Volcano will pay up to $130 million to acquire AtheroMed, giving Volcano access to a recently FDA-approved treatment for peripheral artery disease (PAD).

The FDA cleared an ultrasound-based infusion technology as a treatment for pulmonary embolism (PE). According to EKOS Corp., its EcoSonic system is the sole minimally invasive endovascular therapy on the market.

Physicians treating ischemic stroke one day may be able to determine patients’ risk for developing severe intracranial bleeding using an algorithm applied to standard MRI scans.

Tufts University announced today that Dariush Mozaffarian, M.D., Dr.P.H., has been named dean of the Gerald J. and Dorothy R.  Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy effective July 1. Mozaffarian joins the Friedman School from Harvard University, where he currently serves as associate professor and co-director of the Program in Cardiovascular Epidemiology at the Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) and an associate professor in the Division of Cardiovascular Medicine at Harvard Medical School and Brigham and Women’s Hospital.

Peripheral artery disease (PAD) patients may see long-term, improved mobility and endurance with an exercise program that they can do at home. Participants saw a sustained improvement over baseline at 12 months, increasing their six-minute walk distance by about a third of a football playing field.

Boston Scientific will buy the interventional device division at Bayer AG for $415 million. The acquisition will let Boston Scientific widen its portfolio of technologies used to treat coronary and peripheral vascular disease.

Bleeding into the brain following a stroke doesn't have to be big to be bad, says a researcher exploring a therapy to eliminate the major risk of minor bleeding.

BIOTRONIK, a leading manufacturer of vascular intervention devices, has expanded its line of reinforced introducer sheaths. Following up on the success of the 4F compatible Fortress Introducer Sheath, the expansion maintains the flexibility and stability of the 4F model, and is now available in 5F and 6F.