Cardiovascular Clinical Studies

This channel includes news and new technology innovations from cardiovascular clinical trials. These clinical studies include all cardiac subspecialties.

Abbott's landmark LIFE-BTK randomized clinical trial met its primary safety and effectiveness endpoints, demonstrating that Esprit BTK offers significant advancements in opening and keeping blocked arteries below-the-knee open compared to the standard of care, balloon angioplasty

News | Stents Bioresorbable

Late-breaking Data Show Esprit BTK Drug-eluting Resorbable Scaffold Reduces Chronic Limb-threatening Ischemia Progression Compared to the Standard of Care

October 30, 2023 — Abbott announced late-breaking data from the LIFE-BTK clinical trial evaluating the Esprit BTK ...

October 30, 2023

Key findings demonstrate patients with aortic stenosis have substantial untreated mortality risk across all levels of aortic stenosis severity, but aortic valve replacement rates remain low even for patients with severe aortic stenosis

News | Endovascular Aortic Repair

Philippe Généreux, MD Presents Novel Research on Aortic Stenosis from egnite, Inc.’s Database at TCT23

October 30, 2023 — -egnite, Inc., a leading cardiovascular digital health company, announced today that novel research ...

October 30, 2023

WATCH TAVR trial presented at the Transcatheter Cardiovascular Therapeutics annual conference

News | Cath Lab

iFR and FFR are Equally Safe to Diagnose and Treat Heart Disease According to Largest-ever Analysis of New Real-world, Long-term Data

October 26, 2023 — Royal Philips, a global leader in health technology, announced the latest results demonstrating the ...

October 26, 2023

New data presented at Transcatheter Cardiovascular Therapeutics (TCT) 2023 from the TRILUMINATE pivotal trial confirm safety, effectiveness and improvements in quality of life when treating tricuspid regurgitation (a leaky valve) with TriClip, an investigational device in the US

News | Structural Heart

Late-Breaking Data Showcase the Benefits of Abbott's Minimally Invasive Devices for People With Leaky Heart Valves

October 26, 2023 — Abbott announced data from late-breaking presentations showing the impact of its minimally invasive ...

October 26, 2023

New clinical data support use of lesion-specific FFRCT for diagnosis and treatment of patients with coronary artery disease

News | Computed Tomography (CT)

TCT 2023: HeartFlow Presents Clinical Data Featuring First Solution Offering Lesion-Specific Insights

October 26, 2023 — HeartFlow, Inc., a leader in non-invasive integrated artificial intelligence (AI) heart care ...

October 26, 2023

News | TCT

Six-Month Clinical Data from DESyne BDS Plus Randomized Controlled Trial (RCT) Presented at TCT 2023 Shines Spotlight on Safety, Effectiveness of World’s First Site-Specific Antithrombotic Drug Therapy

October 25, 2023 — Elixir Medical, developer of novel cardiovascular technologies, announced positive six-month clinical ...

October 25, 2023

TCT 2023: Medtronic adds to the body of evidence for Evolut TAVR with late-breaking clinical trial data from the Evolut Low Risk Trial

News | TCT

Medtronic Evolut TAVR Platform Outperforms Surgery with Sustained Valve Performance for Low-risk Patients at Four Years

October 25, 2023 — Medtronic plc, a global leader in healthcare technology, announced four-year results from the Evolut ...

October 25, 2023

Edwards Lifesciences announced new data from the PARTNER 3 trial demonstrating continued low rates of all-cause mortality, disabling stroke and rehospitalization at five years

News | Cardiovascular Surgery

Five-year Data from Partner 3 Trial Demonstrate Excellent Survival for Patients Receiving Edwards Sapien 3 Valve

October 25, 2023 — Edwards Lifesciences announced new data from the PARTNER 3 trial demonstrating continued low rates of ...

October 25, 2023

Analysis is first to compare health system-based electronic health record data for treatment of pulmonary embolism with interventional devices

News | Pulmonary Embolism

REAL-PE Study Demonstrates Statistically Significant Lower Major Bleeding Rates with the EKOS Endovascular System Compared to Mechanical Thrombectomy Device for Treatment of Pulmonary Embolism

October 25, 2023 — Data from the REAL-PE study was presented today at Transcatheter Cardiovascular Therapeutics(TCT) ...

October 25, 2023

Clinical research validates utility of IVL in complex nodular and eccentric calcium

News | Cath Lab

New Shockwave Coronary IVL Publications Confirm Safety and Efficacy Across Multiple Calcium Morphologies

October 25, 2023 — Shockwave Medical, Inc., a pioneer in the development and commercialization of transformational ...

October 25, 2023

News | Left Atrial Appendage (LAA) Occluders

Cleveland Clinic-Led Trial Finds that Atrial Fibrillation Patients Undergoing TAVR and Watchman Procedures Together Have Similar Outcomes to Using Blood Thinners after TAVR

October 25, 2023 — Findings from a trial led by Cleveland Clinic show that patients with atrial fibrillation undergoing ...

October 25, 2023

3-part video series on hypertrophic cardiomyopathy with Christine E. Seidman, MD, FACC, FAHA

Feature | Pharmaceuticals | By Christine Book

Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy Video Series with Christine E. Seidman, MD, FACC, FAHA

In a new 3-part video series on hypertrophic cardiomyopathy with Christine E. Seidman, MD, FACC, FAHA, Managing Editor ...

October 25, 2023

News | Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator (ICD)

Medtronic Receives FDA Approval for Extravascular Defibrillator to Treat Abnormal Heart Rhythms, Sudden Cardiac Arrest

October 23, 2023 — Medtronic plc, a global leader in healthcare technology, has received U.S. Food and Drug ...

October 23, 2023

The ALIGN-AR trial is a landmark prospective, single-arm investigation device exemption (IDE) study designed to assess the safety and efficacy of the Trilogy THV System

News | Cardiovascular Clinical Studies

JenaValve Announces ALIGN-AR Pivotal Data to be Presented During the Late-Breaking Clinical Trial Sessions at TCT 2023

October 20, 2023 — JenaValve Technology, Inc., developer and manufacturer of the Trilogy Transcatheter Heart Valve (THV) ...

October 20, 2023

Published late-breaking clinical data presented at TCT 2023

News | Heart Failure

Gene Discoveries Could Help Prevent Deadly Coronary Artery Disease

October 20, 2023 — An international team of scientists has identified nearly a dozen genes that contribute to calcium ...

October 20, 2023