Thrombolex: Investigational RESCUE trial yields ‘exciting’ interim data

The prespecified interim analysis of the first 62 evaluable pulmonary embolism (PE) patients enrolled in the investigational RESCUE trial produced positive results, Thrombolex has announced. RESCUE is a prospective multicenter, single-arm pivotal trial evaluating patient outcomes after treatment of acute…
ISET 2022 audience hears latest data on endovascular therapies

At this year’s International Symposium on Endovascular Therapy (ISET), being held Jan. 16–19 in Hollywood, Florida, experts presented an array of late-breaking trial results on topics ranging from venous stenting to abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) sac sealing. Waseem Wahood, MS, a…
Stenting found to be superior to atherectomy, balloon angioplasty in reducing PAD mortality risk

Stenting reduced mortality risk in patients undergoing interventions for peripheral arterial disease (PAD) by more than 30% when compared to plain balloon angioplasty, and 40% contrasted with atherectomy, a recent propensity-matched analysis found. The Vascular Quality Initiative (VQI)-derived data drew…
FDA official delivers government agency’s early reaction to latest contentious meta-analysis on paclitaxel-coated devices

HOLLYWOOD, Fla.—A Food and Drug Administration (FDA) official delivered a talk which represents the government agency’s earliest public reaction to the latest meta-analysis suggesting significantly reduced amputation-free survival at one year when paclitaxel-coated balloons are applied in arteries below the…

