At Miami Cardiac & Vascular Institute, our interventional radiologists, interventional neuroradiologists and vascular surgeons have the experience and technology to lower your risk of a life-threatening rupture. Learn more about the types of aneurysms such as abdominal aortic aneurysm, also known as AAA or Triple A, brain aneurysm, or cerebral aneurysm, thoracic aneurysm and popliteal aneurysm.

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[X-ray of human male body]

[Speaker 1]
A diagnosis of brain aneurysm is frightening and serious, but knowing the facts about available treatments can help you make an informed decision about your care.

[Italo Linfante, M.D., Interventional Neuroradiologist]
A brain aneurism is a dilatation of an artery. It's a bulge in an artery, so to speak is like a bubble in a tire. And the reason why there's a bulge is because the artery at that point is weak and as a consequence can rupture, bleeding inside the brain.

[Doctors reviewing veins of previous surgery]

[Speaker 1]
Often, brain aneurysms don't have any symptoms and are actually discovered accidentally when a CAT scan or MRI is done for other reasons. When a brain aneurysm is discovered, doctors look for ways to monitor or treat it to prevent it from rupturing, which can be deadly.

[Guilherme Dabus, M.D., Interventional Neuroradiologist]
The reason why it's important to monitor a brain aneurysm or to follow is that if the aneurysm bleed, it can cause a very severe hemorrhagic stroke called subarachnoid hemorrhage that can kill about 40% of the person that suffer it.

[Doctor explaining Aneurysms]

[Speaker 1]
Treatment may include regular monitoring of small aneurysms to ensure they're not getting bigger, or if the aneurysm is at risk of rupturing because of its size or other risk factors, aneurysm repair may be the best option.

[Italo Linfante, M.D.]
Traditionally, the only way was to perform a craniotomy, which it means opening the skull, and put a clip at the neck of this bubble. Of course, the procedure is very invasive and cannot be performed in all types of aneurysms.

[Doctors performing surgery]

[Speaker 1]
At Miami Cardiac and Vascular Institute, Doctors Linfante and Dabus specialize in repairing aneurysms using a minimally invasive technique called endovascular embolization.

[Guilherme Dabus, M.D.]
The way the minimally invasive surgery works is we put a catheter into the patient's femoral artery in the groin. We navigate this catheter up to the patient's brain where the aneurysm is located. And when we're there, we put tiny microcatheters inside his aneurism and put coils that may [inaudible 00:01:59] of the aneurysm. Sometimes we may need to use stents to support the coils or new flow diverts, which by itself will close the aneurysm off.

[Italo Linfante, M.D.]
In endovascular approach, the risks are much lower and the mortality is much lower and the recovery is very fast. Most of our patients are discharged home the day after.

[Speaker 1]
Miami Cardiac and Vascular Institute, located at Baptist Health hospitals throughout South Florida, has partnered with Baptist Health Neuroscience Center to offer this less invasive treatment for brain aneurysms.

[Baptist Health Neuroscience Center]

[Baptist Health South Florida]
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