Among patients with advanced chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), an arteriovenous (AV) shunt improves physiological parameters such as cardiac output and oxygen delivery but does not have a ...

Researcher Stephanie TerMaath has always had a head for physics. As the University of Tennessee's Zeanah Faculty Fellow, she's involved in projects including developing composite patches for repairing ...

Data from Ex Vivo Shunt Model of Human Circulating Blood and Other Studies Published in European Heart Journal HONG KONG, OrbusNeich today announced that data from an ex vivo arteriovenous (AV) shunt ...

Arteriovenous malformations (AVMs) in the brain represent a complex and potentially devastating set of vascular anomalies. These malformations consist of a tangle of dysplastic vessels—collectively ...

Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) shunting improved walking speed, gait, and balance in older adults with idiopathic normal-pressure hydrocephalus, the PENS trial showed. At 3 months, gait velocity increased ...

If a patient has a nonfunctional arteriovenous (AV) shunt in one arm and a functional shunt used for dialysis in the other, does the avoidance of an IV access in the arm with the nonfunctional shunt ...

ASHEVILLE, N.C. – Evangelist Billy Graham underwent successful surgery Wednesday to update a shunt that controls excess fluid in his brain, and was expected to remain in the hospital for several days.

A ventriculoperitoneal (VP) shunt is a medical device that relieves pressure on the brain caused by the accumulation of fluid. Ventriculoperitoneal (VP) shunts are primarily used to treat a condition ...

Implanting a brain shunt in older people diagnosed with idiopathic normal pressure hydrocephalus (iNPH) is effective in improving their symptoms, a randomized, double-blinded, multi-center patient ...

An experimental surgical approach for treating Alzheimer's disease produced some encouraging -- but very preliminary -- results in the first few patients, doctors reported Monday. Surgeons are testing ...

A ventriculoperitoneal (VP) shunt is a narrow plastic tube that drains excess cerebrospinal fluid into your abdomen (belly). Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) protects your brain by acting as a shock absorber ...