UVA Health unveils first-in-Virginia surgical system for Aortic Aneurysm treatment

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (WVIR) – UVA Health is using a first-in-Virginia system to help treat deadly Aortic Aneurysms.

The new technology is less invasive and gives doctors a clearer view inside the body, making surgery safer and recovery faster.

“Aneurysms can grow to a point where they’re so weak that they can burst,” UVA Aortic Center Co-Director Doctor Behzad Farivar and once that bursts in the rupture that happens, it could cause massive internal bleeding.”…

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