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Angioplasty at 55
Angioplasty was born 55 years ago today when Dr. Charles T. Dotter, a radiologist in Portland, Oregon, performed the first angioplasty. But it wasn ’t in the heart; it was in the leg. (Source: Burts Stent Blog : The Voice in the Ear)
Source: Burts Stent Blog : The Voice in the Ear - January 16, 2019 Category: Medical Devices Source Type: blogs

The First EVAR (Endovascular Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Repair)
The whole field of endovascular repair and intervention has grown exponentially since the first endovascular repair of an abdominal aortic aneurysm (EVAR) was performed by Dr. Juan Parodi in 1990, but it took quite some time to be accepted as a standard of care. Today the endovascular approach is the preferred procedure to repair an AAA and this is because of the advances in medical device design and manufacturing and the dedication of physicians to this less invasive non-surgical approach, physicians who will be attending this year ’s Veith Symposium. (Source: Burts Stent Blog : The Voice in the Ear)
Source: Burts Stent Blog : The Voice in the Ear - November 13, 2018 Category: Medical Devices Source Type: blogs

Post-Dilatation Stent Sizes
Here's a sizing chart of the nominal and post-dilatation limits for 4 major drug-eluting stents to help the interventional cardiologist choose the correct diameter for post-dilatation expansion. (Source: Burts Stent Blog : The Voice in the Ear)
Source: Burts Stent Blog : The Voice in the Ear - October 9, 2018 Category: Medical Devices Source Type: blogs

History, Gruentzig, and Abbott ’s Absorb “Dissolving Stent”
There ’s a lesson for the Absorb BVS in the history of interventional cardiology (an area of particular interest in this 40th anniversary of angioplasty year). Andreas Gruentzig, the inventor of coronary angioplasty had very specific requirements of physicians who were going to start using his balloons, and he also resisted the urge to over-publicize. (Source: Burts Stent Blog : The Voice in the Ear)
Source: Burts Stent Blog : The Voice in the Ear - April 7, 2017 Category: Medical Equipment Source Type: blogs

Status of the “Disappearing Stent” in Europe: It’s Complicated!
An updated version of our article on Abbott ’s Absorb BVS (Bioresorbable Vascular Scaffold) in the European markets. A letter, which just began circulating on Twitter last evening was actually sent to Abbott’s customers in Europe a week ago. The letter states: “Effective May 31, 2017, the device will only be available in clinical regist er setting at select sites/institutions that will play a pivotal role in the monitoring of this technology until Summer 2018 at which time the situation will be reviewed.” (Source: Burts Stent Blog : The Voice in the Ear)
Source: Burts Stent Blog : The Voice in the Ear - April 6, 2017 Category: Medical Equipment Source Type: blogs

Interventional Cardiology Late-Breakers at ACC.17
Over the next three days, a voluminous amount of data will be presented, shared, and debated among an estimated 18,000 attendees of the annual meeting of the American College of Cardiology, this year held in Washington, DC. While the meeting covers the whole spectrum of cardiology and heart-related issues, there are a number of studies and late breaking clinical trials specific to the subspecialty of interventional cardiology. (Source: Burts Stent Blog : The Voice in the Ear)
Source: Burts Stent Blog : The Voice in the Ear - March 17, 2017 Category: Medical Equipment Source Type: blogs

Coronary Angioplasty Enters Its 40th Year
Today marks the 39th anniversary of the first percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty (PTCA) which was performed in 1977 by Dr. Andreas R. Gruentzig in Zurich, Switzerland. This angioplasty procedure utilized an expandable balloon, fashioned on a kitchen table in Gruentzig ’s apartment by Gruentzig’s assistant, Maria Schlumpf. (Source: Burts Stent Blog : The Voice in the Ear)
Source: Burts Stent Blog : The Voice in the Ear - September 16, 2016 Category: Medical Equipment Source Type: blogs

NORSTENT: Drug-Eluting Stents – Doing What They’re Supposed To
At this week ’s annual European Society of Cardiology Congress in Rome, an important randomized clinical trial on stents was presented by Professor Kaare H. Bønaa, MD, PhD. Called NORSTENT, short for the “Norwegian Coronary Stent Trial,” this was the largest stent trial ever conducted, with 9,013 patients followed for six years. That’s serious! (Source: Burts Stent Blog : The Voice in the Ear)
Source: Burts Stent Blog : The Voice in the Ear - August 31, 2016 Category: Medical Equipment Source Type: blogs

NORSTENT: Drug-Eluting Stents – Doing What They’re Supposed To 0
At this week ’s annual European Society of Cardiology Congress in Rome, an important randomized clinical trial on stents was presented by Professor Kaare H. Bønaa, MD, PhD. Called NORSTENT, short for the “Norwegian Coronary Stent Trial,” this was the largest stent trial ever conducted, with 9,013 patients followed for six years. That’s serious! (Source: Burts Stent Blog : The Voice in the Ear)
Source: Burts Stent Blog : The Voice in the Ear - August 31, 2016 Category: Medical Equipment Source Type: blogs

AimRADIAL Masterclass V + FFR Workshop in Budapest
On September 22-23, 2016, the 5th Advanced International Masterclass on the Transradial Approach will be held in Budapest, Hungary. And this year, AimRADIAL will be preceded on September 21 by a one-day comprehensive workshop covering all aspects of Fractional Flow Reserve (FFR) from the basic principles and set-up in the cath lab, to the differences between FFR, iFR, and CFR, a comprehensive review of the clinical study data so far, and finally a look at future modalities, like FFR-CT. (Source: Burts Stent Blog : The Voice in the Ear)
Source: Burts Stent Blog : The Voice in the Ear - August 26, 2016 Category: Medical Equipment Source Type: blogs

InterZENtion: Transradial PCI as an Art
Dr. Ferdinand Kiemeneij, the pioneer of transradial intervention, has a new book out. And you should buy it. It's titled, "Transradial Coronary Interzentions" and in it, Dr. Kiemeneij brings together a whole range of concepts that he has explored and has been practicing, and insights that have come from his experiences both inside and outside the hospital. He says, "This book is one of a kind and focuses more on the 'soft sides' of interventional cardiology (mindset, preparations, minimally invasive, traceless, minimal use of materials). I bring Taoist and Zen core values into the cath lab. The book is illustrated by many ...
Source: Burts Stent Blog : The Voice in the Ear - May 13, 2016 Category: Medical Equipment Source Type: blogs

An American Cardiologist in Paris
Next week more than 12,000 cardiologists will stream into the Palais des Congrès in Paris to make presentations and learn about stents, angioplasty, fractional flow reserve, intravascular ultrasound, dual antiplatelet therapy, etc. It’s the annual EuroPCR meeting, “the world-leading course in interventional cardiovascular medicine.” Just be careful in the shower and don’t answer the phone. Especially if you’re traveling with your wife! (Source: Burts Stent Blog : The Voice in the Ear)
Source: Burts Stent Blog : The Voice in the Ear - May 11, 2016 Category: Medical Equipment Source Type: blogs

40 Years Ago, There Was a Poster at the American Heart Association Meeting …. 0
Today being TBT (Throw Back Thursday) on Twitter, Dr. Jordan Safirstein (@CardiacConsult) posted a photo this morning of a poster that appeared 40 years ago at the 1976 American Heart Association meeting. It ’s a meaningful poster, since it was the first public presentation of the concept and initial studies of something called coronary angioplasty. Check out my video clip. (Source: Burts Stent Blog : The Voice in the Ear)
Source: Burts Stent Blog : The Voice in the Ear - February 4, 2016 Category: Medical Equipment Source Type: blogs

40 Years Ago, There Was a Poster at the American Heart Association Meeting…. 0
Today being TBT (Throw Back Thursday) on Twitter, Dr. Jordan Safirstein (@CardiacConsult) posted a photo this morning of a poster that appeared 40 years ago at the 1976 American Heart Association meeting. It’s a meaningful poster, since it was the first public presentation of the concept and initial studies of something called coronary angioplasty. Check out my video clip. (Source: Burts Stent Blog : The Voice in the Ear)
Source: Burts Stent Blog : The Voice in the Ear - February 4, 2016 Category: Medical Equipment Source Type: blogs

Happy 100th Anniversary to the RSNA
This week the Radiological Society of North America, a.k.a. RSNA, is holding its annual meeting in Chicago. RSNA is an international society of radiologists, medical physicists and other medical professionals with more than 54,000 members from 136 countries across the globe. And this year the 55,000 attendees in Chicago are celebrating something special: the 100th anniversary of the RSNA. (Source: Burts Stent Blog : The Voice in the Ear)
Source: Burts Stent Blog : The Voice in the Ear - December 1, 2015 Category: Medical Equipment Source Type: blogs