New results on Abbott Vascular’s Absorb everolimus-eluting bioresorbable vascular scaffold (BVS) were revealed at this year’s American College of Cardiology (ACC)’s Scientific Session, providing disappointing results for the stent that are consistent with a trend set by previous studies.

Subclinical leaflet thrombosis occurred in 13.6 percent of patients undergoing transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) and 3.8 percent of patients undergoing surgical aortic valve replacement (SAVR), according to an analysis of two registries.

The FDA approved the CoreValve Evolut PRO valve for transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) in patients with severe, symptomatic aortic stenosis who are at high or extreme risk for open heart surgery.

A randomized study found that using two FDA-approved cerebral embolic protection devices in patients undergoing surgical aortic valve replacement (SAVR) was not associated with an improvement in freedom from clinical or radiographic infarction or clinical stroke.

At 12 months, patients with stable angina or acute coronary syndrome had similar rates of major adverse cardiac events whether they underwent revascularization guided by instantaneous wave-free ratio (iFR) or fractional flow reserve (FFR), according to a randomized, registry-based trial.

A coalition of medical centers in southeast Michigan have found a way to increase the survival rate of cardiogenic shock patients to 84 percent by using a heart pump manufactured by Danvers, Massachusetts-based Abiomed. 

Patients with chronic total occlusions (CTOs) had similar results whether they underwent PCIs or received optimal medical treatment, according to a prospective, open-label, randomized trial.

80.0% OF THOSE TREATED FREE FROM REPEAT HEART FAILURE RE-HOSPITALIZATION