The FDA approval of the Tryton Side Branch Stent was the biggest technology news from March. It is deployed in the side branch artery using a standard single wire balloon-expandable stent delivery system. A conventional drug eluting stent is then placed in the main vessel.
April 3, 2017 — Here is the list of the top 25 most popular pieces of content on the Diagnostic and Interventional Cardiology (DAIC) magazine website from the month of March based on website analytics:
1. FDA Clears First Dedicated Coronary Bifurcation Stent
2. ACC 2017 Late-Breaking Trials
3. FDA Clears Nano-coated Coronary Stent to Reduce DAPT
4. New Heart Attack Evaluation Cuts Unnecessary Tests, Time in ER
5. FDA Expands Indication for Melody Transcatheter Valve for Failed Surgical Valves
6. PCI, Drugs Equally Beneficial for Treating Fully Blocked Arteries - ACC.17
7. FDA Panel Supports Approval for First TAVR Embolic Protection Device
8. FDA Clears CoreValve Evolut Pro Transcatheter Aortic Valve
9. Collaboration by Metro Detroit Cardiologists Increases Cardiogenic Shock Survival Rate
10. VIDEO: Demonstration of the Tryton Dedicated Bifurcation Stent
11. U.K. Patent Court Rules in Edwards Lifesciences TAVR Case Against Boston Scientific
12. Benefits Shown for Treating All Clogged Arteries After a Heart Attack - ACC.17
13. Evolocumab Significantly Reduces Risk of Cardiovascular Events, LDL - ACC.17
14. TAVR Can Cause Silent Cerebral Microbleeds, Neurological Impairment - ACC.17
15. Teleflex Announces 510(k) Clearance and U.S. Launch of TrapLiner Catheter
16. Philips Launches Azurion Platform Angiography System
17. Henry Ford Hospital Study Shows 3-D Imaging Improves Fixing Broken Hearts
19. FDA Clears Artis Pheno Angiography System from Siemens Healthineers
20. Bioresorbable Stent Comparable to Xience at Two Year, But With Adverse Trends - ACC.17
21. Videos of Interventional Cardiac Technology Advances
22. Easier to Use iFR Equal to Outcomes of FFR in Coronary Lesion Evaluation - ACC.17
23. CT Scans Reveal Reduced Leaflet Motion After Aortic Valve Replacement - ACC.17
24. Biosensors Announces Enrollment of First Patient in New U.S. Pivotal BioFreedom Trial
25. TAVR Stands Equal to Surgical Valve Replacement - ACC.17
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