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Philips launches Duo Venous Stent System for Treatment of Symptomatic Venous Outflow Obstruction

DAIC

and an investigator in the VIVID study , which contributed to the device’s FDA approval – successfully used the Duo Venous Stent System for the first time outside of a clinical trial. Duo Hybrid has a distinct integrated design that combines multiple zones of differing mechanical properties into a single stent [3].

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SCAI, SIR, and SVS Jointly Publish Proceedings from Multispecialty Peripheral IVUS Roundtable

DAIC

By gathering experts from different specialties, we aimed to foster collaboration and exchange ideas to improve patient care for peripheral IVUS," said Eric A. Participants agreed that treatment standards, formal training programs and global quality metrics remain needed to improve patient care.

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LBBB: Using the (Smith) Modified Sgarbossa Criteria would have saved this man's life

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

Thirty minutes later the first Troponin I came back elevated at 650 ng/L (normal <26), and bedside ultrasound found anteroseptal akinesia. The patient still had chest pain and a third ECG was performed. So the RCA was stented. The patient continued to have chest pain after the RCA was reperfused, so the LAD was then stented.