NEWS on cardiovascular, respiratory system implants

Inferior Vena Cava Filter Use / Mortality Rates in Older Adults With Acute Pulmonary Embolism

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Risk of Death Following Application of Paclitaxel‐Coated Balloons and Stents in the Femoropopliteal Artery

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Risk of Death Following Application of Paclitaxel‐Coated Balloons and Stents in the Femoropopliteal Artery of the Leg (Systematic Review/Meta‐Analysis)

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Drug-coated balloons for small coronary artery disease

Drug-coated balloons for small coronary artery disease (BASKET-SMALL 2): an open-label randomised non-inferiority trial Jeger RV, et al. In small native coronary artery disease, DCB was non-inferior to DES regarding MACE up to 12 months, with similar event rates for both treatment groups. The Lancet, Articles| Volume 392, ISSUE 10150,...

Pacemaker hack may put malware directly on the device

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Drug-eluting stents (DES) superior versus bare-metal stents

In the ISAR-CABG (Is Drug-Eluting-Stenting Associated with Improved Results in Coronary Artery Bypass Grafts?) trial, clinical outcomes at 1 year in patients undergoing treatment of saphenous vein graft lesions were superior with drug-eluting stents (DES) versus bare-metal stents. R Colleran et al. Patients were randomized (1:1:1:3) to receive DES (either...

Regenerative heart valves: from simulation to replacement

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Transcatheter Mitral Valve Technologies

Transcatheter Mitral Valve Technologies: The Heart of Cardiovascular Device Innovation Bawa TS, Hoffmann M, Thompson S, Kwei S The current atmosphere in medical device investment is one of caution: Over the last five years, about two-thirds of high-impact medical device M&A deals have occurred following U.S. commercialization1, that is, after...

Soft occluder for the left atrial appendage

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