Will a coronary drug-coated balloon finally gain full approval from the FDA? New data presented at TCT 2023 seems to suggest it just might happen.  

All eyes were on TAVR during the first round of late-breaking clinical trials at TCT 2023 in San Francisco. Researchers shared key updates related to devices from Edwards Lifesciences, Medtronic, Boston Scientific and JenaValve Technology.

The Aurora EV-ICD MRI SureScan is similar in size and shape to traditional ICDs, but it is implanted outside of the patient’s heart and veins.

Ziad Ali, MD, discusses the mixed results of the ILUMIEN IV trial comparing OCT vs angiography alone.

Akhil Narang, MD, explained that the two technologies can be used together to deliver high-quality patient care. 

The study included ECG data from more than 900,000 U.S. veterans.

According to Shockwave, the updated IVL catheter can deliver 50% more pulses than its previous offering. 

Four leading physicians in intracardiac echocardiography talk about the milestones achieved with ACUSON AcuNav 2D and 4D intracardiac echo catheters over the last 24 years.

More than 5,000 women were interviewed about their eating habits from 1985 to 1991, and then researchers followed up with them 30 years later. The full study was published in Alzheimer’s and Dementia.

Radial access provides interventional cardiologists with a safe, effective alternative to femoral access during peripheral artery interventions.