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Simpson Interventions Receives FDA Breakthrough Device Designation for Acolyte Image Guided Crossing and Re-Entry Catheter System

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Getty Images milla1cf Fri, 04/12/2024 - 20:55 April 12, 2024 — Simpson Interventions, Inc. , If a physician fails to cross a CTO, minimally invasive revascularization options such as angioplasty and stent placement cannot be performed. Food and Drug Administration ( FDA ).

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Two-Year Clinical Outcomes in Female and Male Patients After Sirolimus-Coated Balloon Angioplasty for Coronary Artery Disease

Circulation: Cardiovascular Interventions

Circulation: Cardiovascular Interventions, Ahead of Print.

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Top Interventional Cardiology Conferences and Courses in 2024

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Cardiovascular Research Foundation (CRF) International Cardiology Fellows Course Date: April 11-14, 2024 Location: Las Vegas, USA (In person only) Overview: This four-day conference in interventional cardiology presents key concepts in a practical format. Ample networking opportunities with faculty are provided.

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Right precordial ST depression in a patient with chest pain

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

New electrocardiographic criteria for posterior wall myocardial ischemia validated by percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty model of acute myocardial infarction. About half of patients receiving elective balloon angioplasty of the circumflex will show posterior STE ≥ 1mm. (8-12) Neth Heart J. 2007; 15: 16-21. Wung SF, Drew BJ.

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A Tough ECG, But Learn From It!

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

Impact of delay to angioplasty in patients with acute coronary syndromes undergoing invasive management: analysis from the ACUITY (Acute Catheterization and Urgent Intervention Triage strategY) trial. Acute Myocardial Infarction Due to Left Circumflex Artery Occlusion and Significance of ST-Segment Elevation. Marti D et al.

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A young peripartum woman with Chest Pain

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

Spontaneous coronary artery dissection Dissection of a coronary artery may occur in the context of atherosclerosis, or be iatrogennic during angiography or angioplasty. This MI wasn’t caused by a ruptured plaque of CAD - it was a coronary artery dissection of the RCA. This case occurred 10+ years ago. JACC 2019 Sep 10;74(10):1290-1300.

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Excimer Laser Coronary Angioplasty

All About Cardiovascular System and Disorders

The most important advantage of laser angioplasty or excimer laser angioplasty, is that you need only a standard guidwire, 0.014 inch standard guide wire, unlike the other atherectomy devices which require a bulkier guidewire. Diagrammatic representation of laser angioplasty or atherectomy. One is in-stent restenosis.