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Cordis introduces Cypher Select Plus

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Johnson & Johnson subsidiary Cordis Endovascular has launched its third-generation drug-eluting stent, the Cypher Select Plus, in many markets throughout the world, including countries in Western and Eastern Europe, Asia Pacific, and the Middle East.

September 25, 2006

Student-designed CT-guided biopsy device shows early promise

By Wayne Forrest

Three graduate students have developed a CT-guided breast biopsy device, which may make needle biopsies less invasive and reduce potential complications for lung cancer patients as well.

September 18, 2006

Study urged to assess late thrombosis risk with drug-eluting stents

By Reuters Health

CHICAGO (Reuters), Sep 12 - A leading U.S. cardiologist called on Friday for a sweeping study to evaluate the risks of potentially fatal blood clots related to drug-eluting coronary stents. Late-stent thrombosis risks were the center of debate at a cardiology meeting earlier this week in Barcelona.

September 11, 2006

Drug-eluting stents perform best in small coronary lesions

By Reuters Health

BARCELONA, Spain (Reuters Health), Sep 6 - Drug-eluting stents are most advantageous when used in small coronary arteries or in bypass grafts, according to findings from a team of Swiss cardiologists who reported their results at the 15th World Congress of Cardiology here.

September 5, 2006

Foam sclerotherapy safe and effective for varicose veins

By Reuters Health

NEW YORK (Reuters Health), Aug 30 - Ultrasound-guided foam sclerotherapy safely achieves complete occlusion in 91% of legs with varicose veins, according to a report in the British Journal of Surgery for August. Still, longer follow-up is needed to determine if the benefits are lasting.

August 29, 2006

Coronary stent loss uncommon, but can have serious consequences

By Reuters Health

NEW YORK (Reuters Health), Aug 14 - As they report in the American Journal of Cardiology for August 1, Dr. Juergen Kammler and colleagues from General Hospital Linz in Austria assessed with CT the occurrence of coronary stent loss in 7,139 stent implantation procedures performed at their hospital between 1995 and 2004.

August 13, 2006

Sirolimus stents safe and effective for patients with restenosis

By Reuters Health

NEW YORK (Reuters Health), Aug 1 - Sirolimus-eluting stent implantation appears to be safe and effective in restenosis patients originally treated with bare metal stents, Italian researchers report. In the 150 patients who completed follow-up angiography, restenosis was seen in 13 (8.7%). Lesion length was an angiographic independent predictor of restenosis.

July 31, 2006

Apposition of sirolimus-eluting stents seen in diabetics

By Reuters Health

NEW YORK (Reuters Health), Jun 26 - A new study on the use of sirolimus-eluting stents (SES) in diabetic patients found a high incidence of late acquired incomplete stent apposition observed by intravascular ultrasound at nine-month follow-up.

June 25, 2006

Medtronic nets French reimbursement approval

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Interventional technology firm Medtronic said it has received reimbursement approval in France for its Endeavor drug-eluting coronary stent system.

June 11, 2006

Boston Scientific gets EC nod for added Liberte uses

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Interventional device firm Boston Scientific reported that it has received indication extensions to the European CE Mark for its Taxus Liberte paclitaxel-eluting coronary stent system.

May 15, 2006

IDev gets CE Mark for stent

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Peripheral vascular disease treatment developer IDev has received the CE Mark for its nitinol stent in Europe.

May 3, 2006

Interventionalists see safer RFA with coregistered laparoscopic US, CT

By Eric Barnes

BERLIN - Percutaneous radiofrequency ablation (RFA) and other minimally invasive interventions have become increasingly popular. But the interventionalists who perform them often end up working in the dark, as the CT or MR image they've placed across the room bears little resemblance to the laparoscopic ultrasound images used to guide the RFA needle. Researchers may have found a solution, according to a presentation at the Computer Assisted Radiology and Surgery (CARS) meeting.

June 26, 2005

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