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    News: Latest highlights

    These articles have been hand picked by our editors from all our publications and news sources, these articles offer insights and perspectives on the latest trends and best practices within the vascular community, and we hope that they will be of interest to you.

    Dual antiplatelet therapy linked to better post-TCAR outcomes versus other drug regimens

    Hanaa Dakour-Aridi Dual antiplatelet therapy (DAPT) has demonstrated improved clinical outcomes, including reduced in-hospital stroke and mortality risks, compared to other medication regimens in carotid…

    jamiebell March 30, 2023
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    Preservation or ligation? Post-transplant AV access best practice debated

    (from left) Edgar Lerma, Loay Salman The Saturday morning session of the American Society of Diagnostic and Interventional Nephrology (ASDIN) 19th Annual Scientific Meeting (17–19…

    benjaminroche March 28, 2023
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    PAVE-2, paclitaxel and sirolimus-coated balloons for AVF

    (from left) Michael Robson and Narayan Karunanithy Michael Robson and Narayan Karunanithy (King’s College London, London, UK) write to explore the range of options in…

    benjaminroche March 28, 2023
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    Pulsed radiofrequency with steroid injection brings sciatica relief

    Researchers found that a minimally invasive procedure combined with epidural steroid injection treatment led to superior pain reduction and disability improvement over one year in…

    Clare Tierney March 28, 2023
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    Lessons learned from establishing a 24/7 stroke thrombectomy service

    Levansri Makalanda Alongside his colleagues at the Barts Health NHS Trust, Levansri Makalanda (London, UK) was responsible for setting up the second ever 24/7 mechanical…

    jamiebell March 27, 2023
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    Study highlights need for “continuous comparative assessments” to guide endograft treatment decisions

    Senior author Ramon L Varcoe A recent study comparing outcomes of endovascular aneurysm repair (EVAR) patients has reported no statistically significant differences in mortality or…

    Jocelyn Hudson March 24, 2023
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    Recent addition to European flow diverter market performs well in multicentre study

    A recent addition to Europe’s flow diversion market—the Derivo 2 embolisation device (DED2; Acandis)—has demonstrated promise in a small-scale, multicentre study, providing a safe and…

    jamiebell March 24, 2023
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    This much is TRUE: Regenerative material found “safe and feasible” as haemodialysis access conduit

    Autogenous fistulas offer advantages to haemodialysis patients, long-term survival and low rates of complication among them. But failed or slow maturation as well as the…

    benjaminroche March 24, 2023
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    STEVECO trial calls into question randomisation in the venous stenting field

    Jorinde van Laanen at EVC 2023 Recruitment proved to be a major challenge for the STEVECO (Stent versus conservative treatment in patients with deep venous…

    Jocelyn Hudson March 24, 2023
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    Female physicians in neurointerventional surgery: Breaking down barriers

    Amanda Baker In the latter stages of 2022, the Society of NeuroInterventional Surgery (SNIS) released a position statement advocating pregnancy and parental leave policies in…

    jamiebell March 20, 2023
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    Scientia receives US FDA clearance for Aristotle Colossus macrowire

    Scientia Vascular has announced the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) 510(k) clearance of the Aristotle Colossus macrowire. The company claims that this device is…

    jamiebell March 15, 2023
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    ACC 2023: REVIVED-BCIS-2 results challenge “long-held beliefs” on myocardial viability testing prior to PCI

    Divaka Perera Assessing myocardial viability does not aid the selection of patients who will benefit—or not—from percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) for the treatment of severe…

    willdate March 10, 2023
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    Distal embolic protection linked to significantly better outcomes in carotid stenting

    Sophie Wang (L), Patric Liang Distal embolic protection using a filter has been associated with improved transfemoral carotid artery stenting (tfCAS) outcomes in terms of…

    jamiebell March 9, 2023
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    Study finds “dismally low” global access to thrombectomy and “enormous disparity” between countries

    The Society of Vascular and Interventional Neurology (SVIN) has released its first global analysis of access to mechanical thrombectomy for the treatment of large vessel…

    jamiebell March 9, 2023
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    “Value for money is mandatory”—challenging questions on best treatment, cost-effectiveness and new technologies in venous case management

    Speaking to Venous News at VEITHsymposium 2022 (15–19 November, New York, USA) Armando Mansilha (Porto, Portugal) answers the “challenging question” of how to best approach…

    Adam Pearce March 9, 2023
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    Precision medicine: The promise of machine learning in dialysis access

    Saravanan Balamuthusamy (PPG Healthcare, Fort Worth, USA) writes to assess recent evidence on the contribution that can be made to vascular access for dialysis by…

    benjaminroche March 9, 2023
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    Intravascular ultrasound given “unanimous approval” in consensus document for peripheral procedural phases

    Speaking to CX Live, Eric Secemsky (Boston, USA) delves into the emerging use of intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) in the peripheral procedural phases—outlining contemporary studies providing…

    Adam Pearce March 8, 2023
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    EU ministers approve changes to MDR transition timetable

    The European Union’s Council of Ministers has today adopted a resolution to extend the deadline for the certification of medical devices under the Medical Devices…

    willdate March 7, 2023
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    Five-year project sets out to improve brain aneurysm treatments with customisable device

    Chung-Hao Lee A team from the University of Oklahoma (Norman, USA) has embarked on a five-year research project with the intention of designing a device…

    jamiebell March 7, 2023
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    US physicians publish “first reported use” of Indigo aspiration system for novel indication

    Tareq Kass-Hout Physicians in the USA have published details of—to their knowledge—the “first reported use” of the Indigo aspiration system (Penumbra) to treat cerebral venous…

    jamiebell March 3, 2023
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    Preclinical model could aid future research of NSTEMI therapies

    Researchers have detailed a new preclinical model for non-ST elevation myocardial infarction (NSTEMI), which they hope will aid in the development of future strategies for…

    willdate March 2, 2023
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    Why IR innovation need not cost the world: A global solution

    Jafar GolzarianCopyright: 2019 Solares Photography Inc. The keynote lecture on day one of the Pan Arab Interventional Radiology Society annual meeting (PAIRS; 11–14 February, Dubai,…

    Clare Tierney March 2, 2023
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    “Urgent” action needed to improve outcomes in women undergoing coronary artery bypass surgery

    Mario Gaudino Women have been found to have significantly higher risk of operative mortality and postoperative complications after isolated coronary artery bypass (CABG) when compared…

    Eva Malpass March 1, 2023
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    AVF 2023: One-year analysis of CLOUT registry reveals “significant and sustained” long-term clinical improvements

    David Dexter presents at AVF 2023 Interim one-year outcomes from the multicentre, prospective, single-arm CLOUT registry investigating use of the ClotTriever thrombectomy system in all-comer…

    Bryan Kay March 1, 2023
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    Vascular News’ top 10 most popular stories of February 2023

    February’s top 10 includes the announcement that Abbott is to acquire Cardiovascular Systems, results of the PRESERVE study on the safety and effectiveness of inferior…

    Jocelyn Hudson March 1, 2023
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    AVF 2023: Investigators report update on three-year first-in-human results for bioprosthetic venous valve

    Jorge Ulloa Researchers in Colombia behind the first-in-human study of a novel bioprosthetic venous valve designed to treat chronic venous insufficiency (CVI) reported three-year results…

    Bryan Kay February 28, 2023
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    New study examines extent of interventional radiology recognition among US public

    Mina Makary The Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology (JVIR) published a paper in January 2023 examining the potential barrier that the name of the…

    Clare Tierney February 28, 2023
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    Organ Utilisation Group recommends “standardised patient pathways” for transplantation

    A report has been issued on methods for improving organ provision by the Organ Utilisation Group (OUG), a UK Department of Health-established body dedicated to…

    benjaminroche February 27, 2023
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    New study demonstrates IVC filters “safe and effective” in treating venous thromboembolism

    David L Gillespie Few adverse events are connected to the use of inferior vena cava (IVC) filters to help prevent deep vein blood clots from…

    Clare Tierney February 23, 2023
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    Randomised trial fails to show benefit with bypass surgery in symptomatic ICA/MCA occlusions

    Tao Wang The initial findings from a recent randomised controlled trial (RCT) do not support the addition of extracranial to intracranial (EC-IC) bypass surgery to…

    jamiebell February 23, 2023
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    “Urgent action needed” to improve implementation of guideline-directed medical therapy for PVI

    Kim G Smolderen and Carlos Mena-Hurtado Almost one-half of the patients receiving a peripheral vascular intervention (PVI) in the Society for Vascular Surgery (SVS) Vascular…

    Jocelyn Hudson February 22, 2023
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    ANGEL-ASPECT data bolster evidence for thrombectomy in large infarct core stroke

    Zhongrong Miao presenting at ISC 2023 A randomised trial has found mechanical thrombectomy procedures performed within 24 hours of symptom onset to be more effective…

    jamiebell February 22, 2023
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    Renal denervation “can reach new shores”

    Felix Mahfoud The publication of a consensus statement from the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) Council on Hypertension and the European Association of Percutaneous Cardiovascular…

    willdate February 22, 2023
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    Live from ASDIN: DCB or not DCB? “Compelling” evidence demands more research

    IN.PACT AV DCB The second day of the 2023 meeting of the American Society of Diagnostic and Interventional Nephrology (ASDIN) played host to a packed…

    benjaminroche February 21, 2023
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    Thrombectomy appears comparable to medical management in treating ACA occlusion stroke

    Lukas Meyer Mechanical thrombectomy appears to be a safe and technically feasible treatment option for ischaemic strokes caused by primary isolated anterior cerebral artery (ACA)…

    jamiebell February 21, 2023
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    PAIRS 2023: “[Opening] the gate” to IR in the Middle East and North Africa

    Rana Tarek M Khafagy Rana Tarek M Khafagy is a consultant interventional radiologist based at Ain Shams University Hospital (Cairo, Egypt). In her capacity as…

    Clare Tierney February 20, 2023
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    Live from ASDIN: HeRO or zero? An upper extremity alternative for haemodialysis access

    The American Society of Diagnostic and Interventional Nephrology (ASDIN)’s 2023 meeting has seen its second day start with style, as Tze-Woei Tan (Keck School of…

    benjaminroche February 19, 2023
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    Perfuze announces US FDA clearance and first US clinical use of Millipede 088 access catheter

    Perfuze has secured its first product clearance from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the company’s Millipede 088 access catheter. The first US…

    jamiebell February 16, 2023
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    ESC and EAPCI publish renal denervation consensus statement

    Renal denervation represents another treatment option in patients with uncontrolled resistant hypertension and may be used in selected patients deemed intolerant to antihypertensive drugs. These…

    willdate February 16, 2023
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    TAVI pioneers discuss the past, present and future of transcatheter therapy

    As transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) moves beyond its 20-year milestone, two pioneers of the treatment—Alain Cribier (Rouen, France) and Michael Reardon (Houston, USA)—reflect on…

    Adam Pearce February 15, 2023
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    TAVI pioneers discuss the past, present and future of transcatheter therapy

    As transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) moves beyond its 20-year milestone, two pioneers of the treatment—Alain Cribier (Rouen, France) and Michael Reardon (Houston, USA)—reflect on…

    Adam Pearce February 15, 2023
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    Robert Jones

    “More than in any other medical discipline,” says Vascular Access Society of Britain and Ireland (VASBI) president Robert Jones, “interventional radiology (IR) is where medicine…

    benjaminroche February 15, 2023
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    NuVasive and Globus Medical announce merger

    Stock Image NuVasive and Globus Medical have revealed that they have entered into a definitive agreement to combine in an all-stock transaction. Under the terms…

    Anthony Strzalek February 14, 2023
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    Educate, educate, and educate again: The continuing quest for appropriate venous care

    Prominent venous disease experts discuss venous stenting, appropriate care, and the pursuit of refined data and better education in a space where part of the…

    Jocelyn Hudson February 13, 2023
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    SELECT2 results support thrombectomy use in stroke patients with large infarct-core volumes

    Amrou Sarraj presenting at ISC 2023 An international clinical study has found that patients experiencing a ‘large’ stroke—characterised by a greater infarct-core volume on imaging—had…

    jamiebell February 13, 2023
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    Blood pressure lowering after EVT “should be customised” owing to safety signals and marginal benefit

    Eva Mistry presenting at ISC 2023 The administration of medications to lower systolic blood pressure in acute ischaemic stroke patients who have undergone a successful…

    jamiebell February 11, 2023
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    Wallaby/Phenox announces US FDA clearance of Preset thrombectomy device

    Preset device Phenox, a Wallaby Medical company, has announced the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) 510(k) clearance of its Preset thrombectomy device for the…

    jamiebell February 10, 2023
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    Equivalency to clinical practice ‘varies considerably’ across recent carotid intervention trials

    Hans-Henning Eckstein The transferability to real-world clinical practice of contemporary randomized controlled trials (RCTs) investigating carotid artery stenosis interventions “varies considerably,” according to a recent…

    jamiebell February 9, 2023
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    Neuroprotective agent linked to reduced death and disability in ischaemic stroke trial

    Marc Ribó presenting at ISC 2023 ApTOLL, a neuroprotectant medication intended to shield the brain from tissue damage, has been linked to reduced death and…

    jamiebell February 9, 2023
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    Abbott to acquire Cardiovascular Systems

    Abbott and Cardiovascular Systems (CSI) have announced a definitive agreement for Abbott to acquire CSI. Under terms of the agreement, CSI stockholders will receive $20…

    Clare Tierney February 9, 2023
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    PCI probability seen to increase at low-volume hospitals for all populations, but has not occurred “evenly” across sociodemographic groups

    A retrospective cohort study has found the likelihood of receiving percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) at low-volume hospitals has increased across all ethnicities, insurance and income…

    Eva Malpass February 8, 2023
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    UK-COMPASS highlights “extremely good” three-year results for complex aneurysm treatment in England

    At the 2022 Vascular Society of Great Britain and Ireland (VSGBI) annual scientific meeting (23–25 November, Brighton, UK), Srinivasa Rao Vallabhaneni (University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK) delivered…

    Jocelyn Hudson February 8, 2023
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    Cardiovascular News’ top 10 most popular stories of January 2023

    In the opening month of 2023, Cardiovascular News’ most read stories include sex disparities in clinical outcomes following transcatheter tricuspid valve intervention; news of enrolment…

    Eva Malpass February 8, 2023
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    Prior thrombolysis improves outcomes for M2 occlusion stroke patients undergoing thrombectomy

    Gaultier Marnat Intravenous thrombolysis (IVT) prior to a mechanical thrombectomy procedure could result in better functional outcomes than thrombectomy alone in stroke patients with M2…

    jamiebell February 8, 2023
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    Vulvar varicosities: New procedure, durable results

    Karim Abd El Tawab In the past two decades, there has been a shift in varicose vein management from conventional surgical treatments to outpatient interventional…

    Clare Tierney February 7, 2023
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    UK NVR annual report highlights “extremely high” case ascertainment rates despite pandemic pressures

    The UK National Vascular Registry (NVR) recently published its 2022 annual report—the 10th since the registry was launched in 2013—highlighting important outcome data for vascular…

    Jocelyn Hudson February 7, 2023
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    Equivalency to clinical practice “varies considerably” across recent carotid intervention trials

    Hans-Henning Eckstein The external validity—in other words, the transferability to real-world clinical practice—of contemporary randomised controlled trials (RCTs) investigating carotid artery stenosis interventions “varies considerably”,…

    jamiebell February 7, 2023
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    ‘Bright future’ or ‘immense loss’? Interventionalists split over shift towards ambulatory practice

    Aaron Mauck A number of speakers took to the stage at the International Symposium on Endovascular Therapies (ISET; 16–19 January 2023, Miami Beach, USA) to…

    Clare Tierney February 3, 2023
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    Meta-analysis including recent basilar trials signals benefit of EVT in posterior circulation

    Jeremy Heit (L), Gautam Adusumilli A meta-analysis of recent basilar artery occlusion trials—including ATTENTION and BAOCHE—has further indicated the potential benefits held by endovascular therapy…

    jamiebell February 3, 2023
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    Patient-centric care: Recognising the value of non-clinical intervention

    Angela Laffan presenting at SIO 2023 During the Society of Interventional Oncology (SIO) 2023 annual scientific meeting in Washington DC, USA, a panel of speakers…

    Clare Tierney February 2, 2023
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    Cardiovascular-aortic community comes together at CX 2023

    From cutting-edge aortic interventions to consensus on revascularisation strategies in the peripheral arteries, the 2023 edition of the Charing Cross (CX) Symposium comes at a…

    willdate February 1, 2023
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    Sex found to be “important variable” in study and treatment of carotid atherosclerosis

    Dianne van Dam-Nolen A systematic review and meta-analysis have demonstrated “convincing evidence” that sex differences exist in carotid atherosclerosis, with all types of plaque features—including…

    jamiebell February 1, 2023
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    Infinity Neuro receives CE-mark approval for aspiration catheter to treat stroke

    Infinity Neuro announced today that its Inspira aspiration catheters have received CE-mark approval and are now commercially available in Europe. This is the first offering from…

    jamiebell January 27, 2023
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    CELLO II balloon guide catheter gains US FDA approval for peripheral and neurovascular indications

    CELLO II balloon guide catheter The CELLO II balloon guide catheter (Fuji Systems Corporation) has received 510(k) premarket approval from the US Food and Drug…

    jamiebell January 26, 2023
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    Lateral single position surgery offers similar outcomes to circumferential anterior-posterior fusion, new research suggests

    Aaron J. Buckland Lateral single position surgery (LSPS) and circumferential fusions have similar outcomes at two-years postoperatively, while reducing perioperative complications, improving perioperative efficiency and…

    Anthony Strzalek January 26, 2023
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    Hospitals without high-level designation more likely to miss strokes following TAVI procedures

    A study conducted by Michigan Medicine (Ann Arbor, USA) researchers suggests that hospitals without the highest stroke care designation may be missing strokes that occur…

    jamiebell January 24, 2023
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    STS 2023: CABG has the edge over PCI in Medicare analysis of over 100,000 patients with multivessel coronary artery disease

    J Hunter Mehaffey A study of more than 100,000 patients with multivessel coronary artery disease has found that those treated with coronary artery bypass grafting…

    willdate January 23, 2023
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    Vasc-Alert shares new data endorsing its vascular access blockage prediction technology

    Vasc-Alert, a pioneer in vascular access surveillance, has announced the publication of a study in the Journal of Vascular Access (JVA) validating its Vasc-Alert surveillance…

    benjaminroche January 20, 2023
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    The 40-year lack of progress in haemodialysis access cannulation

    Deborah J Brouwer-Maier is the vascular access marketing manager for Transonic (Ithaca, USA) and a haemodialysis nurse of almost 40 years. Exploring how her experience…

    benjaminroche January 19, 2023
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    Age is just a number: Individual patient data meta-analysis probes safety of CEA in the elderly

    Senior author Dominic Howard A newly published meta-analysis of individual patient data has found that older patients with symptomatic carotid disease are likely to benefit…

    Jocelyn Hudson January 18, 2023
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    Unilateral pedicle screw fixation as effective as bilateral for TLIF, new meta-analysis finds

    Stock Image Unilateral pedicle screw fixation (UPSF) is just as effective as bilateral pedicle screw fixation (BPSF) in transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion (TLIF) and may…

    Anthony Strzalek January 18, 2023
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    How liver venous deprivation is “pushing limits”

    Boris Guiu Both the Andreas Gruentzig Lecture at this year’s Cardiovascular and Interventional Radiological Society of Europe meeting (CIRSE; 10–14 September, Barcelona, Spain) and a…

    Clare Tierney January 17, 2023
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    AAA screening: UK programme’s 10-year anniversary prompts renewed push for increasing uptake

    The UK’s national abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) screening programme is fast approaching its 10th anniversary—a milestone that Akhtar Nasim (Sheffield Vascular Institute, Sheffield, Sheffield, UK)…

    Jocelyn Hudson January 16, 2023
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    Early plan for “crash-landers” during tunnelled dialysis catheter placement crucial

    The fourth annual Hamburg Dialysis Access Symposium (23–24 September, Hamburg, Germany) was recently organised and moderated by Robert Shahverdyan (Asklepios Clinic Barmbek, Hamburg, Germany), who…

    benjaminroche January 14, 2023
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    ESVS AAA guidelines alert recommends “enhanced surveillance” in patients treated with Nellix device

    Nellix EVAS system In a newly released “focused update” to their 2019 recommendations, the European Society for Vascular Surgery (ESVS) abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) guidelines…

    Jocelyn Hudson January 13, 2023
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    NICE lowers threshold for statins to prevent cardiovascular events

    The UK’s National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has published draft guidance recommending that the risk threshold at which statins should be offered…

    willdate January 13, 2023
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    “A very grey area”: EVOCC trial addresses best treatment option for aortoiliac disease

    Athanasios Saratzis Athanasios Saratzis (University of Leicester, Leicester, UK) speaks to Vascular News about the EVOCC trial, which he hopes will dispel patient and physician…

    Jocelyn Hudson January 12, 2023
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    Music during cannulation cuts patient pain, study claims

    Eight minutes of Mozart have been found to reduce the pain of cannulation for haemodialysis patients, though not their level of anxiety, in a recent…

    benjaminroche January 12, 2023
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    Ultrasound an “objective adjunct” for cannulation that can improve outcomes and minimise complications

    Ultrasound is a powerful tool for assessing haemodialysis (HD) access for maturity, but may also be used to guide HD access cannulations and has the…

    Adam Pearce January 12, 2023
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    Multidisciplinary teams at the heart of new guidelines on aortic disease management

    Closer ties between cardiologists, cardiac surgeons and vascular surgeons will be a hallmark of the future treatment of diseases of the aorta, a leading figure…

    willdate January 11, 2023
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    Decompression alone and decompression with fusion offer similar outcomes for patients with degenerative lumbar spondylolisthesis

    Pravesh Gadjradj There is high quality evidence showing that there is no difference in terms of functionality after decompression alone compared to decompression with fusion…

    Anthony Strzalek January 11, 2023
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    Lydus Medical announces US FDA clearance of microvascular anastomosis aid device

    Lydus Medical is pleased to announce that the Vesseal has received US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) 510(k) clearance. The Vesseal is a microvascular anastomosis…

    Clare Tierney January 9, 2023
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    Being a girl in the IR gang: “We are not really learning from the past”

    Paula Novelli Paula Novelli, who is associate professor of interventional radiology (IR) at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (Pittsburgh, USA) put her own spin…

    Clare Tierney January 9, 2023
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    Time is spine: A paradigm shift in the management of spinal cord injury

    Michael Fehlings (Toronto, Canada) talks to Spinal News International at DWG-Kongress (7–9 December 2022; Berlin, Germany) about the “dramatic shift” over the past 25 years in the…

    Anthony Strzalek January 9, 2023
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    Funding secured to advance development of Pulse IVL system

    AVS has announced that it raised US$20 million in Series B financing, which the company says will accelerate clinical trial timelines for its device for…

    willdate January 6, 2023
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    Cardiovascular Systems announces US FDA 510(k) submission of Innova Vascular’s thrombectomy system

    Cardiovascular Systems (CSI) announced that Innova Vascular (Innova) has submitted a 510(k) premarket notification to the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its thrombectomy…

    Clare Tierney January 5, 2023
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    IceCure releases preliminary data on ProSense cryoablation system

    IceCure Medical, developer of the minimally-invasive ProSense System for cryoablation, which destroys tumours by freezing, today announced interim results from the ICESECRET study for the…

    benjaminroche January 5, 2023
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    Imperative Care announces FDA clearance and initial cases with stroke-specific radial access platform

    Imperative Care announced today that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has finalised 510(k) clearance of its Zoom RDL radial access system—the company’s latest…

    jamiebell January 4, 2023
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    Hypotension and AV access thrombosis: Causation or just association?

    Aisha Shaikh Aisha Shaikh (Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Centre, New York, USA) has staked out a claim that, though hypotension was “associated” with arteriovenous access…

    benjaminroche January 4, 2023
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    Koya Medical names Thomas Maldonado as chief medical officer

    Thomas Maldonado Koya Medical recently announced the appointment of Thomas Maldonado (New York University Medical Center, New York, USA) as chief medical officer and a member…

    Jocelyn Hudson January 4, 2023
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    ReCor appoints Lara Barghout to lead commercialisation of Paradise renal denervation system

    Lara Barghout ReCor Medical and its parent company Otsuka Medical Devices have announced the appointment of Lara Barghout as president and chief executive officer of…

    willdate January 4, 2023
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    Summit dedicated to tackling key issues related to women’s vascular health and female workforce seeks to ‘enable and empower’

    Linda Harris Linda Harris, MD, is a prolific attendee on the national and regional vascular meeting circuit, a noteworthy academic vascular surgeon with trainees and…

    Bryan Kay January 3, 2023
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    Abbott launches Eterna spinal cord stimulation system for the treatment of chronic pain

    Abbott has announced US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval of its Eterna spinal cord stimulation (SCS) system—which the company describes as the world’s smallest…

    Anthony Strzalek January 3, 2023
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    Vascular community starts process of wrestling with findings from BEST-CLI

    Michael Conte addresses a packed BEST-CLI session that took place at the 2022 VEITHsymposium in New York City One of the earliest multispecialty public gatherings…

    Bryan Kay January 1, 2023
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    Meta-analysis of PTS finds one in five risk of long-term symptoms following isolated distal DVT

    A meta-analysis is first to report the pooled risk of post-thrombotic syndrome (PTS) after isolated distal deep vein thrombosis (DVT). Researchers revealed a one in…

    Eva Malpass December 29, 2022
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    Steal syndrome solutions proposed amid assessment of ischaemia risks

    VIETHsymposium (15–19 November, New York City, USA) has played host to a “mini-symposium” on the risk of steal syndrome and distal ischaemia posed by vascular…

    benjaminroche December 23, 2022
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    Robotic bronchoscopy shows promise to improve lung biopsies, analysis shows

    Kim Styrvoky Lung nodule biopsies performed with new robotic bronchoscopy technology may be safer and more effective than those done by traditional methods, a study…

    Clare Tierney December 22, 2022
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    Stem cell plasters “could revolutionise treatment of congenital heart disease”

    Massimo Caputo Researchers have developed ‘stem cell plasters’ which it is hoped will revolutionise the way surgeons treat children living with congenital heart disease and…

    willdate December 22, 2022
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    Markus Steinbauer

    Despite his initial intention to become a transplant surgeon, Markus Steinbauer (Krankenhaus Barmherzige Brüder, Regensburg, Germany) recalls how the rise of endovascular techniques, and the…

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    willdate February 28, 2022
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    Heart team approach points to mortality benefit in complex cardiac patients

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    willdate February 18, 2022
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    willdate February 11, 2022
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