Spectranetics has completed enrolment of 300 patients in the ILLUMENATE pivotal clinical study, a prospective, randomised controlled, multicentre study designed to assess the clinical performance of the Stellarex drug-coated angioplasty balloon used to restore and maintain blood flow to above-the-knee arteries of the leg in patients with peripheral arterial disease (PAD).
This video visually explains the process for transarterial chemoembolization (TACE) using bioresorbable microspheres, a new type of embolic agent that is being tested in various embolization procedures. These bioresorbable embolic beads, from EmboMedics, are made of cellulose and chitosan and offer the potential for controlled and predictable drug release and bead absorption.
The trial’s results were published in JACC: Cardiovascular Interventions and show no intracranial haemorrhage and no death among massive pulmonary embolism patients.
The Society of Interventional Radiology (SIR) is accepting scientific abstracts covering all areas of vascular and nonvascular interventional radiology for its 41st Annual Scientific Meeting, which will be held 2–7 April, 2016, in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Online scientific abstract submission is open until 6 October.
Updating national screening policies could help detect a deadly form of aneurysm in older men; saving lives and resources, according to research presented in the Journal of the American Heart Association.
Boston Scientific has received Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval for the Innova vascular self-expanding stent system, a treatment option for patients with narrowing or blockages in the superficial femoral artery or proximal popliteal artery. This can cause peripheral artery disease of the lower extremities, leading to painful ulcers, infections, or amputation of the toes or feet. The company has commenced a full commercial launch of the Innova system in the USA.
The editor-in-chief of Annals of Internal Medicine, Christine Laine, and her fellow editors have called for doctors to confront colleagues who act in a disrespectful manner towards patients after an anonymous essay in the journal highlighted incidences in which unprofessional behaviour was condoned. Laine et al claim that doctors owe it to themselves, their profession, and their patients to address inappropriate actions.
GE Healthcares low dose computed tomography lung cancer screening option is the first to be cleared by the US FDA. Early detection with low dose CT can improve prognosis and treatment and reduce mortality rates for patients with a high risk of lung cancer.
The procedures have been performed by Sandeep Bagla, interventional radiologist, using the Magellan Robotic System. Bagla is one of the world leaders in the development of prostate artery embolization and is at the forefront of applying the Magellan Robotic System to this expanding procedure.
Two recently published papers in the Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology (JVIR) reveal that patient materials in interventional radiology available online are way above the understanding of most patients. Both studies were carried out from the perspective of American patients and the investigators are urging hospitals and interventional radiologists to pay more attention to health literacy.
The American Medical Association (AMA) Current Procedure Terminology (CPT) Editorial Panel has established a new AMA CPT code specifically for transcervical uterine fibroid ablation with ultrasound guidance. Gynesonics applied for the new code, which was presented to the Editorial Panel in February.
BTG has announced that Health Canada has issued a notice of compliance approving Varithena (polidocanol injectable foam) for the treatment of incompetent great saphenous veins, accessory saphenous veins, and visible varicosities of the great saphenous vein system, above and below the knee.
Medtronic announced the launch of its Entrust delivery system in the United States on 5 August 2015. The new Entrust delivery system enables physicians to place Medtronic’s EverFlex self-expanding peripheral stent, while maintaining a low profile and providing the ease of a one-handed device.
The Journal of Endovascular Therapy (JEVT) has announced the publication of the latest update of the Inter-Society Consensus for the Management of Peripheral Arterial Disease (TASC II), an internationally recognised set of guidelines for the management of patients with peripheral arterial disease.
Cook Medical has initiated a lot-specific voluntary recall of 2,239 lots of Beacon Tip Angiographic Catheters. Globally, 95,167 devices are subject to this recall. The products include specific versions and lot numbers of the Torcon NB Advantage Beacon Tip Catheters, Royal Flush Plus Beacon Tip High-Flow Catheters, and Slip-Cath Beacon Tip Catheters.
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