October 16, 2020 — The Restore EF Study demonstrates the use of contemporary best practices, including attempting a more complete revascularization with Impella-supported high-risk percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI), is associated with significant improvement of left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF), heart failure symptoms, and anginal symptoms at follow up.

October 15, 2020 – The REFLECT II randomized clinical trial evaluating the safety and efficacy of the Keystone Heart TriGuard 3 (TG3), a self-stabilizing cerebral embolic deflection filter used in patients undergoing transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) met the primary safety endpoint, but did not demonstrate superiority over TAVR without use of embolic protection. The device is designed to reduce TAVR complications of cerebral embolization and ischemic stroke. 

October 15, 2020 — The one-year results of the late-breaking DEFINE PCI study showed patients had improved outcomes and less recurrent chest pain at one year using instant wave-Free Ratio (iFR) physiologic measurements.[1] The one-year data showed an optimal post-PCI iFR of ≥0.95 was associated with improved event-free survival.

October 13, 2020 — GE Healthcare announced U.S. FDA 510k clearance for its Ultra Edition package on Vivid cardiovascular ultrasound systems, which includes new features based on artificial intelligence (AI) that enable clinicians to acquire faster, more repeatable exams consistently.

The Boston Scientific Acurate neo self-expanding TAVR valve (left) did not perform as well clinically as the Medtronic CoreValve Evolut TAVR valve (right) in the SCOPE II trial presented at TCT 2020. #TCT #TCT2020 #TCTconnect

October 15, 2020 – The SCOPE II trial comparing the Boston Scientific Acurate neo vs. Medtronic CoreValve Evolut TAVR valves found the Acurate Neo failed to demonstrate non-inferiority compared to the existing self-expanding valve. This was the same negative result as the SCOPE I trial presented at TCT 2019, where a comparison with the Acurate Neo vs. Sapien also did not meet non-inferiority.[1]

October 15, 2020 – The MITHRAS randomized clinical trial found that interventional closure of an iatrogenic atrial septal defect (iASD) driven by transcatheter mitral valve repair (TMVR) was not superior to conservative medical treatment with regard to the primary endpoint of change in six minute walking distance.

October 14, 2020 — American College of Cardiology (ACC) Quality Summit virtual meeting Oct. 8-9, 2020, featured several poster presentations on COVID-19 impacts within cardiology practice over the last several months.

October 14, 2020 — The American College of Cardiology (ACC) and the Cardiovascular Research Foundation (CRF) are partnering to create the Martin B. Leon Center for Cardiovascular Transformation, a visionary endeavor designed to foster the best ideas, encourage innovative research, and ultimately deliver transformative solutions to some of the biggest cardiovascular care challenges.

October 14, 2020 — Medtronic announced it is starting a randomized, head-to-head study comparing two transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) systems in patients with severe symptomatic aortic stenosis (ssAS). The SMall Annuli Randomized To Evolut or Sapien (SMART) post-market trial will compare valve safety and performance of the self-expanding Medtronic CoreValve Evolut Pro and Pro+TAVR Systems against the balloon-expandable Sapien 3 and Sapien 3 Ultra Transcatheter Heart Valves manufactured by Edwards Lifesciences.

October 14, 2020 – The first outcomes data from the North American COVID-19 ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction (NACMI) Registry are being presented today at the 2020 virtual Transcatheter Cardiovascular Therapeutics (TCT) scientific symposium.

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