Study finds patients with chronic total occlusions benefit from the CYPHER Stent
... principal investigator of the PRISON II trial and interventional cardiologist from St. Antonius Hospital, Nieuwegein in The Netherlands believes the findings in these complex patient cases provide important new clinical evidence on the CYPHER Stent. "The results of this study demonstrate that positive outcomes can...Most comprehensive USA clinical trial to date shows competing medicated stents work equally well
...ymposium for healthcare professionals dedicated to interventional and vascular therapy. Coronary care specialists ha... myocardial infarction, stroke or death, following interventional treatment). The STENT registry is a partnership of the Dickson Institute for Health Studies at Carol...APIA announces the distinguished Dr. Barry Uretsky as opening speaker
...ecember. Internationally renowned for his work on interventional cardiology techniques and his research on cardiopr...essional medical society representing invasive and interventional cardiologists. "SCAI is dedicated to enhancing patient care through physician education and is pleas...Feds give researchers ok for safety test of adult stem cells in patients with heart disease
...angioplasty procedures were performed. While these interventional therapies are now the standard of care, there are still a significant number of people for whom these methods do not work, or who have blockage throughout their bodies....Major advances in techniques, devices, medications spur update of PCI guidelines
... to a trouble-spot in an artery of the heart. The interventional cardiologist then inflates the balloon to open the...ions--and implications--far beyond the practice of interventional cardiology," said William W. O'Neill, M.D., FACC, FSCAI, corporate chairman of cardiology for the Wi...Carotid artery stenting improves thought process
...od flow to the brain. To perform the procedure, an interventional radiologist inserts a long catheter into a tiny incision in the common femoral artery in the leg. Using an image-guidance system such as computed tomography (CT) and a guide wire, the radiologist positions the sheath at the site of the narrowing, or ...'No sweat' CT-guided injection treats embarrassing hand condition
...ting at the level of the chest. For the procedure, interventional radiologists make a single needle puncture through the upper back and, using CT guidance, inject a phenol-based medication that interrupts the nerve tracts and nodes that transmit signals to the sweat glands. "This is the most precise and effective t...MR-guided laser effective in treating liver tumors
...iate professor in the department of diagnostic and interventional radiology at the University of Frankfurt. "Laser treatment can be done on an outpatient basis under local anesthesia. Typically, the patient stays only a couple of hours, instead of a couple of weeks in the hospital after surgical liver resection," h...Study confirms that stents releasing medication help keep heart bypass vein grafts open
...nique challenges for cardiologists specializing in interventional procedures. Michael S. Lee, M.D., the article's first author and an interventional cardiologist at Cedars-Sinai, said old vein grafts have a "mucky" appearance. "They are more likely ...Updated infection-control guidelines focus on patients, personnel in the cardiovascular cath lab
...lines was prompted in part by the recognition that interventional cardiology procedures have become increasingly com...dations. Dr. Chambers and a panel of experts from interventional cardiology and infection control did just that, culling the most pertinent information from the Cent...CYPHER Sirolimus-eluting Coronary Stent benefits from clinical success, worldwide growth in 2005
...ributed to randomized clinical trials has provided interventional cardiologists with a significant degree of clinical evidence on the sustained safety and efficacy of the CYPHER Stent," said Dr. Donohoe. "Across a broad range of randomized trials, independent studies and patient registries, we continue to see exce...MDCT angiography for cardiac imaging: Reliable tool, less invasive, fewer complications
...ventional angiography is of limited value for some interventional cardiac procedures," said the authors of the study, because it is technically challenging and requires access to the central venous system. Because the coronary veins are variable in number, caliber and course, detailed knowledge of the patient's ind...Penn to test new thermal energy procedure to reduce asthmatic symptoms
...t can cause problems," explains Ali Musani, MD, an interventional pulmonologist at Penn and principal investigator of the study. "It can constrict, tighten, and narrow the airway considerably -- causing real health consequences for asthmatics." Interventional pulmonologists will explore, for the first time in the U...Minimally invasive procedure OK for wide range of aorta problems, study shows
...sing ETAR. Cardiac surgeons, vascular surgeons and interventional radiologists work together to evaluate patients and determine who should have the minimally invasive procedures, and who would be able have an open-chest operation. Because ETAR is still relatively new and has not been compared directly with open su...ACC Innovation in Intervention: i2 Summit 2006
..., the first ACC meeting specifically geared toward interventional cardiologists. Hosting more than 3,000 attendees ...enter on March 11-14. It will provide a forum for interventional cardiology experts to discuss new developments within the field as well as a focused venue to train,...SCAI scientific sessions attract world-renowned invasive/interventional cardiologists
...amined will be several rapidly developing areas in interventional cardiology, such as percutaneous valve therapy, ca...re simulators are rapidly becoming to invasive and interventional cardiologists. At the SCAI meeting, attendees will manage difficult carotid stent procedures, heart ...Jefferson scientists find topical lubrication helps outcomes of coronary stent procedures
...e inserted into problem heart arteries. A team of interventional cardiologists from Thomas Jefferson University wil...aced in a coronary artery to keep it open after an interventional procedure--have worked in the majority of patients. Coated or drug-eluting stents, which prevented r...Four-year data suggest the CYPHER stent provides long-term efficacy and safety benefits
... introduced four years ago, there was debate among interventional cardiologists as to whether we would see a late 'catch up' in restenosis relative to bare metal stents. The SIRIUS four-year data presented today show that those concerns are unfounded," said Dennis Donohoe, M.D., Vice President, Worldwide Clinical...Drug-eluting and absorbable stents push interventional frontiers
...epresents a revolutionary leap forward in vascular interventional treatment." The new stent is made of a proprietary magnesium alloy that allows it to provide scaffolding to the vessel wall for approximately two months before being absorbed. It has intriguing potential advantages over a permanent stent because it ...ECG transmission from ambulance cuts time to direct clot removal
...project, NorthEast is staffed by a small number of interventional cardiologists at one hospital with one ambulance service. Duke researchers are currently organizing a 12-site study across the U.S. in larger and smaller cities with different sized hospitals and ambulance services. "We found that the pre-hospital wi...