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.

Medtronic Vascular recalls 55K angiographic guidewire components

The affected devices were distributed to hospitals from 2007 to 2021. 

Hospital worker accused of murdering a stroke patient now under investigation for other assaults

The NHS employee is now being investigated for 13 different crimes, including the murder of a 75-year-old stroke patient. 

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FDA announces recall of blood lead tests due to 'significant concerns'

Any patients assessed by these tests may need to have their results reviewed by a specialist.  

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Prasugrel outperforms ticagrelor among PCI patients

The study's authors tracked data from more than 3,000 patients who underwent PCI for acute coronary syndrome.

Abbott gains key DAPT approvals for Xience stents in US, Europe

DAPT for patients at a high risk of bleeding can now be as short as 28 days with the Xience line of stents, the company announced. 

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FDA approves first oral blood thinner for pediatric patients

The approval includes patients as young as three months old. 

Time for a change? AFib patients may want to stop drinking alcohol

Alcohol consumption is associated with a heightened risk of stroke among patients with newly diagnosed atrial fibrillation.

How later COVID-19 surges impacted heart attack and stroke numbers

This new analysis helps paint a better picture of how COVID-19 has affected patient care in the United States.

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.