Tag: VIVA
Societies seek consensus on NIVL management amid ‘paucity of rigorous data’
The diagnosis and management of non-thrombotic iliac vein lesions (NIVL) is the focus of a newly published set of consensus statements from the Vascular...
Researchers report 30-day outcome data for pair of investigational carotid stenting...
Thirty-day results from two trials assessing the performance of investigational carotid artery stenting systems—the Neuroguard and the CGuard—were recently presented at VIVA 2023.
Stenting with...
Computer-assisted vacuum thrombectomy system for patients with pulmonary embolism demonstrates ‘rapid,...
Patients undergoing computer-assisted vacuum thrombectomy with the Indigo Aspiration System (Penumbra) for pulmonary embolism (PE) showed 2.7% rates of both major adverse events (MAEs)...
Six-month outcomes from phase-one trial of anti-inflammatory drug to assess benefit...
The open-label phase of the DEXTERITY-AFP trial investigating the Bullfrog microinfusion device—which involves the perivenous injection of the anti-inflammatory drug dexamethasone to improve patency...
Results from PROMISE II pivotal trial published, reinforcing ‘ transformational value’...
Results from the PROMISE II pivotal trial investigating transcatheter arterialization of the deep veins using the LimFlow system in so-called no-option chronic limb-threatening ischemia...
Diversifying clinical trials: ‘There needs to be some kind of cultural...
The COVID-19 pandemic exposed lingering mistrust in the U.S. healthcare system among patients from minority communities as physicians continue to confront the conundrum of...
Spotlight: SVS members in the news
Several SVS members have been making moves recently, attracting recognition in the form of awards and promotions.
Katherine Gallagher, MD, of the University of Michigan,...
End-stage CLTI: Deep-vein arterialization procedure demonstrates amputation-free survival rate of 66%...
Six-month results from the PROMISE II trial of the LimFlow deep-vein arterialization system showed an overall amputation-free survival of 66%—“well above” the primary endpoint...
Vascular Specialist–October 2021
In this issue:
"Not all cuts disappear": We take a look at the threat posed to vascular surgery—and the office-based lab (OBL) setting in...
PROMISE I 24-month results ‘validate the benefits of the LimFlow system’
LimFlow has announced 24-month results from the PROMISE I study of the LimFlow percutaneous deep vein arterialization system, confirming “excellent and sustained outcomes” for...
IN.PACT AV DCB sustained ‘superior’ effectiveness in subgroups with high reintervention...
Several subgroups of patients treated with the IN.PACT AV drug-coated balloon (DCB) for arteriovenous fistulas (AVFs) demonstrated a “statistically significant” higher rate of target...
VIVA 2021: IVL ‘consistently’ treats real-world calcium in multiple peripheral vessel...
An interim analysis from the DISRUPT PAD III observational study showed that intravascular lithotripsy (IVL) performs “consistently well” across challenging peripheral vessels, lesions and...
Two-year Ranger DCB data demonstrate ‘sustained, high rate’ of device efficacy
Patients treated with Boston Scientific’s Ranger drug-coated balloon (DCB) sustained “improved primary patency” with fewer reinterventions than those treated with uncoated devices, two-year results...
VIVA 2021: IN.PACT Admiral DCB found to provide ‘high five-year freedom...
Real-world data drawn from the IN.PACT Global study looking at five-year freedom from clinically driven target lesion revascularization (TLR) among prespecified chronic total occlusion...
Intravascular lithotripsy ‘superior’ to PTA in acute procedural success out to...
The DISRUPT PAD III randomized controlled trial (RCT) provides the largest level-one evidence for the treatment of heavily calcified femoropopliteal arteries, noted William Gray,...
Latest VOYAGER PAD analysis finds no mortality and improved limb outcomes...
Given the absence of a safety signal in data from the VOYAGER PAD trial, a new analysis examined the potential benefit of drug-coated device...
Medical education requires a reboot in the digital age, argues stent-grafting...
LAS VEGAS—Medical education is confronted by huge opportunities with the coming of what has been termed the fourth industrial revolution—that of the intersection where...