According to a new study, aspirating blood clots does not significantly reduce microvascular obstruction or reduce the risk of death in patients with non-ST-elevation myocardial infarction (NSTEMI), when compared to standard percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) without thrombectomy. Findings from the TATORT-NSTEMI clinical trial were presented at the 25th annual Transcatheter Cardiovascular Therapeutics (TCT) scientific symposium.
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In a clinical trial of the Boston Scientific Lotus valve, a second-generation transcatheter aortic valve, the device demonstrated low rates of complications that are sometimes seen in transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR), including challenges with positioning, post-procedure paravalvular aortic regurgitation, vascular complications and stroke. 

A hybrid approach to treating coronary artery disease that involves a hybrid procedure combining a minimally invasive bypass surgery with percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) was found to be feasible and safe in a clinical trial. This is the first randomized study of the technique.

Direct Flow Medical Inc. announced six-month data from the fully enrolled DISCOVER CE mark trial of the Direct Flow Medical Transcatheter Aortic Valve System.

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According to a new study, genetic profiling of patients undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) may help cardiology teams adjust treatment and improve ischemic outcomes for patients who do not properly metabolize thienopyridine blood thinning therapies such as clopidogrel.

As the use of mobile computing devices and smartphones has rapidly proliferated in healthcare over the past few years, there has been a flood of medical applications (apps) developed for all facets of medicine. In an increasingly tech savvy world, people want information to be at their fingertips when and where they need it via their mobile devices.

Abbott announced clinically meaningful changes to quality of life, a reduction in rehospitalization for heart failure and functional improvements for patients treated with the company's first-in-class, catheter-based MitraClip therapy for patients with degenerative mitral regurgitation (MR) who are at prohibitive risk for mitral valve surgery.

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A clinical trial designed to measure the effectiveness of using a dedicated side branch-covering bare metal stent in true bifurcation coronary lesions found that that the strategy was safe, but the results did not establish non-inferiority compared to the currently accepted strategy of using a single stent with provisional use of a second side branch stent when indicated.

In the first head-to-head randomized controlled trial of third-generation durable-polymer drug-eluting stents for the treatment of coronary artery disease in an all-comers patient population, the Medtronic Resolute Integrity and the Boston Scientific Promus Element performed similarly on all measures except longitudinal strength, which favored the Medtronic device. 

A new study showed that a conservative approach to revascularization for patients with intermediate coronary lesions determined by angiographic diameter stenosis is safe and non-inferior to an aggressive approach. Findings of the SMART-CASE trial were presented at the 25th annual Transcatheter Cardiovascular Therapeutics scientific symposium (TCT 2013).

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