Cardiovascular Clinical Studies

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

News

Stem Cell Therapy Improved Quality of Life in Patients with Microvascular Dysfunction

May 17, 2020 – Trial results presented today revealed a promising therapy for patients experiencing angina due to ...

May 17, 2020

Icosapent Ethyl (Vascepa) significantly Reduces Revascularizations in Statin Patients in the REDUCE-IT REVASC analyses presented as a late-breaking study at SCAI 2020. Photo by Dave Fornell

News | Pharmaceuticals

Icosapent Ethyl Significantly Reduces Revascularizations in Statin Patients

May 17, 2020 – Patients with high lipid levels have an increased risk for ischemic events, despite statin therapy ...

May 17, 2020

The Boston Scientific Synergy stent uses a unique abluminal, bioresorbable drug-carrier polymer that dissolves after the vessel wall has healed months after the stent is implanted. Stent polymers have been implicated in cases of late-stent thrombosis, which required patients with DES to stay on dual antiplatelet therapy (DAPT). This study looked at using the device as a way to shorten DAPT duration. #SCAI2020

News | Stents

TWILIGHT Trial Substudy Examines Bioabsorbable Polymer vs. Durable Polymer Drug-Eluting Stents in High-Risk PCI

May 17, 2020 – A new study sought to reveal whether drug-eluting stents (DES) coated with bioabsorbable polymer (BP) ...

May 17, 2020

The protocol chart for the LATIN STEMI telecardiology program.

News | Telecardiology

Telemedicine-based Network Offers Remote Guidance to 100 Million STEMI Patients

May 15, 2020 – A groundbreaking trial recently examined the viability of telemedicine for remote guidance of a ...

May 15, 2020

An OCT intracoronary image showing instent restenosis. The white spots in the vessel wall casting shadows are the stent struts. OCT image data might be used in the future to assess FFR to determine the severity of lesions and determine if they need to be stented.

News | FFR Technologies

OCT May be Able to Show FFR Without Need for Pressurewire

May 15, 2020 – A late-breaking study aimed to evaluate whether optical coherence tomography (OCT) can predict fractional ...

May 15, 2020

HRS presentations included BlueSync Evaluation study for Medtronic MyCareLink Heart mobile app and Micra TPS CED Study

News | EP Lab

EP Trials Show Positive Results for Advanced Remote Monitoring and Micra Transcatheter Pacing

May 14, 2020 – Medtronic announced results from late-breaking clinical trials evaluating the MyCareLink Heart mobile app ...

May 14, 2020

Left bundle branch (LBBP) activation imaging shown using wall motion color codes on echo imaging from Canon. #HRS2020 #heartrhythm2020

News | Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy Devices (CRT)

Left Bundle Branch Pacing is Feasible as a Novel Strategy For Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy

May 13, 2020 — Cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) using biventricular pacing (BVP) or His bundle pacing (HBP) is ...

May 13, 2020

News | Atrial Fibrillation

Contact Force Sensing Catheter Improved Outcomes in Persistent Atrial Fibrillation Ablation

May 13, 2020 — The PRECEPT study testing the use of the Biosense Webster Thermocool Smarttouch SF Catheter for the ...

May 13, 2020

American College of Cardiology, ACC, NCDR Chest Pain MI and CathPCI Registries Collect COVID-19 Data

News | Coronavirus (COVID-19)

American College of Cardiology Registries Collect COVID-19 Data

May 11, 2020 — The American College of Cardiology (ACC) will begin collecting COVID-19 (SARS-CoV-2) data through the Nat ...

May 11, 2020

$The global, prospective, non-randomized UNTOUCHED study evaluated the safety and efficacy of the Boston Scientific Emblem S-ICD System – the only approved implantable defibrillator without wires touching the heart – for primary prevention of sudden cardiac death specifically in patients with a left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) ≤35 percent, the most common population to be indicated for ICD therapy. #Heartrhythm2020 #HRS20 #HRS2020$

News | Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator (ICD)

UNTOUCHED Trial Data Underscores Safety And Efficacy Of Boston Scientific S-ICD System

May 8, 2020 — Final results from the UNTOUCHED study of the Emblem Subcutaneous Implantable Defibrillator (S-ICD) System ...

May 08, 2020

News | Atrial Fibrillation

High Incidence Of Silent Brain Infarcts Found in Anticoagulated Atrial Fibrillation Patients

May 8, 2020 – A new clinical study found that patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) experienced a high incidence of ...

May 08, 2020

The SERF VT EFS is a groundbreaking, single-arm observational study designed to evaluate the safety and effectiveness of the Thermedical Durablate catheter to treat VT. #HRS20 #HRS2020 #heartrhythm2020

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Saline Enhanced Radiofrequency Ablation May be an Effective Method to Treat Ventricular Tachycardia

May 8, 2020 – Results from a first-in-human early feasibility study (EFS) using a saline enhanced radiofrequency (SERF) ...

May 08, 2020

The first-in-human results show positive results for Medtronic's pulsed field ablation in safety and efficiency. #Heartrhythm2020 #HRS2020 #HRS20

News | Atrial Fibrillation

Pulsed AF Trial Shows Pulsed Field Ablation May be Safer Than Traditional RF Ablations

May 8, 2020 — New clinical trial reveals the first-in-human results for paroxysmal or persistent atrial fibrillation (AF ...

May 08, 2020

The Boston Scientific Emblem MRI-safe S-ICD system does not require a transvenous lead, leading to fewer complications with this type of ICD.

Feature | Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator (ICD)

Head-to-head Comparison Shows Subcutaneous ICDs Safer Than Transvenous Defibrillators

May 8, 2020 — A new clinical trial is the first to compare the safety and efficacy of subcutaneous implantable ...

May 08, 2020

The Affera Inc. pulsed field (PF) energy radiofrequency ablation system. First-in-human trial shows new point-by-point approach provides increased flexibility and efficiency for physicians treating arrhythmia patients. #HRS #HRS2020 #HRS20 #heartrhythm20

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Pulsed Field Ablation Successfully Treats Atrial Fibrillation

May 8, 2020 — A new clinical trial effectively uses pulsed field (PF) energy to treat patients with persistent or ...

May 08, 2020