Meds, Exercise Recommended for Stroke Prevention After sICAS
TUESDAY, March 22, 2022 -- For patients with symptomatic intracranial atherosclerotic arterial stenosis (sICAS), initial treatment should comprise medications and exercise, and not percutaneous transluminal angioplasty and stenting, according to a... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - March 22, 2022 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Manipal Hospitals signs up with ConnectedLife & Fitbit to monitor patients after major procedures
The digital initiative aims to use wearable technology to stay connected with patients after surgeries like total knee replacement, angioplasty, cardiac bypass surgery, and other high-risk surgeries. (Source: The Economic Times)
Source: The Economic Times - March 17, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Egg Medical raises $13M to reduce risk of X-rays on health care workers
Egg Medical Inc. announced Thursday it raised $13 million to commercialize its medical device which protects staff in X-ray labs from radiation exposure.
The device, called the EggNest, reduces scatter radiation by over 90% by replacing the patient mattress with a carbon fiber platform. Scatter radiation occurs when the X-ray beam is reflected off the patients body, therefore risking physicians and staff working on procedures such as angioplasty an d stenting.
Munich, Germany-based TVM Capital… (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care News Headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care News Headlines - March 3, 2022 Category: Health Management Authors: Carter Jones Source Type: news
Inspira gets state approval to perform elective angioplasties at Mullica Hill hospital
The Gloucester County hospital is one of 17 across the state to get a license to do the non-invasive procedure following a new state law enacted last year. (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care News Headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care News Headlines - January 20, 2022 Category: Health Management Authors: John George Source Type: news
Video: Coronary angioplasty
Coronary angioplasty and stenting open clogged heart arteries and prevent them from narrowing again. Watch this video to find out more about the procedure. (Source: MayoClinic.com Full Feed)
Source: MayoClinic.com Full Feed - September 29, 2021 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Multivessel traumatic coronary artery dissection after a motor vehicle accident with successful percutaneous coronary intervention - Pandey Y, Owen B, Birnbaum G, Tabbaa R, Hamzeh I, Lakkis N, Kayani W.
We report a case of acute left anterior descending and right coronary artery dissections after a motor vehicle accident. The musculoskeletal injuries obscured the cardiac symptom... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - July 30, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news
Medtronic Launches Newest-Generation Drug Coated Balloon Catheter in Europe for Treatment of Coronary Artery Disease
Medtronic Prevail DCB Designed to Treat Complex Lesions with Superior Deliverability, Rapid Absorption of Paclitaxel
DUBLIN, July 26, 2021 -- (Healthcare Sales & Marketing Network) -- Medtronic plc (NYSE: MDT), the global leader in medical technology,... Devices, Interventional, Cardiology, Regulatory Medtronic, Prevail DCB, percutaneous coronary intervention (Source: HSMN NewsFeed)
Source: HSMN NewsFeed - July 26, 2021 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Impact of Age Examined for Ticagrelor Monotherapy After PCI
WEDNESDAY, July 7, 2021 -- For patients undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention, ticagrelor monotherapy following three months of dual antiplatelet therapy significantly reduces clinically relevant bleeding compared with ticagrelor with... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - July 7, 2021 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Ticagrelor, Prasugrel Compared in ACS Treated With PCI
TUESDAY, July 6, 2021 -- For patients presenting with acute coronary syndrome (ACS) who undergo percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI), a postrandomization subgroup analysis suggests that a prasugrel-based strategy is superior to a... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - July 6, 2021 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Preventable Risk Factors Widespread in Patients Undergoing Angioplasty
WEDNESDAY, June 23, 2021 -- Modifiable risk factors remain widely prevalent among patients undergoing their first percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI), according to a study published online June 9 in PLOS ONE.
Zoya Gurm, from the Wayne State... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - June 23, 2021 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Society for Vascular Medicine Elects Dr. Herb Aronow as New President
"It is an honor to serve as SVM's next President and I look forward to working alongside the Board of Trustees and other Society leaders to advance the vascular medicine discipline and the care of vascular patients," Aronow said. "In collaboration with other vascular organizations, I plan to broaden our efforts around vascular education, research and quality." (Source: News from Angioplasty.Org)
Source: News from Angioplasty.Org - June 18, 2021 Category: Cardiology Source Type: news
Smokers needed angioplasty and stenting a decade before non-smokers
(Michigan Medicine - University of Michigan) Smokers needed their blocked arteries fixed nearly a decade earlier than non-smokers, and patients with obesity underwent these procedures four years earlier than non-obese patients, according to a new study from across Michigan. (Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health)
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - June 9, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
Complete Two-Year Data Confirms That Medtronic's Evolut TAVR System Is Non-Inferior to Open Heart Surgery in Low Risk Patients
Confirming the preliminary data that was previously presented at the 2019 Scientific Session of the American College of Cardiology, the complete data from over 1,400 patients enrolled in the Evolut Low Risk Trial was presented (virtually) at this year's EuroPCR meeting by John K Forrest, MD, FACC, FSCAI. The result: the primary endpoint of all-cause mortality or disabling stroke at two years was 4.3% for TAVR versus 6.3% for surgery (p (Source: News from Angioplasty.Org)
Source: News from Angioplasty.Org - June 1, 2021 Category: Cardiology Source Type: news
Physician-patient gender concordance may not matter in interventional practice
(Michigan Medicine - University of Michigan) While some studies suggest female patients treated by female physicians have better outcomes, there does not appear to be a relationship between operator and patient gender and outcome in patients undergoing coronary angioplasty or stenting. (Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health)
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - May 25, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
Medtronic Announces CE Mark of Evolut ™ PRO+ TAVI System for Treatment of Symptomatic Severe Aortic Stenosis Patients in Europe
The system includes 4 valve sizes with an external pericardial tissue wrap that provides advanced sealing for the largest annular range (for self-expanding TAVI technology) on the market. The approval follows a recent indication expansion for the Evolut platform in Europe for patients with severe aortic stenosis who are at a low risk of surgical mortality and patients with bicuspid aortic valves who are at intermediate, high and extreme risk of surgical mortality. (Source: News from Angioplasty.Org)
Source: News from Angioplasty.Org - May 3, 2021 Category: Cardiology Source Type: news
