Vascular & Endovascular

This channel includes news on non-coronary vascular disease and therapies. These include peripheral artery disease (PAD), abdominal and thoracic aortic aneurysm (AAA and TAA), aortic dissection, pulmonary embolism (PE), critical limb ischemia (CLI), carotid artery and stroke interventions, venous interventions, deep vein thrombosis (DVT), and interventional radiology therapies. The focus on most of these therapies is minimally invasive, catheter-based procedures performed in a cath lab.

Interventional cardiologists performing PCI

PCI before TAVR fails to improve patient outcomes

“Our results beg the question of whether pre-TAVR baseline coronary angiography is even necessary,” researchers wrote in the American Journal of Cardiology.

September 15, 2023
doctor with overweight patient who may be treated with TAVR or surgery

American College of Cardiology targets preventable heart disease with new screening campaign

The ACC has joined forces with Amgen and Esperion Therapeutics to increase LDL screening in patients with and without a history of cardiovascular issues.

September 12, 2023
LimFlow, a medical device company with locations in California and Paris, has gained approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its LimFlow System for Transcatheter Arterialization of Deep Veins. The LimFlow System was designed to help reestablish blood flow in chronic limb-threatening ischemia (CLTI) patients who face a high risk of amputation and have no other endovascular or surgical options available to them.

FDA approves new minimally invasive CLTI treatment for ‘no-option’ patients at risk of amputation

The new device, the first of its kind to gain FDA approval, was designed for patients who have no other endovascular or surgical options available to them.

September 12, 2023
doctor with overweight patient who may be treated with TAVR or surgery

Deaths from obesity-related CVD have skyrocketed in US, especially among Black adults

According to a new analysis of more than 280,000 deaths, the number of obesity-related cardiovascular deaths in the United States tripled from 1999 to 2020. 

September 6, 2023
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Delirium after TAVR: A common side effect linked to increased mortality

Temporary changes in cognition, including disorganized thinking, are seen in a significant number of patients following transcatheter aortic valve replacement. 

September 5, 2023
Continuous and high-adherent statin users had lower baseline arterial stiffness which also grew more slowly over time, a new JAMA Network Open study finds.

Statin use after a bleeding stroke linked to key risk reductions

The study’s authors examined data from more than 15,000 patients who had their first intracerebral hemorrhage from January 2003 to December 2021

August 30, 2023
Example of intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) shown as part of the multimodality imaging capability on the Fujifilm CVIS.

Intravascular imaging-guided PCI improves patient outcomes, new meta-analysis confirms

The ILUMIEN IV and OCTOBER trials helped illustrate that the benefits of intravascular ultrasound also are seen with optical coherence tomography. Both trials were included in the new meta-analysis presented at ESC Congress 2023.

August 28, 2023
A heart attack is caused when one of the coronary arteries becomes blocked with a clot.

Texas researchers receive $1.14M to develop first CVD drug of its kind

If successful, the group's first-in-class medication would be able to target inflammation in CVD patients before it even occurs. 

August 25, 2023

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