Spectranetics announced that the EXCITE ISR trial achieved the statistical endpoints of the adjunct analysis. According to a company press release, the trial evaluates laser atherectomy plus percutaneous transluminal angioplasty compared with percutaneous transluminal angioplasty alone for the treatment of in-stent restenosis (ISR) in patients suffering from peripheral artery disease.
W L Gore & Associates (Gore) has announced in a press release that the results of the REVISE clinical study showed that the Gore Viabahn endoprosthesis with Heparin Bioactive Surface is superior to percutaneous transluminal angioplasty - the current standard of care for treating stenoses or thrombotic occlusions.
Recognising that new technologies and techniques are revolutionising how venous disorders are treated, in 2014, for the first time, the Charing Cross Symposium (5–8 April, London, UK) will host three days of venous activities. This year, the CX Office-based Vein Practice Course has been extended over two full days—Sunday and Monday—and will be followed by a day of venous talks in the Venous Consensus Update session of the Main Programme on Tuesday.
A study that compared the durability of thoracic endovascular aortic repair (TEVAR) in two similar clinical trials, one that used early-generation and another that used later-generation stent grafts, found a significantly lower freedom from reintervention rate for patients who received the newer stent grafts.
Vascutek has announced the return to market of the Anaconda bifurcate body stent graft system for patients with abdominal aortic aneurysms. The system was voluntarily recalled in October 2013 following the identification of a potential issue with the release wire in the delivery system.
Cardiovascular Systems has announced that it has received US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) clearance of its new Diamondback 360 60cm Peripheral Orbital Atherectomy Systems (OAS) for the treatment of peripheral arterial disease (PAD).
A recent budget impact model of endovascular interventions in the USA and Germany found not only that drug-eluting balloons are a cost-effective therapy, but also that at current reimbursement rates, payer economics are in conflict with provider economics.
Medtronic has announced the European launch of a new peripheral angioplasty balloon, TOTAL across that targets challenging lesions in the lower-extremity, including below-the-knee arteries associated with critical limb ischaemia.
The most recent ZILVER PTX trial data, presented at the Controversies and Updates in Vascular Surgery (CACVS) congress (23–25 January 2014, Paris, France), demonstrate sustained positive results for the paclitaxel-eluting stent (Cook Medical) vs. bare metal stent in patients with peripheral arterial disease.
Study presenter Michael Werk (Department of Radiology of the Martin-Luteher-Hospital, Hubertus-Hospital, Berlin, Germany) reported that the PACIFIER study was a proof-of-concept trial that was designed to demonstrate the efficacy of In.Pact Pacific drug-coated balloon in reducing restenosis of femoropopliteal stenosis and occlusions compared with standard percutaneous transluminal angioplasty (PTA; uncoated balloons). He added that it was an investigator initiated, multicentre study in which patients were randomised in a one-to-one fashion to receive the In.Pact Pacific balloon (41 patients; 44 lesions) or standard PTA (44 patients; 47 lesions), commenting: “The primary endpoint was six-month late lumen loss.”
A clinical study has demonstrated the feasibility of the Esprit drug-eluting bioresorbable vascular scaffold (Abbott), with no deaths or amputations, in patients with symptomatic atherosclerotic disease of the superficial femoral artery or iliac arteries.
A screening programme for abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAA), integrated into an electronic health record, dramatically reduced the number of unscreened at-risk men by more than 50% within 15 months, according to a Kaiser Permanente study published in the Journal of Vascular Surgery.
Two-year follow-up data have shown that BioMimics 3D, a nitinol stent with unique three-dimensional helical geometry, developed by Veryan Medical, provides an improvement in long-term patency compared to a straight nitinol control stent in patients undergoing femoropopliteal artery intervention for symptomatic peripheral arterial disease.
Interim results from the Chocolate balloon angioplasty registry conducted in the USA demonstrate that use of the TriReme Medical Chocolate percutaneous transluminal angioplasty balloon achieved high rates of treatment success and limb preservation in patients with peripheral arterial disease.
One year results from the prospective, multicentre, randomised, core lab-adjudicated FAIR trial comparing drug-eluting balloon to standard percutaneous transluminal angioplasty for the treatment of superficial femoral artery in-stent restenosis showed positive outcomes for the drug-eluting balloon.
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