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[ARTICLE] Building a Protected PCI Program: Defining Algorithms, Selecting Patients

Offered in cooperation with Abiomed

Good outcomes in revascularizing high-risk, complex PCI patients start with careful patient selection. The secret to success in complete revascularization with Protected PCI involves some art, some science and begins with following proven protocols.

Report: Senate begins inquiry into concurrent surgeries

Senator Orrin G. Hatch of Utah, the head of the Senate Finance Committee, has asked 20 hospital systems for information on concurrent surgeries from 2011 to 2015, the Boston Globe reports.

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Cost increases, reimbursement decreases provide quandary for hospitals

Between 2005 and 2014, the cost of alteplase increased 111 percent from $30.50 for 1 mg to $64.30 for 1 mg. During that same time period, reimbursement from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) only increased 8 percent.

FDA advisory panel votes in favor of Abbott’s Absorb bioresorbable drug-eluting stent

An FDA advisory panel voted on March 15 to affirm that the benefits of the Absorb fully bioresorbable drug-eluting stent (Abbott Vascular) outweighed its risks and that the device was safe and effective as a treatment for coronary artery disease.

Teleflex recalls intra-aortic balloon catheter kits and percutaneous insertion kits

Teleflex announced on March 11 that it had voluntarily recalled the Arrow International intra-aortic balloon catheter kits and percutaneous insertion kits.

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Researchers develop model of in-hospital mortality for patients undergoing TAVR

Researchers have developed a model of in-hospital mortality for patients undergoing transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) using data from the Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS)/American College of Cardiology (ACC) Transcatheter Valve Therapy (TVT) registry. The model will be incorporated in the registry’s software and will help select patients who may benefit from TAVR.

FDA approves catheter to treat patients in type 1 atrial flutter

The FDA approved the Blazer open-irrigated (OI) radiofrequency ablation catheter (Boston Scientific) on March 10 to treat patients with type 1 atrial flutter.

Experimental heart failure medication meets primary endpoint in phase 2b trial

Vericel Corp. announced on March 10 that its experimental drug to treat advanced heart failure due to ischemic dilated cardiomyopathy met the primary endpoint in a phase 2b clinical trial.

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