First in human of new polymer-free stent demonstrates favorable angiographic, imaging-based outcomes at nine-months supriya kashyap kashyap3 Nov 2016 12:50 PM ISTA first-in-human study of a new polymer-free drug-filled stent, which provides controlled drug elution from an internal lumen, indicated non-inferior...
RESPECT TRIAL: PFO closure Superior to medical mgt in preventing recurrent stroke supriya kashyap kashyap2 Nov 2016 12:34 PM ISTCurrent guidelines call for medical management with anticoagulants or antiplatelet drugs for patients with PFO following a cryptogenic stroke.Final...
EXCEL TRIAL: Stents, bypass surgery equally safe, effective in left main heart disease supriya kashyap kashyap2 Nov 2016 12:46 PM ISTA major international study has found that drug-eluting stents, a less-invasive alternative to bypass surgery, are as effective as surgery for many...
Synergy stent with shorter DAPT is superior to a bare-metal stent in elderly patients Anjali Nimesh Nimesh6 Nov 2017 7:15 PM ISTElderly patients undergoing PCI often receive bare-metal stents (BMS) instead of drug-eluting stents (DES) to shorten the duration of dual...
Six months dual antiplatelet therapy as effective as 12 months of DAPT in STEMI Anjali Nimesh Nimesh6 Nov 2017 8:30 PM ISTThe first trial to evaluate the safety of dual antiplatelet therapy (DAPT) for less than 12 months in ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) found...
Angioplasty better than CABG in left main at one month and same after 3years: EXCEL QOL at TCT 2017 Anjali Nimesh Nimesh13 Nov 2017 7:05 PM ISTNew study results from the EXCEL trial comparing the quality of life (QoL) of patients with left main coronary artery disease (LMCAD) receiving...
SCAI examines strengths and weaknesses of sham PCI trial Anjali Nimesh Nimesh27 Nov 2017 7:17 PM ISTThis year, the Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions (SCAI) celebrated the forty-year anniversary of a groundbreaking procedure,...
Indian made stent found as good as world's best - Talent trial Medha Baranwal Baranwal25 Sept 2018 8:28 PM ISTIts a Victory and proud moment for all Indians-Indian made DES stent Supraflex has been found to be a worthy match to world's best Xience stent n a...
Risky to stop antiplatelets 1 year Post-Stent in AF patients-TCT 2018 Medha Baranwal Baranwal30 Sept 2018 7:10 PM ISTA new study finds that continuing an antiplatelet agent beyond 1 year after stenting may be safer for anticoagulated atrial fibrillation patients.The...
Additional stenting may reduce odds of further heart attack, finds NEJM Study Deepanjana Sarkar30 Sept 2019 8:20 PM ISTHeart attack patients who have had emergency heart attack treatment with artery stenting, additional stenting in them may reduce the risk of a further...
Can drop clopidogrel three months after PCI in high risk patients: EVOLVE trial Dr. Prem Aggarwal1 Oct 2019 8:28 PM ISTHigh risk elderly patients who receive Synergy everolimus-eluting stents can, if needed, safely stop taking their P2Y12 inhibitor at 3 months and...
PARTNER 2A trial data shows similar outcomes for TAVR and SAVR in severe Aortic Stenosis Hina Zahid1 Oct 2019 7:25 PM ISTFindings of PARTNER 2A trial data reported today at the 31st annual Transcatheter Cardiovascular Therapeutics (TCT) scientific symposium show similar...
