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RESCUE II results on Thrombolex’s Bashir endovascular catheter for PE published
Thrombolex recently announced the publication of RESCUE-II study results in JACC: Advances. The RESCUE-II study was a single-centre, prospective study evaluating the safety and feasibility of on-the-table (OTT) pharmacomechanical lysis (PML) without postprocedural infusion when treating patients with acute intermediate-risk…
Cook Medical issues Class I recall for Beacon Tip angiographic catheters
Cook Medical has initiated a Class I recall of its Beacon Tip 5F angiographic catheter. This follows reports of tip separation that could result in serious injury or death. The recall, identified as the most serious type by the Food…
SCAI publishes chronic venous disease management guidelines
The Society for Cardiovascular Angiography & Interventions (SCAI) has released new, evidence-based clinical practice guidelines to support the treatment of chronic venous disease (CVD). Published in JSCAI with an accompanying technical review, the document offers recommendations on a range of…
StentIt launches first-in-human trial of bioresorbable stent to treat below-the-knee CLTI
StentIt has announced the successful implantation of its Resorbable Fibrillated Scaffold (RFS). As part of the VITAL-IT 1 study, patients with chronic limb-threatening ischemia (CLTI) below the knee have successfully been treated using the RFS implant. In this clinical procedure,…
Vivasure Medical submits premarket approval to FDA for PerQseal Elite closure system
Vivasure Medical has announced the submission of a premarket approval application to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its PerQseal Elite vascular closure system for arterial procedures. In a recent press release the company has stated that the submission…
ATEV shows promise in high-risk patients on hemodialysis
Results from the CLN-PRO-V007 pivotal phase 3 clinical trial of the acellular tissue engineered vessel (ATEV; Humacyte) in arteriovenous access for patients at high risk of autologous arteriovenous fistula (AVF) maturation failure with end-stage renal disease were presented at the…
Award-winning basic science research targets ‘highly complex’ process of vascular calcification
“We were really excited to know that the SVS [Society for Vascular Surgery] is supporting our research,” Sujin Lee, MD, told Vascular Specialist on receiving the SVS Foundation James S.T. Yao Resident Research Award for a paper examining the role of…
‘Rise together’: Harris urges unity in Women’s Vascular Summit presidential address
Society for Vascular Surgery (SVS) Vice President Linda Harris, MD, extolled the values of “co-elevation” in her presidential address at the 7th annual Women’s Vascular Summit (May 2–3), invoking lessons on teamwork from the world of sport to argue that…
CGuard Prime carotid stent gains US and European approvals for stroke prevention
InspireMD has been granted premarket approval (PMA) from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its CGuard Prime carotid stent system in the U.S.—news that follows the company’s recent announcement of CE-mark approval under the European Medical Device Regulation (MDR).…
Gore Tag thoracic branch endoprosthesis receives expanded FDA approval for endovascular aortic arch repair
Gore has announced that the Gore Tag thoracic branch endoprosthesis (TBE) is now approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for use in Zones 0 and 1, expanding its indication for the endovascular repair of lesions in the aortic…