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TCT 2017: Medtronic touts results from 6-month Evolut Pro study
Medtronic (NYSE:MDT) today released six-month data from a study of its Evolut Pro transcatheter aortic valve replacement platform, touting low rates of paravalvular leaks and low rates of all-cause mortality and disabling stroke. Data came from 60 patients in the trial who received the Evolut Pro valve, and follow previously released 30-day outcomes. Results at six-months indicated trace or no paravalvular leaks in 88% of patients, with low rates of all-cause mortality and disabling stroke. No instances of coronary obstruction or valve thrombosis were reported and the permanent pacemaker implantation rate was 11.7%, Medt...
Source: Mass Device - November 2, 2017 Category: Medical Devices Authors: Fink Densford Tags: Catheters Clinical Trials Replacement Heart Valves Medtronic Source Type: news

Relation of Cardiovascular Risk Factors to Mortality and Cardiovascular Events in Hospitalized Patients with Coronavirus Disease 2019 (From the Yale COVID-19 Cardiovascular Registry)
Individuals with established cardiovascular disease or a high burden of cardiovascular risk factors may be particularly vulnerable to develop complications from coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). We conducted a prospective cohort study at a tertiary care center to identify risk factors for in-hospital mortality and major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE; a composite of myocardial infarction, stroke, new acute decompensated heart failure, venous thromboembolism, ventricular or atrial arrhythmia, pericardial effusion, or aborted cardiac arrest) among consecutively hospitalized adults with COVID-19, using multivariable b...
Source: The American Journal of Cardiology - February 1, 2021 Category: Cardiology Authors: Manan Pareek, Avinainder Singh, Lina Vadlamani, Maxwell Eder, Justin Pacor, Jakob Park, Zaniar Ghazizadeh, Alex Heard, Ana Sofia Cruz-Solbes, Roozbeh Nikooie, Chad Gier, Zain V. Ahmed, James V. Freeman, Judith Meadows, Kim G.E. Smolderen, Rachel Lampert, Source Type: research