Real-World Data Demonstrates Success Of Smart Pass Filter on Boston Scientific S-ICD System
May 16, 2018
Real-World Data Demonstrates Success Of Smart Pass Filter on Boston Scientific S-ICD System
May 16, 2018 — Boston Scientific announced results from an analysis of the LATITUDE database evaluating the successful…
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Link Found Between Post-Traumatic Stress, Increased Risk of AFib. #HRS2018
May 15, 2018
Link Found Between Post-Traumatic Stress, Increased Risk of AFib
May 15, 2018 — A new study is the first to report a relationship between post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and new…
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Marijuana Use Does Not Increase Risk of Arrhythmias, Might Reduce AFib Risk. #HRS2018
May 15, 2018
Marijuana Use Does Not Increase Risk of Arrhythmias, Might Reduce AFib Risk
May 15, 2018 — According to new research, smoking marijuana may not be associated with an increased risk of ventricular…
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U.S. First Lady Melania Trump Undergoes Interventional Radiology Embolization Procedure
May 15, 2018
U.S. First Lady Melania Trump Undergoes Interventional Radiology Embolization Procedure
May 15, 2018 — U.S. First Lady Melania Trump underwent an interventional radiology embolization procedure to treat a…
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First Results Reported from AVIATOR 2 Registry for AFib Patients Undergoing PCI.
May 15, 2018
First Results Reported from AVIATOR 2 Registry for AFib Patients Undergoing PCI
May 15, 2018 – Results of the AVIATOR 2 international registry data show a discrepancy between physician perception and…
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SCAI Releases Consensus Guidelines for Femoral-Popliteal Arterial Interventional Device Selection
May 15, 2018
SCAI Releases Consensus Guidelines for Femoral-Popliteal Arterial Interventional Device Selection
May 15, 2018 — The Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions (SCAI) has released new guidelines to…
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SCAI Updates Consensus on Length of Stay for Percutaneous Coronary Intervention
May 15, 2018
SCAI Updates Consensus on Length of Stay for Percutaneous Coronary Intervention
May 15, 2018 — Revised guidelines incorporating new data on discharge criteria for patients undergoing elective…
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No Benefit Found Using Sodium Bicarbonate, Acetylcysteine to Prevent Kidney Injury, the result of the PRESERVE Trial to prevent acute kidney injury (AKI), presented at SCAI 2018. #SCAI, #SCAI2018,
May 15, 2018
No Benefit Found Using Sodium Bicarbonate, Acetylcysteine to Prevent Kidney Injury
May 15, 2018 – The large-scale, international randomized PRESERVE clinical trial found high-risk patients for renal…
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Angiogram of a STEMI patient.
May 15, 2018
Culprit Vessel Only Strategy Has Lower Mortality Than Routine Multivessel Intervention
May 15, 2018 — A contemporary, real-world analysis shows lower mortality rates when culprit-only intervention is used…
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A key slide from Elnabawi's presentation, showing cardiac CT plaque evaluations, showing the impact of psoriasis medication on coronary plaques at baseline and one year of treatment. It shows a reversal of vulnerable plaque development. #SCAI, #SCAI2018
May 14, 2018
Psoriasis Therapy Can Reduce Coronary Plaque
May 14, 2018 – New clinical evidance shows common therapy options for psoriasis (PSO), a chronic inflammatory skin…
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A 3-D printed aortic root with an simulated implant of an Edwards Sapien TAVR valve. New clinical data points to length-of-stay as a new predictor of outcomes in TAVR patients. Image from Henry Ford Hospital.
May 14, 2018
Length of Stay Impacts TAVR Outcomes
May 14, 2018 – A new study finds patients who stay in the hospital for more than 72 hours when undergoing trans-femoral…
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The Medtronic Endeavor drug-eluting stent was used in the PERSPECTIVE trial to test its durability in chronic total occlusions (CTOs). #SCAI, #SCAI2018
May 14, 2018
Treating CTOs With Zotarolimus-eluting Stents Shows Good Long-term Results
May 14, 2018 – One-year outcomes of patients undergoing chronic total occlusion (CTO) percutaneous coronary…
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The use of 3-D printed hearts from patients' pre-TAVR planning CT scans have improved outcomes of procedures at the University of Minnesota. Clearly identifying where calcium is located on the valves prior to TAVR device implantation has helped reduce the incidence of paravalvular leak. #SCAI, #SCAI2018
May 14, 2018
3-D Printed Models to Guide TAVR Improve Outcomes
May 14, 2018 – A new study examines the effectiveness of 3-D printing technology and computer modeling to predict…
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PROGRESS-CTO flow chart for the hybrid algorithm. #SCAI, #SCAI2018
May 14, 2018
International Registry Shows Good Outcomes in Treating Chronic Total Occlusions (CTOs)
May 14, 2018 — A significant update to the PROGRESS-CTO (PROspective Global Registry for the Study of Chronic Total…
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SCAI Launches Diagnosis and Treatment Toolkit for Peripheral Artery Disease
May 14, 2018
SCAI Launches Diagnosis and Treatment Toolkit for Peripheral Artery Disease
May 14, 2018 — The Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions (SCAI) announced the launch of the SCAI PAD…
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Intravenous Drug Use is Causing Rise in Heart Valve Infections, Healthcare Costs. #SCAI, #SCAI2018
May 14, 2018
Intravenous Drug Use is Causing Rise in Heart Valve Infections, Healthcare Costs
May 14, 2018 — The opioid drug epidemic is impacting cardiology, with a new study finding the number of patients…
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Richard Schatz, M.D., (center) is research director of cardiovascular interventions at the Heart, Lung, and Vascular Center at Scripps Clinic, speaking at a SCAI session on collaboration with industry to bring new device technologies to market. He is best known as the co-inventor of the first coronary stent, the Palmaz-Schatz stent. Left is Ziyad Hijazi, M.D., MPH, director of the Sidra Cardiac Program. #SCAI, #SCAI2018
May 14, 2018
SCAI 2018 Late-breaking Clinical Trials
Here is an aggregation of all the news and late-breaking studies presented at the 2018 Society for Cardiovascular…
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DAIC Editor Dave Fornell won the 2018 AZBEE national silver award for best blog for "The Future of Cardiology: 17 Technologies to Watch. DAIC magazine - diagnostic and interventional cardiology magazine.
May 14, 2018
DAIC Wins 2018 National Azbee Award for Editorial Excellence
May 14, 2018 — Diagnostic and Interventional Cardiology (DAIC) magazine was honored with a Silver national Azbee Award…
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May 14, 2018
Ancora Heart Expands AccuCinch U.S. Early Feasibility Study Enrollment
May 14, 2018 — Ancora Heart Inc. announced the expansion of the company’s U.S. feasibility study to evaluate the…
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First-Ever Risk Tool Helps Predict TAVR Readmission Rates in 2018 SCAI late-breaking study. #SCAI, #SCAI2018
May 11, 2018
First-Ever Risk Tool Helps Predict TAVR Readmission Rates
May 11, 2018 — A new study looked at the effectiveness of a novel risk tool to predict 30-day readmission rates in…
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