September 27, 2012
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April 24, 2012
Results of a national, multisite comparison of surgical, stent, and balloon angioplasty (BA) treatment of native coarctation suggest that acute complications are significantly lower for those receiving stents than for those undergoing surgery or BA. When compared with BA patients, surgical and stent patients achieved superior hemodynamic and integrated aortic arch imaging outcomes at both short-term and intermediate follow-up.…
March 26, 2012
A next-generation drug-eluting stent system (PROMUS Element Plus Platinum Chromium Stent System, Boston Scientific) has received FDA approval for use in patients with coronary artery disease. The device has been shown to improve cardiac performance and features an innovative platinum chromium platform.…
February 8, 2010
The International Symposium on Endovascular Therapy, or ISET, held its 2010 annual meeting from January 17-21in Hollywood, Florida. The features below highlight some of the news emerging from the meeting. For more information on these items and other research that was presented, go to www.iset.org.…
