Cardiovascular Clinical Studies

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

coronary CT angiography, CCTA, alcohol consumption, CAD, coronary artery disease, RSNA 2016

News | CT Angiography (CTA)

Alcohol Consumption Shows No Effect on Coronary Arteries

November 29, 2016 — Researchers using coronary computed tomography angiography (CCTA) found no association between light ...

November 29, 2016

News | Cath Lab

Study Finds STEMI Post-conditioning is Not as Beneficial as Previously Believed

November 21, 2016 – A single-center study sponsored by the National Institutes of Health (NHLBI) failed to show an early ...

November 21, 2016

InspireMD, CGuard embolic protection system, EPS, clinical data, internal carotid artery stenosis, ICA

News | Stents Carotid

Study Supports Clinical Benefit, Utility of CGuard Embolic Prevention System

November 18, 2016 — InspireMD Inc. announced in mid-October the online publication of positive clinical data in a new ...

November 18, 2016

Boston Scientific, HeartLogic Heart Failure Diagnostic Service, MultiSENSE trial data, AHA Scientific Sessions 2016

News | Heart Failure

Boston Scientific Announces Positive Results of HeartLogic Heart Failure Diagnostic Service Study

November 18, 2016 — Boston Scientific recently announced results from the first clinical trial evaluating the ...

November 18, 2016

cardiac rehabilitation, depression, death risk, heart surgery, Intermountain Medical Center Heart Institute, AHA Scientific Sessions 2016

News | Cardiac Rehabilitation

Study Finds Cardiovascular Rehab Helps Reduce Death Risk in Depressed Heart Patients

November 15, 2016 — Depression has been known to be associated with poor cardiovascular outcomes. But if patients who ...

November 15, 2016

atrial fibrillation, warfarin, dementia, Intermountain Medical Center Heart Institute, American Heart Association, AHA Scientific Sessions 2016

News | Atrial Fibrillation

Atrial Fibrillation Patients at Increased Risk of Dementia Regardless of Anticoagulation Use

November 15, 2016 — Atrial fibrillation patients who use warfarin to lower risk of stroke are at higher risk of ...

November 15, 2016

PET/CT, calcium blockages, heart attack risk, Intermountain study, American Heart Association, AHA Scientific Sessions 2016

News | PET-CT

PET/CT Effective in Detecting Calcium Blockages to Assess Heart Attack Risk

November 15, 2016 — Many people who experience chest pain but don’t have a heart attack breathe a big sigh of relief ...

November 15, 2016

bivalirudin, heparin, blood clot prevention medication, PCI, percutaneous coronary intervention, Intermountain study, AHA Scientific Sessions

News | Antiplatelet and Anticoagulation Therapies

Study Finds Blood Clot Prevention Medications Equally Safe and Effective for PCI Patients

November 14, 2016 — Two differing blood clot prevention medications are just as safe and effective for patients ...

November 14, 2016

catheter ablations, atrial fibrillation, stroke risk, Intermountain Medical Center Heart Institute study, AHA Scientific Sessions, American Heart Association

News

Catheter Ablations Reduce Long-Term Stroke Risk in Patients with Prior Stroke History

November 14, 2016 — Atrial fibrillation patients with a prior history of stroke who undergo catheter ablation lower ...

November 14, 2016

NeoChord, RECHORD Trial, first patient, DS1000 System, degenerative mitral regurgitation, DMR

News | Heart Valve Technology

First Patient Treated in U.S. Trial of NeoChord DS1000 System

November 10, 2016 — NeoChord Inc. announced the first use of its DS1000 System in the United States as it enrolled the ...

November 10, 2016

fibrinolysis, FL, STEMI patients, ACCF/AHA guidelines, Minneapolis Heart Institute, AHA Scientific Sessions 2016

News | Cath Lab

Study Concludes Very Early Percutaneous Coronary Intervention Following Fibrinolysis Safe

November 10, 2016 — Current ACCF/AHA guidelines recommend fibrinolysis (FL) as the preferred reperfusion strategy for ST ...

November 10, 2016

Henry Ford Hospital cardiologists Adam Greenbaum and William O'Neill performing a TAVR procedure. The firsttranscaval valve replacement, Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit Michigan, success rate, JACC study, TCT 2016

News | Heart Valve Technology

Study Deems Transcaval Valve Replacement Pioneered at Henry Ford Hospital Successful

November 9, 2016 — A pioneering way to access the heart for transcatheter valve replacement has a 98 percent success ...

November 09, 2016

PLATINUM DIVERSITY, stents in minorities and women

News | Cath Lab

Coronary Stent Study Evaluates Adverse Events in Women, Minorities

November 9, 2016 — A dedicated stent study conducted exclusively in women and minority patients evaluated clinical ...

November 09, 2016

transcatheter aortic valve replacement, pacemakers, implantation, post-TAVR implantation, worse outcomes, study

News | EP Lab

Getting a Pacemaker Soon After Heart Valve Replacement Linked with Worse Outcomes

November 9, 2016 — Patients who undergo minimally invasive heart valve replacement, known as transcatheter aortic valve ...

November 09, 2016

Biotronik's Osiro stent, prison IV trial

News | Stents

Bioresorbable Polymer Metallic Stents Did Not Improve Outcomes Compared to Durable Polymer Stents

November 9, 2016 – Results from a randomized, multicenter trial failed to show non-inferiority of hybrid, ultra-thin ...

November 09, 2016