Embolization of Brain Arteriovenous Malformations for Cure: Because We Could and Because We Should

We age because we grow.

Why do we age? Since ageing is a near-universal feature of complex organisms, a convincing theory must provide a robust evolutionary explanation for its ubiquity. This theory should be compatible with the physiological evidence that ageing is largely due to deterioration, which is, in principle, reversible through repair. Moreover, this theory should also explain why natural selection has favou...

We age because we grow Hillard

Received Accepted Why do we age? Since ageing is a near-universal feature of complex organisms, a convincing theory must provide a robust evolutionary explanation for its ubiquity. This theory should be compatible with the physiological evidence that ageing is largely due to deterioration, which is, in principle, reversible through repair. Moreover, this theory should also explain why natural s...

Sirolimus: A Rapid Treatment for Coagulopathy Because of Vascular Malformations

The evolving landscape of interventional cardiology: "because we should".

“The physician must be able to tell the antecedents, know the present, and foretell the future – must mediate these things, and have two special objects in view with regard to disease, namely, to do good or to do no harm. The art consists in three things – the disease, the patient, and the physician. The physician is the servant of the art, and the patient must combat the disease along with the...

Embolization of Brain Arteriovenous Malformations

Cure: Because We Could and Because We Should We read with great interest the commentary by Jayaraman and Cloft about the necessity for curative embolization of brain arteriovenous malformations (AVMs), and we feel obliged to present our objections to their views. It is absolutely true that for any treatment to be justified, it needs to have high success and low complication rates. Because embol...