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'Weber Shandwick Worldwide'
ExoSeal vascular plug gets good reviews in ECLIPSE research
— 3 Apr 2008 11:53 | HealthA new bioabsorbable plug that seals the arterial puncture site used for threading catheters into the body during diagnostic angiography and interventional procedures significantly shortens…
Iso-osmolar X-ray dye falters in PCI research
— 3 Apr 2008 11:40 | HealthA new study has found that an X-ray dye intended to reduce stress on the kidneys did not prevent renal injury during percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) in patients who already…
Catheter repair of mitral valve improves heart size
— 3 Apr 2008 11:17 | HealthA catheter-mounted device that acts like a clothespin to clip together the flaps of a leaky heart valve is not only reducing the abnormal backflow of blood from the left ventricle to…
Everolimus-coated stent may hold clinical edge over Taxus stent at 2 years
— 1 Apr 2008 22:23 | HealthEarly results of the SPIRIT II study showed that the XIENCE V stent was superior to the Taxus stent in six-month findings on angiography and trended better on one-year clinical outcomes.…
New multi-reservoir stent design still under study
— 1 Apr 2008 22:20 | HealthA new medication that researchers had hoped would reduce the risk of arterial renarrowing after stenting has turned in a disappointing performance in a multicentre clinical trial, but…
New balloon catheter appears more effective than drug-eluting stent
— 1 Apr 2008 22:15 | HealthAn angioplasty balloon coated with a drug that reduces renarrowing of the coronary arteries appears to be more effective than a drug-eluting stent in treating an unwanted build-up of…
Registry probes adherence to clopidogrel at one year
— 1 Apr 2008 16:49 | HealthA large community-based registry of patients treated with drug-eluting stents is providing important insight into how long patients with complex coronary artery disease typically stick…
International registry unveils 'real-world' data on novel excel stent
— 1 Apr 2008 13:41 | Health'Real-world' use of a novel drug-eluting stent coated with a biodegradable polymer is associated with good clinical outcomes, according to one-year data from a large international registry…
PCI may be a reasonable alternative to bypass surgery
— 1 Apr 2008 13:13 | HealthPercutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) may be a reasonable alternative to bypass surgery in patients with blockages in the left main coronary artery, according to a study that found…
Excessive overtriage in US trauma centres overwhelming system resources
— 26 Jan 2008 02:43 | HealthResearch in the January issue of the Journal of the American College of Surgeons (JACS) shows that many patients with minimal injuries are being transferred from community hospitals…