Cardiovascular Clinical Studies

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

Videos | Structural Heart

VIDEO: Harmony Transcatheter Pulmonary Valve Has Good Outcomes at 1 Year

Tom Jones, M.D., director, cardiac catheterization laboratories, Seattle Children’s Hospital, and principle investigator ...

May 13, 2021

The BioCardia cardiac stem cell CardiAMP trial is a Phase III study looking at the efficacy of using stem cells to improve heart function in heart failure patients. It is the first trial for this technology to reach Phase III trial.

Feature | Stem Cell Therapies | By Simon H. Stertzer, M.D.

Is Cardiac Cell Therapy Worth Another Look?

Heart failure remains an unheralded global pandemic, costing society billions of dollars each year.[1,2] Projections ...

May 11, 2021

The Eko digital stethoscope can record heart soubnds and use an artificial intelligence (AI) analysis algorithm to detect heart murmurs. I new study in the JAHA showed it has comparable performance to that of an expert cardiologist. Eko Digital Stethoscope AI Analysis Algorithm Validated in JAHA article for Detecting Heart Murmurs

News | Artificial Intelligence

Eko Digital Stethoscope AI Analysis Algorithm Validated for Detecting Heart Murmurs

May 10, 2021 — Eko announced the peer-reviewed publication of a clinical study that found that the Eko artificial ...

May 10, 2021

Videos | Radial Access

VIDEO: Radial Hemostasis Reduced by 50 Percent With StatSeal in Combination With TR Band

Arnold Seto, M.D., MPA, FSCAI, chief of cardiology, Long Beach Veterans Affairs Medical Center and director ...

May 06, 2021

Videos | Coronavirus (COVID-19)

VIDEO: The Impact of COVID-19 on Heart Attack Patients

Payam Dehghani, M.D., FRCPC, FACC, FSCAI, co-director of Prairie Vascular Research and associate professor at the ...

May 06, 2021

SCAI 2021 late-breaking presentations included the data on the Medtronic Harmony transcatheter pulmonary valve, cutting radial access hemostasis time by 50 percent, improving cardiogenic shock survival to 71 percent, and data showing very high mortality in COVID patients who suffer a STEMI heart attack. #SCAI21 #SCAI2021

Feature | Cath Lab | By Dave Fornell, Editor

SCAI 2021 Late-breaking Clinical Study Results

April 29, 2021 — Here is the list of late-breaking study presentations and links to articles about each of them from the ...

May 06, 2021

The Bluegrass Vascular Surfacer System is designed to reliably, efficiently and repeatedly gain central venous access by inserting the Surfacer System through the right femoral vein and navigating it up through the patient’s venous system with an exit point in the right internal jugular vein, the optimal location for placing a central venous catheter.

News | EP Lab

Case Report on CRT Lead Placement in Obstructed Veins Using Surfacer System

May 6, 2021 - Bluegrass Vascular Technologies announced the publication of a report documenting the clinical utility of ...

May 06, 2021

Videos | Cath Lab

VIDEO: Avoiding Higher Risk Cath Lab Patients May Not Improve Outcomes Scores

Ashwin Nathan M.D., a cardiology fellow in the division of Cardiovascular Medicine at the Hospital of the University of ...

May 05, 2021

The Corindus CorPath robotic cath lab navigation system allows operators to sit and control the procedure from behind a lead-lined booth, so they do not have to wear heavy aprons during the procedures. Christoper Baker, M.D., Hoag Memorial Hospital using the system. #SCAI21 #SCAI2021

Feature | Robotic Systems

Second Generation Robotic PCI System Performs Well Across Spectrum of Lesion Complexity

May 5, 2021 — A late-breaking study of the Siemens Healthineers Corindus Corpath GRX second-generation cath lab robotic ...

May 05, 2021

Avoiding high-risk PCI procedures does not improve hospital scores according to a study presented at SCAI 2021. CTO procedure at Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit. Photo by Dave Fornell.

News | Cardiovascular Business

Avoiding High-risk Cath Lab Procedures Does Not Necessarily Improve Hospital Scores

May 5, 2021 — A late-breaking study presented at the Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions (SCAI) 202 ...

May 05, 2021

If MitraClip Fails 95 Percent of Patients Will Need Full Surgical Valve Replacement according to a late-breaking study at the AATS 2021 meeting. #AATS2021

News | Heart Valve Technology

If MitraClip Fails 95 Percent of Patients Will Need Surgical Valve Replacement

May 4, 2021 – A new study, presented at the 2021 American Association for Thoracic Surgery (AATS) 101st annual meeting ...

May 04, 2021

One third of patients will die who have COVID-19 (SARS-CoV-2) and suffer a ST-elevated myocardial infarction (STEMI), according to the latest, comprehensive data from The North American COVID-19 Myocardial Infarction (NACMI) Registry. The data was presented as a late-breaking study at the Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions (SCAI) 2021 Scientific Sessions. The study showed there was an alarming one-in-three patients dying with STEMI and COVID, compared to 4-in-100 #SCAI2021

Feature | Coronavirus (COVID-19) | By Dave Fornell, Editor

Third of COVID Patients With STEMI Heart Attacks Die

May 3, 2021 – One third of patients will die who have COVID-19 (SARS-CoV-2) and suffer a ST-elevated myocardial ...

May 03, 2021

News | Cath Lab

Most Stable Ischemic Heart Disease Patients Did Not Meet ISCHEMIA Trial Enrollment Criteria

May 3, 2021 – Results from a new study find a broad range of patients who typically undergo revascularization for stable ...

May 03, 2021

The NuMED 10-zig Covered CP (CCP) balloon expandable covered stent. It is used for repair of sinus venosus atrial septal defects (SVASD). #SVASD #SCAI2021 #congenitalheart #

News | Congenital Heart

Global registry Shows Longer Stent Minimizes Procedure Complications in Sinus Venosus Atrial Septal Defects

May 1, 2021 - An analysis of a new international registry reveals benefits of using a longer covered stent for ...

May 01, 2021

Videos | Structural Heart

VIDEO: Socioeconomic and Geographic Access to TAVR Programs is Limited

Ashwin Nathan M.D., a cardiology fellow at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, presented a late-breaking ...

April 30, 2021