Systematic Reviews of Treatments for Aneurysms

Follow the links below to find summaries of systematic reviews of the evidence for the effectiveness of treatments for aneurysms (aneurisms).

Created January 2008

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Title:   Screening for abdominal aortic aneurysm
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   An aneurysm is a localised widening (dilation) of an artery. The blood vessel can burst (rupture) because the vessel wall is weakened. Some 5% to 10% of men aged between 65 and 79 years have an abdominal aneurysm in the area of the aorta, the main arter...
Date:   Jan 2007
Title:   Timing of surgery for aneurysmal subarachnoid haemorrhage
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Aneurysmal subarachnoid haemorrhage is a life-threatening condition. It is due to the bursting of an aneurysm (a weakness in the wall of a blood vessel in the brain). This can be treated by a surgical operation to place a clip over the aneurysm neck. ...
Date:   Jan 2001
Title:   Cerebrospinal fluid drainage for thoracic and thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysm surgery
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   An aneurysm is a local bulging of a blood vessel that carries a risk of rupture. Surgery for an aortic aneurysm requires clamping the aorta, the biggest artery in the body. This reduces the supply of blood and oxygen to the spinal cord (ischaemia) and t...
Date:   Nov 2007
Title:   Surgery for small asymptomatic abdominal aortic aneurysms
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   An aneurysm is a ballooning of an artery (blood vessel). This can happen in the major artery in the abdomen (aorta). The cause is unknown, and some abdominal aortic aneurysms cause no symptoms. Ruptured aneurysms cause death unless surgical repair is r...
Date:   May 1999
Title:   Endovascular treatment for ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   The abdominal aorta is the main artery supplying blood to the lower part of the body. An abnormal ballooning and weakening of the wall of the aorta (aortic aneurysm) particularly affects men as they grow older. An aneurysm may progressively enlarge with...
Date:   Nov 2006
Title:   Antifibrinolytic therapy for aneurysmal subarachnoid haemorrhage
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   A subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) is a bleed in the so-called subarachnoid space, which is the very small space between the brain and the skull, and which contains blood vessels that supply the brain. The cause of the bleeding usually is a rupture of a we...
Date:   Jan 2003
Title:   Calcium antagonists for aneurysmal subarachnoid haemorrhage
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   A subarachnoid haemorrhage is a bleed in the so-called subarachnoid space, which is the very small space between the brain and the skull, and which contains blood vessels that supply the brain. The cause of the bleeding usually is a rupture of a bulge i...
Date:   Mar 2007
Title:   Endovascular coiling versus neurosurgical clipping for patients with aneurysmal subarachnoid haemorrhage
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Bleeding on the surface of the brain is called a subarachnoid haemorrhage. The bleeding usually comes from the rupture of a weak spot in an artery carrying blood to the brain. This weak spot is like a small balloon, or blister, which is called an aneury...
Date:   Jun 2005
Title:   Antiplatelet therapy for aneurysmal subarachnoid haemorrhage
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   A subarachnoid haemorrhage (SAH) is a type of stroke due to bleeding in the subarachnoid space, which is the small space between the brain and the skull, and which contains blood vessels that supply the brain. The cause of the bleeding is usually a rupt...
Date:   Jul 2007
Title:   Prevention of infection in arterial reconstruction
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Reconstruction of an artery with prosthetic graft materials or vein may be necessary to treat poor circulation. Surgery is used to bypass a blockage in an artery or prevent rupturing (as with aneurysms). Graft or deep wound infections are a serious comp...
Date:   May 2006
Title:   Circulatory volume expansion therapy for aneurysmal subarachnoid haemorrhage
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Subarachnoid haemorrhage is a subset of stroke that occurs frequently in relatively young persons (mostly 40 to 60 years of age). Secondary ischaemia is an important contributor to poor outcome after a subarachnoid haemorrhage (half the patients die wit...
Date:   Jun 2004
Title:   Corticosteroids for aneurysmal subarachnoid haemorrhage and primary intracerebral haemorrhage
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   About one fifth of all strokes are due to bursting of an artery. The burst artery causes bleeding into the brain itself (called intracerebral haemorrhage) or into the space around the brain (called subarachnoid haemorrhage). After either type of bleed t...
Date:   Mar 2005
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