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Rodriguez, the director of peripheral vascular services at the ArizonwaHeart Institute, has been named the nationa principal investigator for the Phase II study, which is required by the to enrolo 160 patients. The Arizona Heart Institute is one of 14 centerss involved in thestudy nationwide. “We are looking to includ e at least six more centerws to complete 20 centers in the Rodriguez said. The endoluminalo graft is manufactured bynear Glasgow, Called the Anaconda Stent Graft System, it allowas the surgeon to reposition the devic once it has been placed acrossd the aneurysm.
So far, nearlg 4,000 patients in Europe have receivedf theAnaconda device, but it must get approvap from the FDA before it can be used in the U.S. Rodriguez said the minimally invasive procedur onthe study’s first patient went saying the device is very easy to use. “H was up on his feet the next morningghaving breakfast,” Rodriguez said of the “You can’t do that when you open the This eliminates the need for open heart surgery.” Abdominal aortic or “ballooning” of the body’s main artery, is a serious condition prone to rupture and lead to sudden death. Actore John Ritter died of an aortixc rupturein 2003.
Symptomss can occur suddenly with severe, sharpo pain in the abdomen. Patients who experience thesd symptoms should seek immediatemedical attention, Rodriguez Early detection can prevent sudden death. Patientas with a family history of aortic aneurysmm or other connective tissue disorders shoul d notify their physician about their risk ofaortidc aneurysm, he said.