascular Surgery http://www.vascularweb.org/_CONTRIBUTION_PAGES/Member_Search/Physician_Sear... 2. Find a Member of the Society of Thoracic Surgeons Society of Thoracic Surgeons http://www.sts.org/sections/membership/findamember/ Genetics 1. Newly Mapped Gene for Ruptured Heart May Lead to L American Heart Association http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=3013008 National Institutes of Health 1. Cerebral Aneurysm National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke http://www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/cerebral_aneurysm/cerebral_aneurysm.htm 2. Cerebral Aneurysm National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke http://www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/cerebral_aneurysm/detail_cerebral_aneury... Organizations 1. Brain Aneurysm Foundation http://www.bafound.org/ 2. National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/ 3. National Institute of Neurological Disorders and S http://www.ninds.nih.gov/ Overviews 1. Aortic Aneurysms - Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms (AAA Society for Vascular Surgery http://www.vascularweb.org/_CONTRIBUTION_PAGES/Patient_Information/3_Most_C... Prevention/Screening 1. Task Force Recommends Male Smokers Between the Age Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality http://www.ahrq.gov/news/press/pr2005/tfaaapr.htm Rehabilitation/Recovery 1. Recovery Brain Aneurysm Foundation http://www.bafound.org/support/recovery.php Research 1. Study Provides New Information about Unruptured Br National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke http://www.ninds.nih.gov/news_and_events/news_articles/news_article_brain_a... 2. Aortic Tears More Deadly to Women Than to Men American Heart Association http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=3022626 Specific Conditions 1. What You Should Know about Cerebral Aneurysms American Society of Neuroradiology http://www.asnr.org/patientinfo/conditions/Cerebral_Aneurysm.pdf 2. Thoracic Aneurysm Society for Vascular Surgery http://www.vascularweb.org/_CONTRIBUTION_PAGES/Patient_Information/NorthPoi... 3. Subarachnoid Hemorrhage Brain Aneurysm Foundation http://www.bafound.org/info/subarachnoid.php 4. Kidney (Renal) Aneurysm Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=AN00471 5. Brain Aneurysm Basics Brain Aneurysm Foundation http://www.bafound.org/info/index.php 6. Aortic Hematoma Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=AN00707 7. Aortic Dissection Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=AN00678 8. Aortic Aneurysms Society of Thoracic Surgeons http://www.sts.org/doc/9440 Treatment 1. Surgical Aneurysm Repair Society for Vascular Surgery http://www.vascularweb.org/_CONTRIBUTION_PAGES/Patient_Information/NorthPoi... 2. Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Procedure slp 3D http://www.or-live.com/distributors/NLM/rnh.cfm?id=118 3. Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Repair slp 3D http://www.or-live.com/distributors/NLM/rnh.cfm?id=145 4. Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms: Treatments Society of Interventional Radiology http://www.sirweb.org/patPub/abdominalAorticTreatments.shtml 5. Complex Thoracoabdominal Aneurysm slp 3D http://www.or-live.com/distributors/NLM/rnh.cfm?id=127 6. Treatment Options for Cerebral Aneurysms American Association of Neurological Surgeons http://www.neurosurgerytoday.org/what/patient_e/treatment.asp 7. FDA Approves First-of-Kind Device to Treat Descend Food and Drug Administration http://www.fda.gov/bbs/topics/news/2005/NEW01168.html 8. Detachable Coil Embolization American College of Radiology, Radiological Society of North America http://www.radiologyinfo.org/content/interventional/dc-embol.htm 9. Endovascular Stent Graft Society for Vascular Surgery http://www.vascularweb.org/_CONTRIBUTION_PAGES/Patient_Information/NorthPoi... 10. Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedure to Treat Tho slp 3D http://www.or-live.com/distributors/NLM/rnh.cfm?id=89   Cardiovascular / Cardiology News From Medical News Today Latest Health News and Medical News posted throughout the day, every day. American Red Cross Statement On Compression-Only CPR 29 Jul 2010 at 5:00am "Articles published in The New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM) cite a pair of studies on Compression-Only Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR), sometimes called continuous chest compressions, Hands-Only CPR, or cardio cerebral resuscitation (CCR). "These articles validate the American Red Cross guidance on Compression-Only CPR... 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