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October 25, 2007 — Two carotid stenting trials examining outcomes in real-world patients demonstrated for the first time results that are comparable to guidelines established by the American Heart Association (AHA) for patients treated with carotid artery surgery, the results of which were presented by William Gray, M.D., FACC, of Columbia University Medical Center in New York at TCT 2007.

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October 25, 2007 - Cordis Corp. announced at TCT 2007 the U.S. and European launch of Cordis’s next generation carotid stent system, the PRECISE PRO RX Nitinol Self-Expanding Stent, designed to treat clogged neck arteries and enable more efficient manipulation of the catheter and guidewire during stenting procedures and better crossability.

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October 25, 2007 - Global Therapeutics, a Cook Medical company, said at TCT 2007 it will begin a clinical trial using ...

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October 24, 2007 – During a live demonstration at TCT 2007 of CoreValve’s 18-French ReValving System for percutaneous ...

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October 25, 2007 - Terumo Interventional Systems announced at TCT 2007 the launch of the TR Band, a radial artery compression device designed to safely and comfortably stop bleeding after transradial procedures, designed to allow the clinician to easily check for clotting and to promote greater patient comfort.

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October 24, 2007 – St. Jude Medical took the stage at TCT 2007 to introduce its new hybrid carotid guiding sheath ...

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October 25, 2007 - GE Healthcare displayed its SnapShot Pulse technology designed to maintain high computed tomography ...

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October 25, 2007 – Siemens highlighted at TCT 2007 the syngo DynaCT Cardiac solution, a planning tool that enables cross ...

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October 24, 2007 - Spectranetics Corp. announced at TCT 2007 that its CELLO (CLiRpath Excimer Laser System to Enlarge ...

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October 22, 2007 – IVUS integrated on GE Healthcare’s X-ray cath lab imaging system cut procedure time by up to 40 percent when compared to procedures performed on another GE Healthcare Innova using Volcano’s S5 standalone IVUS system, according to a time-motion study conducted at Providence Heart Institute in Columbia, SC, and presented at TCT 2007.

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Cordis Corp. introduced next generation carotid stent system, the PRECISE PRO RX Nitinol Self-Expanding Stent, designed to treat clogged neck arteries and enable more efficient manipulation of the catheter and guidewire during stenting procedures and better crossability.

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October 24, 2007 — Drug-eluting balloons could offer a viable alternative to drug-eluting stents (DES) in the treatment of coronary artery disease, according to research results from two studies presented today at TCT 2007, in which one of the studies marked the first direct comparison between DES and drug eluting balloons.

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October 25, 2007 - Early intervention saves lives in women who have a heart attack or unstable chest pain, according to research presented at TCT 2007, information that counters reports suggesting women do not fare as well as men following angioplasty.

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October 25, 2007 – Ceremed's Ostene, designed to stop bone bleeding in surgery, reportedly does not interfere with bone ...

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October 25, 2007 - Paieon Inc. demonstrated at TCT 2007 the CardiOp-StentOptimizer, a real-time imaging solution ...

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