The 12-month results of patients treated with the Nellix system are encouraging for the development of endovascular sealing (EVAS) as the next gold standard treatment, according to Matt Thompson (London, UK), with a low overall endoleak rate and an acceptable reintervention rate.
Among hospitalised patients with severe acute pulmonary the use of a retrievable inferior vena cava filter plus anticoagulation compared with anticoagulation alone did not reduce the risk of recurrent pulmonary embolism or death, according to a study in JAMA.
The use of bioresorbable scaffolds is the only complete solution for the superficial femoral artery, argued Andrew Holden, Auckland, New Zealand, in yesterday’s Peripheral Arterial Controversies session.
The CX Innovation Showcase is dedicated to highlighting what it takes for a physician-inventor to succeed and for innovative ideas in the vascular and endovascular arena to thrive. Yesterday’s session brought together leading industry experts, physician-inventors, engineers, medtech investors and start-up companies all focused on improving vascular disease management.
Twelve-month results from the randomised, multicentre DEFINITIVE AR pilot study suggest that there is a benefit to adding directional atherectomy in long and calcified lesions prior to using a drug-coated balloon in comparison to the use of a drug-coated balloon alone. Data from the trial were presented yesterday by Thomas Zeller, Bad Krozingen, Germany, who is a study principal investigator alongside Gunnar Tepe, Rosenheim, Germany.
At this year’s Charing Cross Symposium, Cordis is launching the Outback Elite re-entry catheter, an enhanced version of the Outback re-entry catheter that received the CE mark earlier this week. According to the company, Outback Elite provides more control and precision and includes additional features to enable re-entry into the most complex lesions whilst facilitating positioning and delivery
Drug-coated balloon technology is unlikely to be a successful “stand alone” treatment for the majority of medium and long length superficial femoral artery lesions, the voting results from CX2015 implied. The voting showed that the audience felt that drug-coated balloon use was best suited to short lesions. The randomised controlled trial data for drug-coated balloons are mostly based on short lesions and 57% of the audience voted “no” to the question, “Is drug-eluting balloon technology likely to be a successful standalone treatment for the majority of medium and long length superficial femoral artery lesions?” The session in which the vote was held was titled “Leaving nothing behind” and also saw the presentation of the ILLUMENATE first-in-human study 24-month results. These were favourable for the Stellarex drug-coated balloon (Spectranetics), and came close on the heels of updates on the Lutonix drug-coated balloon (Bard) and the IN.PACT Admiral drug-coated balloon (Medtronic). Atherectomy as a pretreatment also received a boost.
CX’s new Edited Live Case session, which aims to highlight the technical aspects of the aortic and carotid main programme, was launched yesterday with a selection of cases exploring how to apply different techniques in complex situations to achieve the optimum result for the patient.
Medtronic recently began a clinical study to evaluate the safety and effectiveness of the Endurant Evo abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) stent graft system, an investigational medical device designed to expand the applicability of a minimally invasive alternative to open surgical repair for the treatment of abdominal aortic aneurysms.
Spectranetics is accelerating investments in the Stellarex drug-coated balloon angioplasty platform for treatment of below-the-knee peripheral artery disease. The company estimates this will represent a $150m market opportunity by 2020.
Medtronic has announced the start of a new feasibility study to evaluate the safety and effectiveness of the Valiant Mona LSA branch thoracic stent graft system, an investigational medical device designed to enable a completely endovascular solution for aortic aneurysms encroaching on the left subclavian artery.
Cardiovascular Systems has received FDA clearance for the new 4 French (4 Fr) 1.25 Solid Diamondback 360 peripheral orbital atherectomy system for the treatment of peripheral artery disease.
Contego Medical, the first and only provider of the Integrated Embolic Protection filter platform for angioplasty balloon and stent delivery catheters, announces the completion of a US$5.6 million Series B financing round led by Hatteras Venture Partners. The round also included Mountain Group Partners, Lookout Capital and Medical Mutual.
The second day of the CX Venous Workshop was held yesterday on the Upper Level of the Gallery, rounding off a busy week in which more than 950 people visited over the two days—a new record for the Workshop. Once again the educational stations, of which there were more than 30, were packed with delegates looking forward to one-on-one time with the distinguished Charing Cross Symposium faculty.
Yesterday saw the beginning of the two-day CX Venous Workshop, in which delegates can enjoy expert demonstrations of a selection of the most interesting and important phlebological technologies currently in use. Now in its seventh year, the event continues to attract more and more delegates to its plethora of new and established technologies, and this year occupied its largest space ever on the Upper Level of the Gallery. The first day of the workshop largely focused on varicose vein treatment and superficial venous issues.
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