Interventional: Page 26

Trial can't prove PCI to be noninferior to CABG for diabetics with complex CAD

By Reuters Health

NEW YORK (Reuters Health), Dec 1 - A large study of revascularization strategies in diabetics with multivessel coronary artery disease, which set out to show that angioplasty is not inferior to bypass surgery for these patients, could not prove its hypothesis.

November 30, 2009

Coronary CTA edges CMR in a tight race

By Eric Barnes

CHICAGO - In a head-to-head comparison of two closely watched modalities, low-dose dual-source coronary CT angiography (CTA) outperformed cardiac MR (CMR) in sensitivity, specificity, and negative predictive value. But 1.5-tesla CMR countered with better specificity and positive predictive value.

November 30, 2009

Chest pain: Simple criteria pinpoint who benefits most from cardiac CT angiography

By Reuters Health

NEW YORK (Reuters Health), Nov 30 - Women younger than 65 years and men younger than 55 with acute chest pain benefit most from cardiac CT angiography for suspected acute coronary syndrome, results of a study indicate.

November 29, 2009

In patients with stable chest pain, CT is more often diagnostic than exercise ECG

By Reuters Health

NEW YORK (Reuters Health), Nov 2 - Unlike exercise electrocardiography (XECG), CT angiography is "nearly always" feasible and diagnostic in patients with stable chest complaints, researchers say in the October issue of the journal Heart.

November 1, 2009

Coronary angiography safe for patients with chronic kidney disease

By Reuters Health

NEW YORK (Reuters Health), Oct 16 - Coronary angiography is a recommended screening test for many patients undergoing kidney transplantation, and now new research shows that it can be performed in those with advanced chronic kidney disease without further impairing kidney function.

October 15, 2009

Angiography after non-ST-segment elevation MI linked with improved mortality

By Reuters Health

NEW YORK (Reuters Health), Oct 15 - Coronary angiography after non-ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (NSTEMI) is associated with improved mortality across age, gender, and comorbidity groups, say U.K. researchers in the October Heart.

October 14, 2009

Lower dose for prospective CTA vs. angio

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Coronary CT angiography (CTA) with prospective electrocardiogram gating allows accurate evaluation of coronary artery disease with significantly less radiation dose than conventional invasive angiography, according to a study from the German Heart Center in Munich.

September 29, 2009

Hansen nets FDA OK, shows new products

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Robotic technology developer Hansen Medical has received U.S. Food and Drug Administration clearance for its next-generation Sensei X robotic catheter system.

September 15, 2009

ContextVision releases new GOPView version

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Swedish image enhancement developer ContextVision has released its GOPView iRVPlus on a field-programmable gate array platform.

September 15, 2009

Routine angiography valuable before vascular surgery

By Reuters Health

NEW YORK (Reuters Health), Sep 10 - In medium- to high-risk cardiac patients who need major vascular surgery, coronary angiography should be done routinely because it improves long-term outcomes, Italian researchers report in the September 8 issue of the Journal of the American College of Cardiology.

September 9, 2009

Abbott takes Xience Prime stent overseas

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Abbott Laboratories has launched its Xience Prime drug-eluting coronary stent system in Europe and in select countries in Asia-Pacific and Latin America.

August 30, 2009

Stents give good results for unprotected left coronary disease

By Reuters Health

NEW YORK (Reuters Health), Aug 20 - Stenting is a feasible treatment for unprotected left main coronary artery disease and is associated with good long-term outcomes, according to data from the Left Main Coronary Artery Stenting registry.

August 19, 2009

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