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November 24, 2010 - Rotational computed tomography angiography (CTA), a new noninvasive imaging modality, has the ability to display angiography in 3-D formats. This allows for considerable simplification of orientation of complex fenestrated/branched stent grafts in 3-D views, as well as catheterization of target vessels.
November 24, 2010
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November 23, 2010 - The preliminary findings of the CREST study have so far failed to squelch the debate between proponents of the two different interventions for preventing stroke in patients with carotid stenosis. And at least one prominent vascular surgeon sees a most-unscientific phenomenon - “presenter bias” - as one reason the controversy is likely to continue.
November 23, 2010News
November 23, 2010 – Boston Scientific will acquire Sadra Medical, a development-stage company in Los Gatos, Calif. Boston Scientific will pay $193 million up front, plus potential payments of up to $193 million upon achievement of specified regulatory and revenue-based milestones through 2016. The transaction is expected to be completed in the fourth quarter 2010 or early 2011.
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November 23, 2010 – A device for peripheral transluminal angioplasty (PTA) and for capturing and containing embolic material during angioplasty in the lower extremities has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The Proteus device, by Angioslide, can be used in the femoral, iliac, iliofemoral, popliteal, tibial, peroneal and profunda arteries.
November 23, 2010News
November 23, 2010 – Study results found significant differences in men and women older than 80 who underwent carotid surgical incision and carotid artery angioplasty and stenting. The results were presented by Caron B. Rockman, M.D., associate professor of surgery at the New York University School of Medicine at the VEITHsymposium.
November 23, 2010
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November 23, 2010 - A new technique that combines the heat and energy of ultrasound with the highly targeted delivery of clot-busting drugs appears to be effective at treating patients with acute massive pulmonary embolism (PE). The new treatment, called ultrasound-accelerated catheter-directed thrombolysis (CDT), was developed by the Ekos Corporation.
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November 22, 2010News
November 22, 2010 – At the VEITHsymposium, physicians debated whether stents are usually required in the endovenous treatment of chronic venous disease. Seshadri Raju M.D., professor emeritus of surgery at the University of Mississippi Medical Center in Flowood, Miss., said that detectable iliac vein stenosis is present in more than 90 percent of cases of chronic venous disease (CVD).
November 22, 2010News
November 22, 2010 – A new whole-body, integrated magnetic resonance imaging/positron emission tomography (MRI/PET) system is capable of simultaneous data acquisition.
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November 22, 2010 - An implantable medical device used in the minimally invasive treatment of abdominal aortic aneurysms delivered strong results through one year of patient follow-up in a U.S. pivotal study. The trial data, which was presented at the VEITHsymposium, looked at the Endurant Stent Graft System, by Medtronic.
November 22, 2010
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November 22, 2010 – Data presented at the American Heart Association’s Scientific Sessions 2010 showed that percutaneous renal nerve ablation reduces blood pressure. The data, which was also published in The Lancet was from the Symplicity HTN-2 trial and looked at Ardian’s Symplicity Catheter System.
November 22, 2010
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November 22, 2010 – The first noninvasive cardiovascular monitor with blood pressure and cardiac output measurements has been cleared by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The ccNexfin, by BMEYE B.V., combines the company’s noninvasive technology with Masimo rainbow SET Pulse CO-Oximetry for continuous hemoglobin and oxygen saturation monitoring.
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November 19, 2010 – A new cloud-based 3-D advanced visualization and decision support system was introduced at the VEITHsymposium. The Gore 3-D Imaging System is powered by TeraRecon intuition Cloud Technology, and lets physicians simply drag and drop image files to a secure server.
November 19, 2010News
November 18, 2010 – After the initial findings from the CREST trial, debate continues to swirl as proponents of both carotid endarterectomy (CEA) and carotid angioplasty and stenting (CAS) claim superiority for their preferred intervention.
November 18, 2010News
November 18, 2010 – The Society of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography (SCCT) has collaborated with the American College of Cardiology Foundation (ACCF), the American Heart Association (AHA) and other societies on the 2010 ACCF/AHA Guideline for assessing cardiovascular risk in asymptomatic adults. The guidelines were published at the American Heart Association’s Scientific Sessions.
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