REMINDER: ORLive Presents: Endovascular Aortic Aneurysm Repair; Minimally Invasive Procedure Substantially Reduces

PHILADELPHIA, PA, May 20 (MARKET WIRE) --
Thomas Jefferson University Hospital will host a webcast featuring a
minimally invasive endovascular procedure used to repair an aortic aneurysm.
Joseph Lombardi, MD, Associate Professor of Surgery at Jefferson Medical College
of
ThomasJefferson University and Director of the Jefferson Aortic Center, will
perform
the procedure; Robert Larson, MD, Assistant Professor of Surgery, will narrate.
The webcast is scheduled for 4:30 p.m. EDT on Tuesday, May 20 on
http://www.or-live.com/jeffersonhospital/2252.

This minimally invasive procedure stops and decreases swelling of the aortic
aneurysm to prevent rupture. Through small incisions in the groin area on both
of the patient's legs, the vascular surgeon accesses the femoral arteries
to deliver a

stent-graft into the aneurysm. The surgeon repairs the aneurysm from the
inside and places the stent-graft to divert blood flow. This prevents the
aneurysm from growing further and frequently causes it to shrink. In most
cases, patients can be discharged from the hospital the next day, as opposed
to five-to-seven days of recovery time in the hospital after open aortic
aneurysm
repair, and resume normal activities much sooner.

For more information or to make an appointment with a Jefferson physician,
please
call 1-800-JEFF-NOW.

Visit: http://www.or-live.com/jeffersonhospital/2252 to learn more and
view a program preview. VNR: http://www.or-live.com

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Contact:

Alex Fraser
Director of Marketing
OR-Live, Inc.
860-953-2900 x 214
afraser@orlive.com

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