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Intravascular Imaging Can Improve Outcomes for Complex Stenting Procedures

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Stone, MD Mount Sinai Health System tim.hodson Wed, 04/02/2025 - 15:26 March 31, 2025 Using intravascular imaging (IVI) to guide stent implantation during complex stenting procedures is safer and more effective for patients with severely calcified coronary artery disease than conventional angiography, the more commonly used technique.

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SCAI Scientific Sessions 2025 to Feature Presentations on TAVR, PAD and PE 

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tim.hodson Fri, 03/14/2025 - 16:12 SCAI Scientific Sessions 2025 will take place May 1 to 3, attheWalter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington, DC.

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Outcomes of Intracoronary Brachytherapy for In-Stent Restenosis

The American Journal of Cardiology

Publication date: Available online 29 March 2025 Source: The American Journal of Cardiology Author(s): Thomas R. Basala, Muhmmad S.

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Comparison of Vessel Responses Following Combined Sirolimus-Eluting and Endothelial Progenitor Cell Stent and Ultra-Thin Sirolimus-Eluting Stent Implantation by Serial Optical Coherence Tomography and Coronary Angioscopy: A Multicenter Observational Study

The American Journal of Cardiology

Publication date: Available online 23 January 2025 Source: The American Journal of Cardiology Author(s): Daisuke Nakamura, Isamu Mizote, Takayuki Ishihara, Yutaka Matsuhiro, Shota Okuno, Tatsuya Shiraki, Takuya Tsujimura, Naotaka Okamoto, Naoki Itaya, Takaharu Nakayoshi, Atsushi Kikuchi, Tsutomu Kawai, Yuhei Nojima, Mitsuyoshi Takahara, Takashi Morita, (..)

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Revolution Vibe CT System Now Available from GE Healthcare

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tim.hodson Fri, 03/28/2025 - 15:23 Mar. For CCTA to be truly effective, the CT system must be designed to address the most difficult cardiac exams, including irregularities in heart rhythms, patients with limited cooperation, and those with calcification, stents or bypasses.

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Abstract WMP94: Trends in Co-morbidities and Mortality in Rescue Stenting and Elective Stenting for Intracranial Atherosclerotic Disease: National Inpatient Sample Data Analysis

Stroke Journal

Stroke, Volume 56, Issue Suppl_1 , Page AWMP94-AWMP94, February 1, 2025. Introduction:Medical therapy and endovascular therapy for intracranial atherosclerotic disease (ICAD) have evolved over the past two decades with improved medical therapy benchmarks, and improved techniques and patient selection for stenting.

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Abstract TP226: Drug-Eluting Stenting Versus Medical Treatment Alone For Patients With Extracranial Vertebral Artery Stenosis: The VISTA Trial

Stroke Journal

Stroke, Volume 56, Issue Suppl_1 , Page ATP226-ATP226, February 1, 2025. Drug-eluting stents have shown better performance than bare metal stents. Patients will be randomized (1:1) to drug-eluting stenting plus medical therapy or medical therapy alone. Results:A total of 472 patients will be enrolled.

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