November 9, 2016 – Results from a randomized, multicenter trial failed to show non-inferiority of hybrid, ultra-thin...
Stents
This channel includes news and new technology innovations for stents, also called vascular scaffolds. These include coronary stents, carotid stents, peripheral stents, bioresorbable or bioabsorbable stents, and renal stents. News included clinical trial data and new technology advances in stents.
Videos | Stents Bioresorbable | November 09, 2016
Juan Granada, M.D., executive director and chief scientific officer of the Cardiovascular Research Foundation's...
Videos | Cath Lab | November 08, 2016
OCT imaging showing neointimal tissue coverage of metallic stent struts.
News | Stents | November 07, 2016
November 7, 2016 – Results from TRANSFORM-OCT, a prospective, randomized trial using optical coherence tomography (...
News | Stents | November 07, 2016
Polymer-Free Drug-Coated Stents More Effective Than Bare-metal Stents in High Bleeding Risk Patients
November 7, 2016 – The two-year results from LEADERS FREE, the first randomized clinical trial dedicated to high...
The Fortitude sirolimus-eluting bioresorbable stent.
News | Stents Bioresorbable | November 07, 2016
November 7, 2016 — The 28th annual Transcatheter Cardiovascular Therapeutics (TCT) scientific symposium, Oct. 29-Nov...
Imaging of stent struts after expansion, showing the elastic polymer used on Medinol’s BioNIR stent does not crack or flake off, possibly leading to better patient outcomes.
News | Stents | November 07, 2016
November 7, 2016 – The large multinational randomized BIONICS study found that a novel elastic polymer coated...
News | Stents Drug Eluting | November 02, 2016
November 2, 2016 — Investigators recently unveiled clinical data from the independent BIO-RESORT study, representing...
News | Stents Drug Eluting | November 01, 2016
November 1, 2016 — Medtronic plc unveiled the first clinical outcomes of its novel...
News | Stents Drug Eluting | October 31, 2016
October 31, 2016 — Micell Technologies Inc. announced that it presented five-year clinical safety and efficacy...
Feature | Stents Drug Eluting | October 31, 2016
October 31, 2016 — A major international study has found that...
News | Stents | October 28, 2016
October 28, 2016 — Svelte Medical Systems Inc. announced this week it received CE Mark certification of the Direct...
News | Stents Bifurcation | October 28, 2016
October 28, 2016 – Tryton Medical Inc., a primary developer of stents to treat coronary bifurcation lesions, and...
A comparison of how the Abbott Absorb BVS appears with intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) on the left, and optical coherence tomography (OCT) of the right. The stent is difficult to visualize and sizing is critical, so both modalities can help in bioresorbable stent measurements and to confirm stent apposition. Left image from the Volcano IVUS system and the right image from St. Jude Medical's OCT system
Feature | Stents Bioresorbable | October 20, 2016 | Dave Fornell
There has been a lot of interest in the interventional community regarding the Abbott Absorb Bioresorbable Vascular...
News | Stents Carotid | October 13, 2016
October 13, 2016 — A surveillance project to evaluate the safety and effectiveness of transcarotid artery...
