Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR) with the CoreValve device is safe and effective, according to results presented Oct. 29 at the Transcatheter Cardiovascular Therapeutics (TCT) scientific session in San Francisco.

New oral blood thinners are equally effective in reducing the risk of intracranial hemorrhage in patients with atrial fibrillation and can be considered first-line therapy for patients at high risk for brain bleeds, a review published online Oct. 28 in JAMA Neurology found using two different types of statistical analysis.

Heart attack survivors who eat a better quality diet may decrease their likelihood of dying from any cause and from heart disease, according to a study published in the Oct. 28 issue of JAMA Internal Medicine.

A healthy weight is the key to a healthy heart, and yet an estimated 1 out of 3 children is either overweight or obese in the U.S. During a special symposium Oct. 27 at the American Academy of Pediatrics National Conference and Exhibition in Orlando, pediatricians discussed obesity and cardiovascular risk factors, public health policy, and how physicians can partner with families to improve children's weight.

Boston Scientific Corporation (NYSE: BSX) has received CE Mark for the Lotus™ Valve System, the company's advanced transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) technology.  This key approval offers a unique and effective new treatment alternative for patients with severe aortic stenosis at high risk with surgical valve replacement.

AngioDynamics (Nasdaq:ANGO), a leading provider of innovative, minimally invasive medical devices for vascular access, surgery, peripheral vascular disease and oncology, today announced EU CE Mark approval for its AngioVac venous drainage cannula and cardiopulmonary bypass circuit for use during extracorporeal bypass for up to six hours. Under the CE Mark approval the AngioVac cannula is also approved for removal of fresh, soft thrombi or emboli.

Micell Technologies, Inc. today announced that imaging and clinical results from the DESSOLVE I and DESSOLVE II trials of its MiStent Sirolimus Eluting Absorbable Polymer Coronary Stent System (MiStent SES®) were presented at the 25th Annual Transcatheter Cardiovascular Therapeutics (TCT) Conference held in San Francisco, October 27 – November 1, 2013. The MiStent SES is a thin-strut drug-eluting stent distinguished by a rapidly absorbable coating designed to control drug release, and which was developed to optimize vessel healing in patients with coronary artery disease.

San Francisco has been good for CHAMPION PHOENIX. Earlier this year at the American College of Cardiology (ACC) scientific session, investigators reported that cangrelor reduced the rate of ischemic events, including stent thrombosis, during PCI, with no significant increase in severe bleeding. Using that data, they then identified clinical predictors of intraprocedural stent thrombosis Oct. 28 at the Transcatheter Cardiovascular Therapeutics (TCT) conference in San Francisco.