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Reality check: Study brings ‘significant’ gap between randomized and real-world vascular patient populations into sharp focus
The randomized data foundation on which clinicians base decision-making for vascular surgery patients is derived from populations that do not represent the patients they see and treat on a day-to-day basis, a new research paper has found. The review, recently…
Survey suggests greater exposure to mini-incision carotid endarterectomy during training may dispel perceived limitations to approach
While a recent survey found that a majority of those who responded had performed mini-incision carotid endarterectomy (CEA) at least once in their practice careers, most answered that they did not perform the surgery routinely. In the world of general…
Equivalent outcomes seen among female, male patients in real-world analysis of paclitaxel-eluting stent use
The use of a paclitaxel-eluting stent to treat femoropopliteal occlusive disease led to equivalent outcomes in male and female patients in “a diverse and complex real-world cohort,” a new study found, set against previous question marks over the effectiveness of…
Carotid endarterectomy outperforms stenting amid overuse of both procedures in 10-year cohort study
A retrospective, nationwide cohort study has revealed carotid endarterectomy (CEA) performed better than carotid artery stenting (CAS) in France over the course of a decade, while also highlighting the overuse of both procedures in the same period. Based on their…
Imperative Care announces completion of enrollment in the SYMPHONY-PE study
Imperative Care has announced the completion of patient enrollment in its SYMPHONY-PE study, a pivotal investigational device exemption (IDE) trial evaluating the safety and efficacy of the company’s Symphony thrombectomy system for the treatment of acute pulmonary embolism (PE). Designed…
Three-year VenoValve first-in-human trial data published
Envveno Medical has announced that its manuscript titled, “Three-year outcomes of surgical implantation of a novel bioprosthetic valve for the treatment of deep venous reflux,” has been published in the in the peer-reviewed journal, Annals of Vascular Surgery. The VenoValve was surgically…
Endospan announces positive 30-day outcomes from TRIOMPHE IDE study
Endospan recently announced the presentation of 30-day results from the statistical dissection primary arm of the TRIOMPHE investigational device exemption (IDE) clinical study. The data were presented during the late-breaking trial session at the American Association for Thoracic Surgery (AATS)…
VVT Medical welcomes Antonios Gasparis to medical advisory board
VVT Medical recently announced the appointment of Antonios Gasparis, MD, to its medical advisory board. A press release notes that Gasparis brings over two decades of expertise in vascular surgery, with a distinguished career dedicated to advancing the treatment of…
Inquis Medical’s Aventus thrombectomy system found safe and effective for patients with PE
Inquis Medical recently announced results from its AVENTUS trial evaluating the safety and efficacy of the company’s Aventus thrombectomy system. The results were presented by Jun Li, MD, from University Hospitals Harrington Heart & Vascular Institute in Cleveland, the trial’s…
New study validates BEST-CLI trial results, ‘suggesting generalizability’
A new propensity-matched analysis of more than 1,100 lower extremity revascularization procedures carried out in patients with chronic limb-threatening ischemia (CLTI)—which aimed to help solve the puzzle of why the BEST-CLI trial did not lead to a pick-up in the…