October 31, 2017 — The VAMPIRE 3 study evaluated if the selective use of distal filter protection might decrease the incidence of no-reflow phenomenon after percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) in acute coronary syndrome (ACS) patients with attenuated plaque ≥5mm based upon intravascular imaging. It also examined its long-term effects.

Edwards Lifesciences Corp. announced new data demonstrating substantial economic advantages of the Edwards Sapien 3 transcatheter aortic heart valve for patients suffering from severe, symptomatic aortic stenosis (AS) who are at intermediate risk for open-heart surgery. Results of the economic analysis, which is the first-of-its-kind report on intermediate-risk patients, were presented as a late-breaking clinical trial at the 29th Transcatheter Cardiovascular Therapeutics (TCT), the annual scientific symposium of the Cardiovascular Research Foundation, Oct. 29-Nov. 2 in Denver.

Thirty-day results from ABSORB IV, the largest randomized everolimus-eluting bioresorbable vascular scaffold (BVS) trial to date, found BVS to be noninferior to a cobalt-chromium everolimus-eluting stent (CoCr-EES) for target lesion failure (TLF).

October 31, 2017 — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a warning to healthcare providers that interim three-year study results from the ABSORB III pivotal clinical trial continue to show increased rates of major adverse cardiac events and stent thrombosis in patients receiving the Absorb GT1 bioresorbable vascular scaffold (BVS) compared to Abbott’s approved metallic Xience drug-eluting stent (DES). The information was delivered in an update to the March 18, 2017 letter to providers.

October 30, 2017 — New study results from the EXCEL trial comparing the quality of life (QoL) of patients with left main coronary artery disease (LMCAD) receiving percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) versus coronary artery bypass graft surgery (CABG) found significant and similar QoL improvement at three years, although a greater benefit was observed with PCI at one month.

The American College of Cardiology, along with the American Heart Association and the Heart Rhythm Society, published new guidelines for the treatment of patients with ventricular arrhythmias and the prevention of sudden cardiac death.

October 30, 2017 — Researchers have discovered a previously unrecognized healing capacity of the heart. In a mouse model, they were able to reverse severe heart failure by silencing the activity of Hippo, a signaling pathway that can prevent the regeneration of heart muscle. The study appears in the journal Nature.

Micro Interventional Devices Inc. (MID) recently announced the second successful implantation of its MIA (Minimally Invasive Annuloplasty) technology. The patient was enrolled in the first arm of the STTAR (Study of Transcatheter Tricuspid Annular Repair) clinical trial studying the safety and efficacy of MID's MIA device designed to eliminate or greatly reduce tricuspid regurgitation.

Entering their pre-market phase of development, Materialise is working with select U.S. and EU hospital partners to validate the importance of accurate 3-D modeling to help physicians plan complex transcatheter mitral valve replacement and repair (TMVR/r) procedures.

CeloNova BioSciences Inc. announced the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved expansion of CeloNova's ongoing clinical trial of its proprietary Cobra PzF NanoCoated Coronary Stent (NCS) with 14-day dual antiplatelet therapy (DAPT) in complex patients, such as those who are at high bleeding risk. The COBRA REDUCE trial is the world's first and only randomized control trial to assess 14-day DAPT after percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI), according to the company.

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