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IMAGING
One in Three People Die Due to Atherosclerosis: A New Initiative, REACT, Aims to Find New Ways to Prevent It
05/16/2024

Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Cardiovasculares Carlos III (F.S.P.) News

Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Ca...
“REACT will develop – at scale - methods to directly visualize the disease (atherosclerosis),” says Dr. Borja Ibáñez, Scientific Director of CNIC, cardiologist at Fundación Jiménez Díaz hospital, and leader of the Spanish part of the study.
“REACT will develop – at scale - methods to directly visualize the disease (atherosclerosis),” says Dr. Borja Ibáñez, Scientific Director of CNIC, cardiologist at Fundación Jiménez Díaz hospital, and leader of the Spanish part of the study.
“REACT will develop – at scale -...
05/16/2024
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hypertension
Patient “Chronotype” Could Impact Best Time to Take Blood Pressure Medication
05/16/2024

University of Dundee News

University of Dundee News
Scientists observed that so-called “morning larks” (earlier chronotypes) who took their prescribed blood pressure medication in the morning were less likely to experience a heart attack than those who were “misaligned” and took it in the...
Scientists observed that so-called “morning larks” (earlier chronotypes) who took their prescribed blood pressure medication in the morning were less likely to experience a heart attack than those who were “misaligned” and took it in the...
Scientists observed that...
05/16/2024
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Extreme exercise
JAMA: Exercise Does Not Accelerate Artery Plaque Buildup More Often Seen in Fitness Enthusiasts
05/16/2024

UT Southwestern Medical Center News

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The study, which analyzed more than 8,700 participants from 1998-2019, provides important insight on whether people whose heart scans detect higher calcium should modify their exercise regimen to slow the plaque buildup in arteries.
The study, which analyzed more than 8,700 participants from 1998-2019, provides important insight on whether people whose heart scans detect higher calcium should modify their exercise regimen to slow the plaque buildup in arteries.
The study, which analyzed more...
05/16/2024
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Pregnancy
Infertility Treatment Doubles Risk of Postpartum Heart Disease
05/15/2024

Rutgers University News

Rutgers University News
“We have been involved in a series of studies over the past few years that have found serious risks of heart disease and stroke to various high-risk patient populations within those initial 30 days after delivery – risks that could be...
“We have been involved in a series of studies over the past few years that have found serious risks of heart disease and stroke to various high-risk patient populations within those initial 30 days after delivery – risks that could be...
“We have been involved in a...
05/15/2024
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miniaturized monitoring
Miniaturized, Implantable Multi-Sensor Device to Monitor Vessel Health
05/15/2024

Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia (IIT) News

Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia (IIT)...
This project aims to develop a multi-sensing device that can be implanted into blood vessels, such as peripheral veins or arteries, to monitor various body parameters and the overall health status of individuals.
This project aims to develop a multi-sensing device that can be implanted into blood vessels, such as peripheral veins or arteries, to monitor various body parameters and the overall health status of individuals.
This project aims to develop a...
05/15/2024
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TAVR
Meta-Analysis: Percutaneous Transcatheter Valve Replacement Outcomes Similar to Surgery
05/15/2024

Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions News

Society for Cardiovascular Angiograph...
A new study demonstrated parity between a minimally invasive procedure to replace the aortic valve in the heart—transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR)—and surgical aortic valve replacement (SAVR). In the meta-analysis of seven...
A new study demonstrated parity between a minimally invasive procedure to replace the aortic valve in the heart—transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR)—and surgical aortic valve replacement (SAVR). In the meta-analysis of seven...
A new study demonstrated parity...
05/15/2024
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Patient Care
Healthcare Interpreters Important for Heart Attack Rehabilitation
05/15/2024

Linköping University News

Linköping University News
In Sweden, individuals who have experienced a heart attack are offered participation in an interactive patient education called Heart School. After a heart attack, foreign-born people are less likely to attend the relapse-preventing Heart...
In Sweden, individuals who have experienced a heart attack are offered participation in an interactive patient education called Heart School. After a heart attack, foreign-born people are less likely to attend the relapse-preventing Heart...
In Sweden, individuals who have...
05/15/2024
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Platelets
Distinct Population of ‘Troublemaker’ Platelet Cells Appear With Aging, Lead to Blood Clotting, Disease
05/15/2024
UC Santa Cruz Professor of Biomolecular Engineering Camilla Forsberg and her research group have discovered a distinct, secondary population of platelets that appears with aging and have hyperreactive behavior and unique molecular properties,...
UC Santa Cruz Professor of Biomolecular Engineering Camilla Forsberg and her research group have discovered a distinct, secondary population of platelets that appears with aging and have hyperreactive behavior and unique molecular properties,...
UC Santa Cruz Professor of...
05/15/2024
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Chronic Total Occlusions
Simpson Interventions Accepted into FDA's TAP Pilot Program for Breakthrough Device, Acolyte Catheter System
05/15/2024

Simpson Interventions, Inc., News

Simpson Interventions, Inc., News ...
The Acolyte Catheter System is a cutting-edge technology, intended to facilitate the placement and positioning of guidewires and catheters within the coronary vasculature for the treatment of patients with coronary chronic total occlusions...
The Acolyte Catheter System is a cutting-edge technology, intended to facilitate the placement and positioning of guidewires and catheters within the coronary vasculature for the treatment of patients with coronary chronic total occlusions...
The Acolyte Catheter System is a...
05/15/2024
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Stroke
Nation’s First Mobile Stroke Unit Gets New Look, Updated Imaging and Treatment Capabilities
05/15/2024

Memorial Hermann Health System News

Memorial Hermann Health System News ...
“By identifying strokes faster and starting treatment sooner, the mobile stroke unit saves precious minutes when a stroke patient is losing nearly half a million brain cells per second,” said James Grotta, MD, a neurologist and the director...
“By identifying strokes faster and starting treatment sooner, the mobile stroke unit saves precious minutes when a stroke patient is losing nearly half a million brain cells per second,” said James Grotta, MD, a neurologist and the director...
“By identifying strokes faster...
05/15/2024
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DCB
SIRONA Trial @TCT – First Head-to-Head Comparison of Sirolimus Versus Paclitaxel DCBs in the Treatment of PAD: Sirolimus-Coated Balloons Yield Similar Results to Paclitaxel-Coated Balloons in the Femoropopliteal Artery
10/30/2024
Data from the prospective, multicenter, investigator-initiated SIRONA randomized clinical trial demonstrated MagicTouch™️ sirolimus-coated balloons to be noninferior compared to paclitaxel-coated balloons with regards to the primary safety...
Data from the prospective, multicenter, investigator-initiated SIRONA randomized clinical trial demonstrated MagicTouch™️ sirolimus-coated balloons to be noninferior compared to paclitaxel-coated balloons with regards to the primary safety...
Data from the prospective,...
10/30/2024
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acute mI
CLEAR SYNERGY (OASIS 9) Trial @TCT: Routine Colchicine Administration After Acute Myocardial Infarction Does Not Improve Outcomes
10/30/2024
Colchicine is an oral medication that reduces inflammation and smaller studies have indicated potential benefits for cardiovascular patients.
Colchicine is an oral medication that reduces inflammation and smaller studies have indicated potential benefits for cardiovascular patients.
Colchicine is an oral medication...
10/30/2024
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Intravascular Lithotripsy
Data From Elixir’s PINNACLE I Trial for Calcium Fragmentation in Calcified Coronary Artery Lesions Presented at TCT
10/30/2024
An intravascular imaging sub-study using optical coherence tomography (OCT) was conducted to accurately assess lesion complexity and calcium fragmentation effectiveness of LithiX IVL across a range of complex calcium morphologies.
An intravascular imaging sub-study using optical coherence tomography (OCT) was conducted to accurately assess lesion complexity and calcium fragmentation effectiveness of LithiX IVL across a range of complex calcium morphologies.
An intravascular imaging...
10/30/2024
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Tricuspid Valve Treatment
TCT: TRISCEND II Trial Demonstrates Superior Clinical and Quality-of-Life Benefits With Edwards Evoque System for Severe Tricuspid Regurgitation
10/30/2024
TRISCEND II is a randomized controlled pivotal trial designed to study the Evoque transcatheter tricuspid valve replacement (TTVR) system with optimal medical therapy (OMT) compared to OMT alone with 2:1 randomization.
TRISCEND II is a randomized controlled pivotal trial designed to study the Evoque transcatheter tricuspid valve replacement (TTVR) system with optimal medical therapy (OMT) compared to OMT alone with 2:1 randomization.
TRISCEND II is a randomized...
10/30/2024
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Post MI
After a Heart Attack, the Heart Signals to the Brain to Increase Sleep to Promote Healing
10/30/2024
The novel findings, published in Nature, emphasize the importance of increased sleep after a heart attack, and suggest that sufficient sleep should be a focus of post-heart-attack clinical management and care, including in the intensive care...
The novel findings, published in Nature, emphasize the importance of increased sleep after a heart attack, and suggest that sufficient sleep should be a focus of post-heart-attack clinical management and care, including in the intensive care...
The novel findings, published in...
10/30/2024
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Bioadaptors
TCT: DynamX Bioadaptor Demonstrates Significant Improvement Over Contemporary Drug-Eluting Stent in Patients with Acute Coronary Syndrome and Complex Lesion Subsets After Six Months
10/29/2024
Data demonstrate significant benefit of the DynamX® Coronary Bioadaptor System compared to a contemporary zotarolimus drug-eluting stent for target lesion failure in complex patient population subsets from the INFINITY-SWEDEHEART RCT.
Data demonstrate significant benefit of the DynamX® Coronary Bioadaptor System compared to a contemporary zotarolimus drug-eluting stent for target lesion failure in complex patient population subsets from the INFINITY-SWEDEHEART RCT.
Data demonstrate significant...
10/29/2024
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Aortic Stenosis
TCT: Real-World Evidence Demonstrates Improved Survival in Asymptomatic Aortic Stenosis Patients Undergoing Aortic Valve Replacement (AVR)
10/29/2024
The study analyzed data from over 2 million patients in a real-world database of 29 teaching and non-teaching U.S. health systems.
The study analyzed data from over 2 million patients in a real-world database of 29 teaching and non-teaching U.S. health systems.
The study analyzed data from...
10/29/2024
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Zilver Vena Stent
Zilver Vena Stent Shows High Patency Across All Patient Groups in Three-Year Clinical Study
10/29/2024
Bloomington, Ind. — Cook Medical’s Zilver Vena® Venous Self-Expanding Stent has shown high rates of patency sustained for three years, according to recently published data in the Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology (JVIR).1 The...
Bloomington, Ind. — Cook Medical’s Zilver Vena® Venous Self-Expanding Stent has shown high rates of patency sustained for three years, according to recently published data in the Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology (JVIR).1 The...
Bloomington, Ind. — Cook...
10/29/2024
Vascular Disease Management
Coronary Atherectomy
TCT: Treating Severe Calcification With an Atherectomy Device Does Not Improve Cardiac Stenting Outcomes, ECLIPSE Study Finds
10/29/2024
"The use of orbital atherectomy may be reserved for the most extreme cases for which the operator does not believe that balloon angioplasty would be likely to safely cross or pre-dilate the calcified lesion,” said Gregg Stone, MD.
"The use of orbital atherectomy may be reserved for the most extreme cases for which the operator does not believe that balloon angioplasty would be likely to safely cross or pre-dilate the calcified lesion,” said Gregg Stone, MD.
"The use of orbital atherectomy...
10/29/2024
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Large Bore Closure
TCT: Vivasure Announces Positive Results of PATCH IDE Pivotal Study Indicating Safety and Efficacy of PerQseal Large Hole Closure Device
10/29/2024
The Vivasure PerQseal® Closure Device System (PerQSeal) is the first sutureless, fully absorbable synthetic implement for large-bore vessel punctures, and is an alternative to the use of suture- or collagen-based closure devices.
The Vivasure PerQseal® Closure Device System (PerQSeal) is the first sutureless, fully absorbable synthetic implement for large-bore vessel punctures, and is an alternative to the use of suture- or collagen-based closure devices.
The Vivasure PerQseal® Closure...
10/29/2024
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TAVR
TAVR UNLOAD @TCT: Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement in Patients with Systolic Heart Failure and Moderate Aortic Stenosis Shows Limited Benefits
10/30/2024
Findings from the TAVR UNLOAD study found limited benefits of transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) in the treatment of heart failure (HF) with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF) and moderate aortic stenosis (AS).
Findings from the TAVR UNLOAD study found limited benefits of transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) in the treatment of heart failure (HF) with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF) and moderate aortic stenosis (AS).
Findings from the TAVR UNLOAD...
10/30/2024
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DCB
SIRONA Trial @TCT – First Head-to-Head Comparison of Sirolimus Versus Paclitaxel DCBs in the Treatment of PAD: Sirolimus-Coated Balloons Yield Similar Results to Paclitaxel-Coated Balloons in the Femoropopliteal Artery
10/30/2024
Data from the prospective, multicenter, investigator-initiated SIRONA randomized clinical trial demonstrated MagicTouch™️ sirolimus-coated balloons to be noninferior compared to paclitaxel-coated balloons with regards to the primary safety...
Data from the prospective, multicenter, investigator-initiated SIRONA randomized clinical trial demonstrated MagicTouch™️ sirolimus-coated balloons to be noninferior compared to paclitaxel-coated balloons with regards to the primary safety...
Data from the prospective,...
10/30/2024
Cath Lab Digest
acute mI
CLEAR SYNERGY (OASIS 9) Trial @TCT: Routine Colchicine Administration After Acute Myocardial Infarction Does Not Improve Outcomes
10/30/2024
Colchicine is an oral medication that reduces inflammation and smaller studies have indicated potential benefits for cardiovascular patients.
Colchicine is an oral medication that reduces inflammation and smaller studies have indicated potential benefits for cardiovascular patients.
Colchicine is an oral medication...
10/30/2024
Cath Lab Digest
Intravascular Lithotripsy
Data From Elixir’s PINNACLE I Trial for Calcium Fragmentation in Calcified Coronary Artery Lesions Presented at TCT
10/30/2024
An intravascular imaging sub-study using optical coherence tomography (OCT) was conducted to accurately assess lesion complexity and calcium fragmentation effectiveness of LithiX IVL across a range of complex calcium morphologies.
An intravascular imaging sub-study using optical coherence tomography (OCT) was conducted to accurately assess lesion complexity and calcium fragmentation effectiveness of LithiX IVL across a range of complex calcium morphologies.
An intravascular imaging...
10/30/2024
Cath Lab Digest
Tricuspid Valve Treatment
TCT: TRISCEND II Trial Demonstrates Superior Clinical and Quality-of-Life Benefits With Edwards Evoque System for Severe Tricuspid Regurgitation
10/30/2024
TRISCEND II is a randomized controlled pivotal trial designed to study the Evoque transcatheter tricuspid valve replacement (TTVR) system with optimal medical therapy (OMT) compared to OMT alone with 2:1 randomization.
TRISCEND II is a randomized controlled pivotal trial designed to study the Evoque transcatheter tricuspid valve replacement (TTVR) system with optimal medical therapy (OMT) compared to OMT alone with 2:1 randomization.
TRISCEND II is a randomized...
10/30/2024
Cath Lab Digest
Post MI
After a Heart Attack, the Heart Signals to the Brain to Increase Sleep to Promote Healing
10/30/2024
The novel findings, published in Nature, emphasize the importance of increased sleep after a heart attack, and suggest that sufficient sleep should be a focus of post-heart-attack clinical management and care, including in the intensive care...
The novel findings, published in Nature, emphasize the importance of increased sleep after a heart attack, and suggest that sufficient sleep should be a focus of post-heart-attack clinical management and care, including in the intensive care...
The novel findings, published in...
10/30/2024
Cath Lab Digest
Bioadaptors
TCT: DynamX Bioadaptor Demonstrates Significant Improvement Over Contemporary Drug-Eluting Stent in Patients with Acute Coronary Syndrome and Complex Lesion Subsets After Six Months
10/29/2024
Data demonstrate significant benefit of the DynamX® Coronary Bioadaptor System compared to a contemporary zotarolimus drug-eluting stent for target lesion failure in complex patient population subsets from the INFINITY-SWEDEHEART RCT.
Data demonstrate significant benefit of the DynamX® Coronary Bioadaptor System compared to a contemporary zotarolimus drug-eluting stent for target lesion failure in complex patient population subsets from the INFINITY-SWEDEHEART RCT.
Data demonstrate significant...
10/29/2024
Cath Lab Digest
Aortic Stenosis
TCT: Real-World Evidence Demonstrates Improved Survival in Asymptomatic Aortic Stenosis Patients Undergoing Aortic Valve Replacement (AVR)
10/29/2024
The study analyzed data from over 2 million patients in a real-world database of 29 teaching and non-teaching U.S. health systems.
The study analyzed data from over 2 million patients in a real-world database of 29 teaching and non-teaching U.S. health systems.
The study analyzed data from...
10/29/2024
Cath Lab Digest
Zilver Vena Stent
Zilver Vena Stent Shows High Patency Across All Patient Groups in Three-Year Clinical Study
10/29/2024
Bloomington, Ind. — Cook Medical’s Zilver Vena® Venous Self-Expanding Stent has shown high rates of patency sustained for three years, according to recently published data in the Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology (JVIR).1 The...
Bloomington, Ind. — Cook Medical’s Zilver Vena® Venous Self-Expanding Stent has shown high rates of patency sustained for three years, according to recently published data in the Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology (JVIR).1 The...
Bloomington, Ind. — Cook...
10/29/2024
Vascular Disease Management
Coronary Atherectomy
TCT: Treating Severe Calcification With an Atherectomy Device Does Not Improve Cardiac Stenting Outcomes, ECLIPSE Study Finds
10/29/2024
"The use of orbital atherectomy may be reserved for the most extreme cases for which the operator does not believe that balloon angioplasty would be likely to safely cross or pre-dilate the calcified lesion,” said Gregg Stone, MD.
"The use of orbital atherectomy may be reserved for the most extreme cases for which the operator does not believe that balloon angioplasty would be likely to safely cross or pre-dilate the calcified lesion,” said Gregg Stone, MD.
"The use of orbital atherectomy...
10/29/2024
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