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    Wednesday, May 22, 2013 | Source: EuroPCR

    PRAGUE-19 Registry: Bioresorbable Scaffolds an Option for Certain STEMI Patients

    By Caitlin E. Cox

    PARIS, France—Implantation of bioresorbable vascular scaffolds (BVS) appears feasible and safe in select patients with acute ST segment elevation myocardial…

    Wednesday, May 22, 2013 | Source: EuroPCR

    Novel Stent Helps Treat Bifurcation Lesions in FIM Registry

    By Jason Kahn

    PARIS, France—A novel, biodegradable-polymer, sirolimus-eluting stent designed to treat bifurcation lesions demonstrates positive angiographic and…

    Wednesday, May 22, 2013 | Source: EuroPCR

    Paclitaxel Delivery Key to PAD Intervention

    By Caitlin E. Cox

    PARIS, France—Two studies exploring new methods of delivering paclitaxel to treat peripheral artery disease (PAD) were presented Tuesday, May 21, at…

    Wednesday, May 22, 2013 | Source: EuroPCR

    Treatment of Most Endovascular Lesions Feasible with 4-Fr Devices

    By Jason Kahn

    PARIS, France—Use of 4-Fr devices is feasible for the majority of endovascular interventions, achieving similar technical success and primary patency…

    Tuesday, May 21, 2013 | Source: EuroPCR

    BIOFLOW-II Provides Good News for Biodegradable Polymer DES

    By Caitlin E. Cox

    PARIS, France—A biodegradable-polymer drug-eluting stent has proven noninferior to a durable-polymer device in terms of late lumen loss at 9 months,…

    Tuesday, May 21, 2013 | Source: EuroPCR

    DESolve Nx: Bioresorbable DES Shows Positive Results at 6 Months

    By Jason Kahn

    PARIS, France—A fully bioresorbable drug-eluting stent (DES) shows low late lumen loss and good safety results at 6 months in patients with de novo…

    Monday, May 20, 2013 | Source: JACC: Cardiovascular Interventions

    Registry: 1-Year Mortality Similar for TAVR, Surgery in Intermediate-Risk Patients

    By Kim Dalton
    Outside the United States, a growing number of patients with severe aortic stenosis are undergoing transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) despite…
    Monday, May 20, 2013 | Source: JACC: Cardiovascular Interventions

    Novel Stenting Technique Shows Promise for ‘True’ Bifurcation Lesions

    By Yael L. Maxwell

    For patients with bifurcation lesions, the new dual-stent modified “flower petal” technique offers several advantages over available stenting options,…

    Friday, May 17, 2013 | Source: Journal of the American College of Cardiology

    Routine use of Coronary CTA Cuts Down on ED Patients Admitted for Chest Pain

    By L.A. McKeown

    Compared with standard evaluation, which often includes nothing but observation and discharge, use of coronary computed tomographic angiography (CTA)…

    Friday, May 17, 2013 | Source: JAMA Neurology

    Endovascular Therapy Bests IV t-PA for Large-Vessel Strokes

    By Caitlin E. Cox

    In patients with acute intracranial large-vessel occlusions, endovascular therapy reduces final infarct size more than either intravenous tissue plasminogen…

    Thursday, May 16, 2013 | Source: Circulation

    Embolic Debris Captured by Filters in Three-Quarters of TAVR Patients

    By Yael L. Maxwell

    In patients undergoing transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR), a dual-filter embolic protection device enables the capture of debris traveling…

    Thursday, May 16, 2013 | Source: Journal of the American College of Cardiology

    Pre-oxygenation Reduces Contrast Nephropathy in Elective PCI Patients

    By Jason Kahn

    Oxygen administration prior to elective angiography or percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) reduces contrast induced nephropathy (CIN), according…

    Wednesday, May 15, 2013 | Source: Journal of the American College of Cardiology

    EVEREST II at 4 Years: Surgery Maintains Early Advantage, But MitraClip Durable

    By Kim Dalton

    At 4 years, patients with mitral valve regurgitation who undergo repair with a novel percutaneous device experience mortality rates and mitral regurgitation…

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    • Monday, May 20, 2013 STENTYS Enrolls First Heart Attack Patient in Pivotal U.S. Clinical Trial
    • Friday, May 17, 2013 Boston Scientific Schedule of Major Events and Presentations at EuroPCR 2013
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    • Thursday, May 16, 2013 Direct Flow Medical® Receives IDE Approval for U.S. Salus Trial of Transcatheter Aortic Heart Valve System
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