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European launch: Medtronic receives CE mark for 200mm and 250mm IN.PACT Admiral DCBs
Medtronic has announced the European launch of the 200mm and 250mm IN.PACT Admiral drug-coated balloons (DCBs) following CE mark approval. The product is intended to treat long complex femoropopliteal lesions efficiently in patients with peripheral arterial disease (PAD). The 200mm and 250mm IN.PACT Admiral…
PAD: R3 Vascular reports ‘successful initiation’ of first-in-human study of bioresorbable sirolimus-eluting scaffold
Medical device developer R3 Vascular has reported the “successful initiation” of a first-in-human clinical study evaluating the technical and clinical performance of its Magnitude bioresorbable sirolimus-eluting scaffold (BRS) in patients with critical limb ischemia (CLI) due to occlusive below-the-knee (BTK)…
Thirty-year experience indicates SMA aneurysms are ‘relatively stable’
Based on 30 years of experience, researchers have concluded that aneurysms of the superior mesenteric artery (SMA) are “relatively stable” and that those <20mm may be safely monitored with surveillance imaging. The experience also suggests that operative treatment should be…
Physicians draw attention to Medicare cuts as PAD Awareness Month kicks off
A coalition of physicians and other interested parties focused on peripheral arterial disease (PAD) has called on Congress and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to take action to avoid proposed payment cuts that would hammer vascular care,…
‘Tremendous advances in imaging possibilities’ signal further innovation, says leading vascular chief
It was a complex repair in the thoracoabdominal region of the aorta around 10 years ago, and Matthew Eagleton, MD, and his surgical team were in the process of cannulating several target vessels. They were being guided by what, for…
Five-year ACST-2 results: Carotid artery surgery and stenting have similar long-term effects on stroke
Carotid artery surgery and stenting have comparable long-term effects on fatal or disabling stroke in asymptomatic patients with severe carotid artery stenosis. That is the finding of late-breaking ACST-2 data presented in a Hot Line session at the European Society of Cardiology’s 2021…
Spotlight: Melina Kibbe, James Black and Firas Mussa
Melina Kibbe, MD, has been named the 17th dean of the University of Virginia School of Medicine and chief of the Health Affairs Office for UVA Health in Charlottesville, Virginia. She will start Sept. 15. Kibbe is currently the Colin…
SVS Foundation Board, Development Committee approved
The SVS Executive Board has approved the 2021–22 SVS Foundation Board appointments, as recommended by the Foundation Board. Continuing for an additional one-year term of office are Richard Lynn, MD, and William Shutze, MD, and joining the board for a…
Females were 30% less likely to undergo surgery for PAD, national database study finds
A review of more than 1 million patients receiving vascular surgery over a 16-year period identified significant sex-related disparities in the treatment of abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAAs) and peripheral arterial disease (PAD)—with females 30% less likely to undergo surgery in…
USPSTF expands screening recommendation for prediabetes, type-2 diabetes to adults aged 35-plus
The United States Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) has issued an updated recommendation statement suggesting clinicians screen for prediabetes and type-2 diabetes in overweight or obese adults aged 35–70 years—capturing patients five years earlier than the previous advisory from 2015.…