Podcast: Brigham and Women's Hospital Cardiac and...

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Leading cardiac and vascular surgeons from Brigham and Women's Hospital will webcast a live minimally invasive endovascular thoracic aortic stent-graft repair.

A thoracic aortic aneurysm is a widening or bulging of part of the wall of the aorta within the chest -- the body's largest artery. The risk factors for thoracic aneurysms include atherosclerosis, hypertension, and a history of smoking. Treatment of thoracic aortic aneurysm traditionally involves surgery to replace the damaged portion of the aorta with polyester graft. Recently developed as an alternative to the conventional open surgical repair, which requires a major operation with the possibility of complications, and a long recovery,...

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[merizor]

im hungry now

[rednight666666]

lol that would suck to wake up during surgery.

[xfight4love]

cool

[TheYosy1]

i wasn't freaked out prabably i'm just use to seeing stuff more worse

[Natalieluv9]

uhhh :I i really just did throw up

[KITTYCLUSTERFUCK]

@rednight666666 I had my arm broken outside & woke up, but I couldn't speak, jesus, now I know what "pain" means.

[masterofaddiction]

is that the heart

[Julia13ization]

that looks so disturbing

[iPantsEater]

why did that look like a dragon

[MrPanics13]

now i just lost my apitite thenks -.-

[Banguts]

is he digging in someones butt?

[zoriahagin]

i know im a girl but dats nasty