Data from the GENETIC-AF trial was presented in a “Late Breaking Clinical Trials” oral presentation at the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) Heart Failure 2018 World Congress, May 26-29 in Vienna, Austria. William T. Abraham, M.D., professor of medicine, physiology and cell biology and director, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine at the Ohio State University presented the data.

ReCor Medical announced that the RADIANCE-HTN SOLO study met its primary efficacy endpoint and demonstrated a statistically significant reduction in blood pressure in hypertensive patients. In addition, the company announced submission of an investigational device exemption (IDE) supplement to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for a pivotal study of its Paradise System for the treatment of hypertension. Prof. Ajay Kirtane, M.D., of New York-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University has taken the role of co-principal investigator for RADIANCE-HTN.

May 29, 2018 — The first placebo-controlled trial that looked at how fractional flow reserve (FFR) and instantaneous ...

Medtronic plc announced the initiation of a U.S. clinical study to assess the safety and efficacy of drug-eluting stents (DES) for the treatment of bifurcation lesions. Bifurcation lesions account for approximately 20 percent of all percutaneous coronary interventions (PCI).[i] The Bifurcation Cohort, part of the RESOLUTE ONYX Post-Approval Study, will include patients with coronary artery disease (CAD) receiving the Resolute Onyx DES in sizes ranging from 2–5 mm in diameter.

Abbott announced favorable outcomes from the first 100 patients treated in a global study of its Tendyne Transcatheter Mitral Valve Replacement (TMVR) system. According to Abbott, Tendyne is the first and only mitral replacement valve that is repositionable and fully retrievable to allow for more precise implantation, helping improve patient outcomes. The trial is the largest study of a transcatheter mitral valve replacement device to date. Results at 30 days demonstrated that Tendyne is associated with a significant reduction of mitral regurgitation symptoms and low mortality rates.

Syncope with bifascicular block may be caused by intermittent complete heart block, but competing diagnoses may coexist. A new study tested whether a strategy of empiric permanent pacing (PM) reduces major adverse events more effectively than acting on the results of an implantable cardiac monitor (ICM). Results of the study were presented at Heart Rhythm 2018, the 39th annual scientific sessions of the Heart Rhythm Society (HRS), May 9-12 in Boston.

Atrial fibrillation patients who are diagnosed with carotid artery disease face higher risks for developing dementia, according to new research from the Intermountain Medical Center Heart Institute in Salt Lake City.