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Ignoring noncompliance of dual anti-platelet could have deadly consequences

WASHINGTONThe issue of noncompliance of a prescribed antiplatelet therapy is fast becoming a serious problem in the management of patients after PCI procedures, according to research presented Monday at the 20th annual Transcatheter Cardiovascular Therapeutics (TCT) scientific symposium.

Percutaneous aortic valve replacement shows promising results

WASHINGTONResearchers presented promising clinical data on Monday for the CoreValve ReValving System for percutaneous aortic valve replacement (PAVR) in high-risk patients with aortic stenosis at the 20th annual Transcatheter Cardiovascular Therapeutics (TCT) scientific symposium.

ProSolv CEO discusses benefits to updated, web-based CVIS software

WASHINGTONProSolv CardioVascular, a Fujifilm Medical Systems company, is launching its ProSolv CardioVascular 4.0, a new web-based software application for full viewing and reporting capabilities using web communication protocols, secured via SSL, this week at the 20th annual Transcatheter Cardiovascular Therapeutics (TCT) scientific symposium.

I am a big believer in early intervention.

 The words of the famed autistic educator Temple Grandin may be employedquite frequently this week by interventional cardiologists, who aregathering in Washington, D.C., for the 20th annual TranscatheterCardiovascular Therapeutics (TCT) scientific symposium.

TCT director: Interventional specialty expands to treat systemic vascular disease

 The field of interventional cardiology has metamorphosed from the earlyera of balloon angioplasty through various device introductions,ultimately transitioning to the first stents, which led to the current,transformative era of drug-eluting stents. This evolution will becommemorated at this years Transcatheter Cardiovascular Therapeutics(TCT) scientific symposium, according to the associations co-director,Gregg W. Stone, MD.

Acist Medical/Bracco Diagnostics

Acist Medical/Bracco Diagnostics (Booth 1235) is displaying CardioGen-82 and Isovue.

Covidien

Covidiens (Booth 315) Imaging Solutions business is featuring a variety of offerings for the cardiac catheterization lab.

AngioScore

AngioScore (Booth 847) is featuring its AngioSculpt scoring ballooncatheter for treating both peripheral arterial disease (PAD) andcoronary artery disease (CAD). The nitinol scoring element scores theplaque circumferentially, providing predictable dilatation across arange of lesion types.

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