The safety of paclitaxel-eluting stents and drug-coated balloons was called into question in a recent study that showed higher mortality rates after two years. The Cook Zilver PTX paclitaxel-eluting peripheral stent is among the devices included in that study.
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The anti-proliferative drug paclitaxel has been used as a coating on coronary stents to prevent restenosis since 2003 ...

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January 25, 2019 — Siemens Healthineers presented its first intelligent software assistant for radiology, the AI-Rad ...

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January 25, 2019 — Profusa announced promising clinical data from two studies evaluating the company's Lumee Oxygen ...

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Joe Cleveland, M.D., professor of cardiothoracic surgery, at the University of Colorado Hospital, offers a cardiac ...

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A new report in the Journal of Vascular Surgery chronicles a multi-site randomized controlled trial comparing treatment efficacy, functional outcomes, cost effectiveness and quality of life for various treatments for critical limb ischemia (CLI). The trial will enroll 2,100 patients suffering from CLI, a debilitating and increasingly common manifestation of peripheral arterial disease (PAD) that puts patients at high risk for leg amputation, cardiovascular complications and death.

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Researchers have identified another reason to limit red meat consumption: high levels of a gut-generated chemical called trimethylamine N-oxide (TMAO) that is also linked to heart disease. Scientists found that people who eat a diet rich in red meat have triple the TMAO levels of those who eat a diet rich in either white meat or mostly plant-based proteins, but discontinuation of red meat eventually lowers those TMAO levels.

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An assortment of Boston Scientific AngioJet rheolytic thrombectomy catheters. These devices use high-velocity saline jets to entrain thrombus, resulting in microfragmentation and removal. Thrombectomy is also referred to as embolectomy.
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Catheter-based blood clot removal a decade ago was a standard of care for acute coronary revascularization, but declined ...

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The rise cardiovascular disease has been instrumental in fueling the coronary stent market share in the past few years ...

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January 21, 2019 – Medical experts have released “Guidelines for Performing a Comprehensive Transthoracic ...

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Meat-free athletes have already proven the performance-boosting power of a plant-based diet. Now, “Plant-Based Diets for Cardiovascular Safety and Performance in Endurance Sports,” a new scientific review published in the journal Nutrients1 adds further evidence that plant-based athletes benefit from improvements in heart health, performance and recovery.

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Seth Worley, M.D., senior consultant, section of cardiac electrophysiology, MedStar Heart and Vascular Institute, developed tools and techniques to optimize transvenous left ventricular (LV) lead implantation, including the I-CRT approach. Here he holds the tools that he personally developed for left ventricular lead implantation to treat heart failure. Photo courtesy of MedStar Heart and Vascular Institute at MedStar Washington Hospital Center.
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Interventional cardiac resynchronization therapy (I-CRT) describes the repurposing of a set of tools and techniques ...

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Abbott announced U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval of the TactiCath Contact Force Ablation Catheter, Sensor Enabled, a new ablation catheter designed to help physicians accurately and effectively treat atrial fibrillation (AFib). The approval further expands Abbott's portfolio of cardiac ablation tools that integrate with the company's EnSite Precision cardiac mapping system to help physicians develop more precise images of the heart during cardiac ablation procedures.

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Philips announced the launch of Azurion with FlexArm, designed to enhance positioning flexibility for image-guided procedures.

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This is 3-D blood flow view of blood flow through the chambers of a fetal heart using the GE Healthcare fetalHQ analysis software. #RSNA18 #RSNA #RSNA2018
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Many of the latest advances in cardiovascular imaging technologies are unveiled each year at the Radiological Society of ...

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News | Peripheral Artery Disease (PAD)

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a letter Jan. 17, 2019, to healthcare providers regarding a recent publication that suggests a possible increased risk of death at two years and beyond in patients treated for a type of peripheral artery disease (PAD) with paclitaxel-coated balloons or paclitaxel-eluting stents. The letter was issued in response to a recent publication in the Journal of the American Heart Association identifying the risk. It recommends doctors continue to monitor these patients, and discuss the benefits and risks of all available treatment options for patients with PAD.

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