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This channel contains news about the annual Transcatheter Cardiovascular Therapeutics (TCT) conference presented by the Cardiovascular Research Foundation (CRF). It includes coverage from the annual meeting and links CRF news. TCT is the premier conference for the subspecialty of interventional cardiology, including the new subspecialty areas of transcatheter structural heart procedures. 

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October 23, 2020 —  Positive results were reported on the first 230 patients enrolled in its FLASH study, a real world p ...

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News | FFR Technologies

October 23, 2020 – Results from the randomized controlled TARGET FFR trial show that while a physiology-guided ...

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News | FFR Technologies | Dave Fornell, Editor

October 22, 2020 – In the FORECAST randomized clinical trial, the use of fractional flow reserve (FFR) derived from ...

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Ori Ben-Yehuda, M.D., presenting the findings of the HOST-REDUCE-POLYTECH-ACS  study at TCT 2020 that showed durable polymer drug-eluting stents (DES) performed better than the bioresorbable polymer DES that were supposed to replace them with the promise of being safer and lowering overall cardiac event rates. #TCT2020 #TCTConnect
Feature | Stents | Dave Fornell, Editor

October 17, 2020 – In a surprise to many, a randomized clinical trial found that drug-eluting stents (DES) with durable ...

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News | Stents

October 22, 2020 – For patients undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI), treatment with the nanotechnology ...

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Videos | Hemodynamic Support Devices

Chuck Simonton, M.D., chief medical officer at Abiomed, discusses some of the new technologies and clinical trials the ...

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Videos | Cath Lab

Dean Kereiakes, M.D., medical director, The Christ Hospital Heart and Vascular Center, medical director, The Christ ...

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Videos | Stents Drug Eluting

Dean Kereiakes, M.D., medical director, The Christ Hospital Heart and Vascular Center, medical director, The Christ ...

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Videos | Antiplatelet and Anticoagulation Therapies

The COMPARE CRUSH Trial looked at the effect of per-hospital crushed prasugrel tablets in patients with STEMI planned ...

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Videos | Heart Valve Technology

Doctor Hans-Josef Feistritzerm, Heart Center of Leipzig, Germany, presents data on the use of general vs. local ...

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A large subgroup analysis of the VOYAGER PAD randomized clinical trial showed neither a mortality risk nor benefit associated with the use of paclitaxel drug-coated devices (DCD) in the treatment of peripheral artery disease (PAD). The study also found that the benefit of rivaroxaban use on reducing ischemic limb and cardiovascular outcomes was consistent regardless of whether a DCD was used. #TCT2020 #TCTconnect
Feature | Cath Lab

October 18, 2020 – A large subgroup analysis of a randomized clinical trial showed neither a mortality risk nor benefit ...

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News | Drug-Eluting Balloons

October 18, 2020 – The first results from the IN.PACT Below the Knee (BTK) Study, a feasibility study assessing the ...

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News | Cath Lab

October 18, 2020 – Data from the COMBINE (OCT-FFR) study found that the use of FFR combined with OCT imaging can help ...

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