Vascular & Endovascular

This channel includes news on non-coronary vascular disease and therapies. These include peripheral artery disease (PAD), abdominal and thoracic aortic aneurysm (AAA and TAA), aortic dissection, pulmonary embolism (PE), critical limb ischemia (CLI), carotid artery and stroke interventions, venous interventions, deep vein thrombosis (DVT), and interventional radiology therapies. The focus on most of these therapies is minimally invasive, catheter-based procedures performed in a cath lab.

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EXCITE ISR proves superiority in safety, efficacy of laser atherectomy with PTA vs. PTA alone; Data presented at TCT 2014

The Spectranetics Corporation today announced that Eric Dippel, MD, at Transcatheter Cardiovascular Therapeutics (TCT), the annual scientific symposium of the Cardiovascular Research Foundation, presented findings from the EXCITE ISR clinical trial proving Spectranetics' laser atherectomy devices, used with PTA (also known as balloon angioplasty), are clinically superior to PTA alone in both safety and efficacy, triggering a new standard in cardiovascular care. 

REVIVE SE thrombectomy device approved for ischemic stroke patients in China, South Korea and Taiwan

Codman Neuro, part of DePuy Synthes Companies of Johnson & Johnson, announced regulatory approval from the China Food and Drug Administration (CFDA), South Korea’s Ministry of Food and Drug Safety (MFDS), and the Taiwan Food and Drug Administration (TFDA) for the company’s REVIVE SE Thrombectomy Device, a next-generation self-expanding clot removal device intended to restore blood flow in patients with acute ischemic stroke secondary to intracranial occlusive vessel disease.

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Carotid Artery Stenting: Making Progress Amid Reimbursement Purgatory

Overall periprocedural death and stroke rates have declined in patients undergoing carotid artery stenting (CAS). 

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Confusion About Guidelines Contributes to Suboptimal LDL Management

Given its etiologic role in atherogenesis, the management of risk related to low-density lipoprotein (LDL) has become a vital part of treating patients in danger of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD). 

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Future of Directional Atherectomy: Debulking Myths, Proving Results

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It is no secret that peripheral artery disease (PAD) is a multidimensional disease affecting 8 to 12 million Americans—yet only 2 million even know they have it. 

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SCAI releases recommendations for renal artery stenting

Experts from the Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions (SCAI) recommended the use of renal artery stenting to benefit patients who historically were excluded from clinical trials in a document published Aug. 19 in Catheterization and Cardiovascular Intervention.

An aspirin a day can keep VTE at bay

Venous thromboembolism (VTE) risks in patients taking aspirin were significantly reduced over nontreatment in a study published online Aug. 25  in Circulation.

Do-it-yourself BP control: Hypertension treatment puts patients in charge

The best way to reduce a patient’s blood pressure may be by getting the patient more involved. Hypertension patients not only effectively self-managed, but saw a greater reduction in mean blood pressure compared to those who did not, according to a study published in the Aug. 27 issue of JAMA.

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