Stroke patients may be at a greater risk for post-surgical complications, particularly when they had a stroke less than three months prior to surgery, according to a study published July 16 in JAMA. 

The incidence and mortality rates of stroke decreased for elderly men, women, blacks and whites over time for participants in the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities group, a study published July 16 in JAMA showed. But for younger adults, the incidence trend didn’t carry through.

Demonstrating its continued leadership in the development of innovative solutions for peripheral vascular disease, Boston Scientific Corporationhas received CE Mark for the Ranger Paclitaxel-Coated PTA Balloon Catheter. 

480 Biomedical, Inc. today announced that it has been awarded Phase II funding from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) to continue the development of a bioresorbable, self-expanding scaffold to treat pediatric pulmonary artery stenosis.

Incidence of ischemic stroke in patients aged 65 and older decreased by 41 percent between 1988 and 2008, according to data published in the July issue of the American Journal of Medicine. Hemorrhagic stroke decreased 16 percent in the same time period.

For abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA), endovascular aneurysm repair (EVAR) is safer than open aneurism repair (OAR), according to a study published July 9 in JAMA Surgery. The study compared minimally invasive EVAR with the invasive OAR surgery using patient safety indicators.

Thomas Wakefield, M.D., has been appointed a director of the University of Michigan Frankel Cardiovascular Center, as James C. Stanley, M.D., resumes his role as professor of vascular surgery and associate chair of the U-M Department of Surgery.

One decision some cardiology groups may wrangle with is whether or not to launch a peripheral artery disease (PAD) program.