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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TEVAR outcomes don't suffer when performed at low-volume hospitals

Thoracic endovascular aortic repair, researchers wrote, "could be safely preformed across a wide range of hospitals regardless of their volume status."

DOACs outperform VKAs among cardiac amyloidosis patients with HF, AFib

Outcomes from patients prescribed apixaban, rivaroxaban or dabigatran were compared with outcomes from patients given warfarin. 

DAPT after PCI can stop after 1 month, new research confirms

The study, published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology, examined outcomes from more than 3,000 patients. 

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Some hospitalized COVID-19 patients may need anticoagulation therapy at discharge

Researchers focused on rates of venous thromboembolism among COVID-19 patients at their own health system, sharing their work in JAMA Network Open.

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Multicenter trial to evaluate IVL treatment for peripheral lesions below the knee

The Disrupt BTK II study will include 250 patients overall. 

New study compares polymer and polymer-free drug-eluting stents after 3 years

The analysis included outcomes data from nearly 1,500 PCI patients. 

Q&A: Cleveland Clinic cardiologist details the past, present and future of drug-eluting stents

Amar Krishnaswamy, MD, shared his thoughts on this important technology in an exclusive interview. 

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PAD specialists announce new FDA clearance for image-guided atherectomy system

The solution is now cleared as a treatment option for in-stent restenosis in the lower extremity arteries.

Around the web

Ron Blankstein, MD, professor of radiology, Harvard Medical School, explains the use of artificial intelligence to detect heart disease in non-cardiac CT exams.

Eleven medical societies have signed on to a consensus statement aimed at standardizing imaging for suspected cardiovascular infections.