Cardiovascular Clinical Studies

This channel includes news and new technology innovations from cardiovascular clinical trials. These clinical studies include all cardiac subspecialties.

News | Stents Bioresorbable

TCT 2016 Investigations Examine Potential of Novel Bioresorbable Stent Technologies

November 7, 2016 — The 28th annual Transcatheter Cardiovascular Therapeutics (TCT) scientific symposium, Oct. 29-Nov. 3 ...

November 07, 2016

Bionics trial, Medinol, BioNIR stent, elastic polymer

News | Stents

Elastic Polymer Coated Medinol Stent Found Non-inferior to Medtronic Resolute

November 7, 2016 – The large multinational randomized BIONICS study found that a novel elastic polymer coated ...

November 07, 2016

COLOR trial, TCT, NIRS, stenting vulnerable plaques, near infrared spectroscopy

News | Cath Lab

Pre-emptively Stenting Vulnerable Plaque Found to be Safe

November 7, 2016 – Two-year results from the COLOR Trial, the first large-scale multicenter prospective study of its ...

November 07, 2016

open-heart surgery, PCI, percutaneous coronary intervention, NOBLE trial, left main coronary artery disease, LMCAD, TCT 2016

News | Cardiovascular Surgery

Open-Heart Surgery May Be Superior to PCI for Left Main Coronary Artery Disease

November 3, 2016 — Coronary artery bypass (CABG) surgery is the standard treatment for revascularization in patients ...

November 03, 2016

Medtronic, Resolute Integrity DES, drug-eluting stent, BIO-RESORT study, TCT 2016

News | Stents Drug Eluting

Independent Study Finds Biodegradable Polymer Stents Provide No Clinical Benefit Over Resolute Integrity DES

November 2, 2016 — Investigators recently unveiled clinical data from the independent BIO-RESORT study, representing the ...

November 02, 2016

Medtronic, Harmony TPV, transcatheter pulmonary valve, clinical study results, TCT 2016

News | Heart Valve Technology

Medtronic Harmony Transcatheter Pulmonary Valve Demonstrates Positive Early Clinical Outcomes at One Year

November 2, 2016 — Medtronic plc recently announced new clinical data for the Harmony Transcatheter Pulmonary Valve (TPV ...

November 02, 2016

Medtronic, Drug-Filled Stent, DFS, RevElution trial, first clinical data, TCT 2016, Stephen Worthley

News | Stents Drug Eluting

First Clinical Data of Medtronic Drug-Filled Stent Show Positive Outcomes

November 1, 2016 — Medtronic plc unveiled the first clinical outcomes of its novel Drug-Filled Stent (DFS) from the ...

November 01, 2016

Edwards, Sapien transcatheter heart valve, PARTNER trial, five-year echo data, TCT 2016

News | Heart Valve Technology

Edwards Sapien Valves Demonstrate Excellent Durability in Five-Year Echo Study

November 1, 2016 — Edwards Lifesciences Corp. announced new five-year hemodynamic data from the PARTNER Trial ...

November 01, 2016

Medtronic, CoreValve Evolut R TAVR system, TCT 2016, FORWARD Study, STS/ACC TVT Registry

News | Heart Valve Technology

New Data on Medtronic Evolut R TAVR System Show Positive Real-World Outcomes

October 31, 2016 — Medtronic plc presented new positive data from two large registries aimed at evaluating 30-day ...

October 31, 2016

white coat hypertension, heart disease risk, blood pressure spike, doctor's office, Journal of the American College of Cardiology, JACC study

News | Hypertension

White Coat Hypertension May Indicate Risk for Heart Disease in Some People

October 31, 2016 — White coat hypertension, where patients have high blood pressure readings in a medical setting but ...

October 31, 2016

News | Stents Drug Eluting

Positive Five-Year Clinical Data from Micell Technologies' MiStent Presented at TCT 2016

October 31, 2016 — Micell Technologies Inc. announced that it presented five-year clinical safety and efficacy results ...

October 31, 2016

OCT, optical coherence tomography, coronary stent implantation, superior resolution, TCT 2016, ILLUMIEN III OPTIMIZE PCI Trial

News | Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT)

Optical Coherence Topography Offers Superior Resolution in Coronary Stent Implantation

October 31, 2016 — Optical coherence tomography (OCT) provides safe and improved guidance for patients undergoing ...

October 31, 2016

EXCEL Trial, TCT 2016, drug-eluting stents, CABG, surgery left main heart disease, LMCAD

Feature | Stents Drug Eluting

Stents, Bypass Surgery Equally Safe and Effective for Many with Left Main Heart Disease

October 31, 2016 — A major international study has found that drug-eluting stents, a less-invasive alternative to bypass ...

October 31, 2016

Mitralign, Trialign tricuspid repair system, SCOUT I study, 30-day data, TCT 2016

News | Heart Valve Technology

Trialign SCOUT I Study for Tricuspid Repair to Be Presented at TCT 2016

October 28, 2016 — Mitralign will present data on its Trialign Tricuspid Repair system at the 2016 Transcatheter ...

October 28, 2016

Impella CP, Abiomed, door to unloading time, TCT

News | Hemodynamic Support Devices

FDA IDE Trial Looks at Door-to-Unloading Time Feasibility Study Using Percutaneous Heart Pump

October 27, 2016 — Abiomed Inc. said the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)gave approval for a prospective ...

October 28, 2016