Osprey Medical announced the launch of DyeMINISH, a global patient registry to evaluate the ongoing safety and performance of the DyeVert Contrast Reduction System during standard clinical use in a real-world patient population. The DyeMINISH registry is a retrospective, large-scale, multi-center study, with the first patient included on May 7, 2019. The registry is designed to enroll up to 10,000 participants and is expected to complete in late 2023.

Philips announced a collaboration with Medtronic to further advance treatment of paroxysmal atrial fibrillation (PAF), a common heart rhythm disorder. Through the agreement, Medtronic will facilitate sales of products on behalf of Philips to provide an integrated image guidance solution for cryoablation procedures. Philips will bring to market the novel KODEX-EPD cardiac imaging and navigation system with cryoablation specific features to enable electrophysiologists to perform cryoablation procedures with reduced need for X-ray imaging.

Transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) has been studied as an alternative to surgical aortic valve replacement in high and intermediate-risk surgical patients for more than five years. A new clinical trial, one of two studies on the topic presented at the American Association for Thoracic Surgery’s 99th Annual Meeting, May 4-7 in Toronto, finds the procedure to be equivalent or potentially preferable to surgical aortic valve replacement (SAVR) for low-risk patients.