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ESC 2016: Rethink of ICD implantation in non-ischaemic heart failure may be on the cards
Implantable cardioverter-defibrillators (ICDs) do not improve overall long-term survival compared to...
No significant differences between Watchman and Amplatzer in first comparison
Results from the first study to compare outcomes of two left atrial appendage closure devices—Wa...
ESC 2016: First head-to-head comparisons of prasugrel and ticagrelor shows no significant differences
The initial results of the first randomised controlled trial—PRAGUE 18—to directly compare prasu...
ESC 2016: Society welcomes the Pope to the congress
Pope Francis visited the 2016 European Society of Cardiology (ESC) congress (27-31 August, Rome, Ita...
Philip Urban
Wanting to be like his father, Philip Urban (Cardiovascular Department, Hôpital de la Tour, Gene...
Cardiovascular News Issue 42 – August 2016 US Edition
Highlights: Study indicates signal for valve degeneration in TAVI patients by eight years; Absorb no...
Cardiovascular News Issue 42 – August 2016
Highlights: Study indicates signal for valve degeneration in TAVI patients by eight years; Absorb no...
Pat Mackin appointed as a company director of Opsens
Opsens, which has an advanced optical-based pressure guidewire (OptoWire) that aims at improving the...
ESC 2016: “Costly and complex” platelet monitoring strategy does not appear to benefit even high-risk patients
Results from the ANTARCTIC study, which was simultaneously presented at the 2016 European Societ...
ESC 2016: Off-hours STEMI patients do not have worse outcomes
A new analysis of data from the CHAMPION PHOENIX (Cangrelor versus standard therapy to achieve o...
ESC 2016: Drug-eluting stents are still preferred despite no long-term survival advantage over bare metal stents
The results of NORSTENT (Norwegian coronary stent trial) indicate that second-generation drug-el...
Rose Medical Center among first hospitals in Colorado to offer Watchman
Rose Medical Center has become one of the first hospitals in Colorado (USA) to offer patients wi...
Bolus version of Aggrastat is now approved in the USA
Medicure has received approval from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its new “bolus via...
More than half of women have sexual dysfunction in the year after a myocardial infarction
According to a study published in JAMA Cardiology, among those 18–55 years, more than half of wo...
ESC 2016: Optical coherence tomography significantly improves functional outcomes after PCI
Nicolas Meneveau (Besancon, France) told delegates at the 2016 European Society of Cardiology (E...
ESC 2016: Short-term DAPT is feasible with Nobori biodegradable polymer stent
The NIPPON (Nobori dual antiplatelet therapy as appropriate duration) study, presented in a hotline ...
Germany registry shows Zoll LifeVest wearable defibrillator to be safe and effective
Zoll Medical has announced that results from the largest German registry of patients who were pr...
Automated external defibrillator accessibility: Barrier during cardiac arrest
There is just a one in five chance that a potentially life-saving automated external d...
Advertorial: iFR Scout pullback assessment is “much more discriminatory” than FFR pullback assessment
Physiological assessment with fractional flow reserve (FFR) is an established approach for determini...
Philips to showcase “full suite” of cardiology solutions for diagnosis and treatment at ESC
A press release reports that Royal Philips will be showcasing its latest in advanced integrated ...
Purchase of HeartWare by Medtronic completed
Medtronic has completed its acquisition of HeartWare International—a developer of less-invasive,...
Zip surgical skin closure device associated with less pain for paediatric patients undergoing congenital heart surgery
According to a study published in the Annals of Thoracic Surgery, the Zip surgical skin closure ...
LAA closure for stroke prophylaxis in atrial fibrillation
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Gender should not be a primary concern when deciding DAPT duration
A pre-specified analysis of PRODIGY (Prolonging dual antiplatelet treatment after grading stent-...
No advantage with beta-blockers post PCI for stable angina patients without prior myocardial infarction
Apurva Motivala (Division of Cardiology, Columbia University, New York, USA) and others report t...
Siemens Healthineers’ unique imaging technologies: Smart solutions for challenging patients
In this supplement,* Cardiovascular News reviews how unique imaging technologies provide smart solut...
The ethics of testing new devices in developing countries
In this CTSNet video, filmed at the 2016 STS Annual Meeting (Phoenix, USA), Pieter Kappetein (Erasmu...
Long-term study indicates no calcification with CardioCel after eight years
Long-term data from a Phase II extension study for the repair of congenital heart defects in pae...
CMS recognises LAAO Registry as approved registry to meet national coverage determination requirements
An American College of Cardiology (ACC) press statement reports that the Centers for Medicare an...
FDA approval for Edwards Intuity Elite rapid deployment valve
Edwards Lifesciences has received FDA approval for its advanced Intuity Elite rapid deployment valve...
Two major studies of Combo dual therapy stent complete enrolment
OrbusNeich has announced that two major clinical studies have now completed enrolment. The studi...
Corindus Vascular Robotics and Acist collaborate to improve PCI workflow for physicians and patients
Corindus Vascular Robotics and Acist Medical Systems have come together to provide Fairview Sout...
Drug-coated scoring balloon receives CE mark
Spectranetics has been granted the CE mark for its AngioSculptX Drug-coated percutaneous coronary tr...
Frequency of coronary perforation “might actually increase” given predictors include old age
Tim Kinnaird (Department of Cardiology, University Hospital of Wales, Cardiff, UK) and others re...
Cardiovascular researchers form consortium to address calls for data sharing
A group of cardiovascular researchers have formed a consortium—Academic Research Organization Co...
Mount Kilimanjaro climbing expedition to study effects of oxygen deprivation
Royal Philips, along with several other organisations, is to collaborate with the Mayo Clinic on an ...
Boston Scientific issues urgent recall of Lotus systems manufactured prior to March 2016.
Boston Scientific has sent a letter to its customers notifying them that it is implementing a “v...
Essential Medical to start US trial of X-Seal 6F vascular closure device
Essential Medical has received investigational device exemption (IDE) approval from the FDA to begin...
TMVI: What we know
Transcatheter mitral valve implantation (TMVI) is being explored as an approach to managing patients...
Absorb now available in the USA following FDA approval
Five years after receiving the CE mark, Abbott Vascular’s bioresorbable vascular scaffold (A...
Success of TAVI prompts surge in mitral valve technologies
Initially designed as a treatment for inoperable patients with aortic stenosis, because of e...
Risk of device thrombosis may be significantly higher with Absorb than with Xience, Promus or Orsiro
A network meta-analysis, published in JACC: Cardiovascular Interventions, indicates that three c...
Metallic bioresorbable scaffold “can be considered as an alternative” to polymeric scaffolds
Michael Haude (Medical Clinic I, Städtische Kliniken Neuss, Neuss, Germany) and others report in the...
TAVI with Sapien 3 may be better than surgery for intermediate-risk patients
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ccording to Vinod H Thourani (Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, USA...
Moderate sedation during TAVI associated with significantly better outcomes
Jay Giri (Cardiovascular Medicine Division, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Phil...
FDA gives Neovasc go-ahead to add 40mm valve size to its TIARA-I clinical trial
The FDA has given Neovasc approval for participating physicians to treat patients with the c...
Age is a strong predictor of spontaneous myocardial infarction in medically managed patients
Renato D Lopes (Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Duke University School of Medici...
SCAI teams up with ASE to raise concerns about new imaging guidance
The Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions (SCAI) and the American Society of ...
