Cardiovascular Clinical Studies

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

News | Heart Valve Technology

Medtronic Unveils Strong Early Outcomes for Intrepid Transcatheter Mitral Valve Replacement System

November 7, 2017 — Medtronic plc recently presented positive data for its self-expanding Intrepid transcatheter mitral ...

November 07, 2017

News | Heart Valve Technology

Harpoon Mitral Valve Repair System Found Safe and Effective

November 7, 2017 — A new study has found that a pioneering device to repair heart valves is safe and effective, and can ...

November 07, 2017

HREVS study principal investigator Vladimir Ganyukov, M.D., Ph.D., head of interventional cardiology, State Scientific Institute for Complex Issues of Cardiovascular Diseases, Kemerovo, Russia, at TCT 2017.

News | Dave Fornell

No Major Differences Between PCI vs. CABG vs. Hybrid Revascularization in HREVS Study

November 6, 2017 — In the Hybrid REvascularization Versus Standards (HREVS) study that evaluated three different ...

November 06, 2017

Results of the ORBITA study found no difference in exercise time after six weeks in patients with stable angina who received percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) versus a placebo treatment. TCT 2017

Feature | Cath Lab

ORBITA Study Finds No Improvement in Exercise Time Over Placebo in PCI Patients

November 6, 2017 – Results from ORBITA, a prospective multi-center randomized blinded placebo-controlled study, found no ...

November 06, 2017

Mitralign's Trialign system is used for transcatheter repair of tricuspid valve regurgitation. TCT 2017

News | Heart Valve Technology

Positive, Sustained Improvement at One Year in SCOUT I Transcatheter Tricuspid Repair Trial

November 6, 2017 — One year follow-up data from the SCOUT I Early Feasibility Study for the Mitralign Trialign System ...

November 06, 2017

News | Antiplatelet and Anticoagulation Therapies

Six Months of DAPT Non-Inferior to Twelve in STEMI Patients Receiving Drug-Eluting Stents

November 6, 2017 — The first trial to evaluate the safety of dual antiplatelet therapy (DAPT) for less than 12 months ...

November 06, 2017

FAME2 cost effectiveness of FFR guided PCI vs. medical therapy alone. TCT 2017

News | FFR Technologies

Analysis Shows Better Outcomes, Cost Effectiveness Using FFR in Stable Coronary Disease

November 6, 2017 — Three-year data from the FAME 2 study show patients with coronary artery disease who underwent a ...

November 06, 2017

News | Stents Drug Eluting

Synergy Stent With Shorter DAPT Superior to Bare-Metal Stent in Elderly Patients

November 6, 2017 — Elderly patients undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) often receive bare-metal stents ...

November 06, 2017

News | Stents Drug Eluting

Biotronik Orsiro DES Shows Low Five-Year Event Rates

November 3, 2017 — Biotronik's Orsiro drug-eluting stent (DES) demonstrated high long-term safety and clinical ...

November 03, 2017

News | Antiplatelet and Anticoagulation Therapies

Statins Attributed With 10-Year Cholesterol Drop for Malaysian Heart Attack Patients

November 3, 2017 — A ten-year decline in the blood cholesterol of heart attack patients in Malaysia suggests statins are ...

November 03, 2017

The Watchman LAA occluder PREVAIL Trial 5-year results were presented at the 2017 TCT meeting.

Feature | Atrial Fibrillation

Mixed Results in PREVAIL Trial Comparing Five-Year Data for LAA Closure Compared to Warfarin

November 2, 2017 – Five-year results from the PREVAIL Trial comparing left atrial appendage closure (LAAC) with the ...

November 02, 2017

The B. Braun Sequent Please drug-eluting balloon.

Feature | Drug-Eluting Balloons

Drug-eluting Balloon is Noninferior to Drug-eluting Stent in Patients With In-stent Restenosis

November 2, 2017 — The treatment of in-stent restenosis (ISR) remains challenging in clinical practice. The DARE (Drug ...

November 02, 2017

News | Chronic Total Occlusion (CTO)

Study Examines Use of CrossBoss Catheter for Chronic Total Occlusion PCI

November 2, 2017 — Crossing the occlusion with a guidewire is often the most challenging part of chronic total occlusion ...

November 02, 2017

News | Stents Drug Eluting

Three-Month DAPT Non-Inferior for ACS Patients Treated With Combo Dual Therapy Stent

November 1, 2017 — OrbusNeich reported results from the REDUCE trial in the Late-Breaking Clinical Trial session at the ...

November 01, 2017

News | Stents Bifurcation

Double Kissing Crush Two-Stent Technique in Left Main Bifurcation Lesions Demonstrates Lower Target Lesion Failure Rates

November 1, 2017 — The double kissing (DK) crush two-stent technique was associated with a lower rate of target lesion ...

November 01, 2017