3463 results for «2022»
3463 results
Drug-coated balloon (DCB) technology: A pioneer’s view of the historical evolution and future directions
08 Jan 2025
In this article, Bruno Scheller explores advances in local drug delivery, from drug-coated balloons to novel antiproliferative agents. These innovations aim to reduce restenosis, minimize permanent implants, and pave the way for patient-specific coronary artery disease treatments.
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Future directions of drug-coated balloon angioplasty
06 Feb 2025
Fernando Alfonso and Javier Cuesta discuss the growing role of drug-coated balloons as an alternative to stents in percutaneous coronary interventions. Highlighting advantages like reduced in-stent restenosis, they emphasize the need for robust clinical studies to refine DCB use.
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The effectiveness and safety of a planned investment procedure in high-risk chronic total occlusions - The INVEST CTO single arm study
03 Nov 2025
Kalaivani Mahadevan and Sofia Papadopoulou provide their take on the INVEST CTO trial, presented by Anja Oksnes at TCT 2025, in San Francisco.
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DAPT-SHOCK-AMI trial: Cangrelor in cardiogenic shock
03 Sep 2025
Kalaivani Mahadevan and Fizzah Choudry provide their take on DAPT-SHOCK-MI presented by Zuzana Motovska at ESC Congress 2025 in Madrid.
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Dynamx bioadaptor restores rotational motion and vessel stress reduction in new study
02 Jun 2022
Cardiac Dimensions raises $35 Million in Series D financing
05 Jan 2023
Feasibility of sheathless Impella for protected percutaneous coronary intervention: a single-center experience
02 May 2025
Impella CP microaxial flow pump supports complete revascularisation during high-risk PCI, but standard implantation often leads to vascular complications. This article explores an initial experience with a sheathless implantation technique, which shows promise as a feasible and safe alternative.
Why hypertension is a major unresolved problem
02 Oct 2024
Explore the global challenge of hypertension, affecting one in three adults, and the strategies for screening, diagnosis, and management, including lifestyle modifications, pharmacotherapy, and device-based treatments, as outlined by Sofie Brouwers.
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Effective techniques for performing DCB angioplasty
16 Jan 2025
Drug-coated balloon (DCB) angioplasty has become a valuable alternative to drug-eluting stents in treating coronary artery disease. To achieve optimal outcomes, proper lesion preparation and techniques to minimise drug loss are crucial.
This article highlights key steps and best practices for performing DCB angioplasty, ensuring effective drug delivery and...
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Comparison of noncompliant balloon with drug-coating balloon angioplasties for side branch after provisional stenting for patients with true coronary bifurcation lesions: The prospective, multicenter, randomized DCB-BIF Trial
03 Nov 2024
Aaysha Cader provides her take on the DCB-BIF Trial presented by Shao-Liang Chen at TCT 2024 in Washington.
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Elixir Medical’s DynamX Bioadaptor demonstrates significant improvement over contemporary drug-eluting stent in patients with acute coronary syndrome and complex lesion subsets after six months
28 Oct 2024
EuroPCR 2024: Elixir Medical’s late-breaking 12-month data demonstrate significant improvement in safety and effectiveness of world’s first site-specific antithrombotic therapeutic compared to DES
14 May 2024
EuroPCR 2024 – Short-term data from NOTION-2: TAVR versus SAVI for younger patients with aortic stenosis
15 May 2024
Paris, France, 14-17 May 2024. The Course Directors have selected 3 major Late Breaking Trials (LBTs) that were presented for the first time during the 2024 edition of EuroPCR. These trials were selected on account of their design, outcomes and potential to influence daily clinical practice....
Transcatheter edge-to-edge repair of functional mitral regurgitation in heart failure: Final five-year results from the COAPT Trial
06 Mar 2023
Alex Sticchi & Jonathan Curio provide their take on the clinical trial presented by Gregg W. Stone at the American College of Cardiology Scientific Sessions (ACC.23/WCC).
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Robocath demonstrates feasibility of robotic carotid stenting in ‘CARE’ clinical trial conducted at Rennes University Hospital
19 Oct 2023
FDA approves LimFlow system in patients with chronic limb-threatening ischemia and no suitable endovascular or surgical revascularization options
15 Sep 2023
The GUIDE-DES Trial - QCA versus IVUS guidance for DES implantation
27 Aug 2023
Quantitative coronary angiography-guidance versus intravascular ultrasound-guidance for drug-eluting stent implantation (GUIDE-DES trial): A multicenter, non-inferiority, randomised-controlled trial
Nicola Ryan provides her take on the final results of GUIDE-DES which were presented by Taeoh Kim during the ESC 2023 congress in Amsterdam.
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RIVER: Rivaroxaban for valvular heart disease and atrial fibrillation
05 Sep 2023
Alex Sticchi provides his take on the results of the RIVER trial, which were presented by Pedro Gabriel Barros E Silva during the ESC 2023 congress in Amsterdam.
Rivaroxaban versus Warfarin in Patients with Bioprosthetic Valves According to Valvular Heart Disease Etiology, and Thrombotic and Bleeding Risks: Insights from...
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Positive echocardiography data from BioCardia phase III CardiAMP cell therapy heart failure trial presented at American College of Cardiology annual meeting
06 Mar 2023
Elixir Medical completes enrollment in BIOADAPTOR randomized controlled trial of Dynamx Coronary Bioadaptor System
15 Feb 2022