Conference Coverage

This channel highlights DAIC's coverage of numerous key cardiology and medical imaging conferences each year. These include ACC, AHA, ASE, ASNC, EuroPCR, ECR, HIMSS, HRS, RSNA, SCAI, SCCT, TCT, and VIVA.

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

RESPECT trial, Amplatzer PFO Occluder, St. Jude Medical, TCT 2016

News | Structural Heart Occluders

St. Jude Medical Announces Landmark Stroke Data from RESPECT Trial

November 2, 2016 — St. Jude Medical Inc. announced the long-term data from RESPECT, a landmark trial, during a First ...

November 02, 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

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

Svelte Medical Systems, CE Mark, Direct RX, Direct sirolimus-eluting coronary stent rapid exchange system, drug-eluting stent, DES

News | Stents

Svelte Medical Systems Announces CE Mark Certification of Direct RX

October 28, 2016 — Svelte Medical Systems Inc. announced this week it received CE Mark certification of the Direct ...

October 28, 2016