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HonorHealth Research Institute First in Southwest to Implant New Stroke Prevention Stent

DAIC

The Neuroguard Integrated Embolic Protection (IEP) system is an experimental treatment for carotid artery stenosis, also known as carotid artery disease, a condition in which fatty-waxy deposits known as plaque builds up and blocks the normal flow of blood in the large arteries on either side of the neck.

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One-Year BIONETIC-I Study Results Show Safety and Effectiveness of Iliac Artery Treatment With BIOTRONIK’s Dynetic-35 Cobalt Chromium Balloon-Expandable Stent System

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The prospective, international, multicenter single-arm observational study evaluated the treatment of de novo, restenotic or occluded iliac lesions in 160 patients with Rutherford Class 2-6 peripheral artery disease using the Dynetic-35 cobalt chromium balloon-expandable stent system. stenosis in the target lesion.

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Elixir Medical Granted FDA Breakthrough Device Designation for DynamX Bioadaptor

DAIC

FDA Breakthrough Device Designation accelerates the review process for novel technologies that may provide more effective treatment or diagnosis of life-threatening or irreversibly debilitating diseases or conditions, such as CAD, which impacts 7.8% Stent Related Adverse Events greater than 1 Year After PCI. of the U.S. population.

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Abstract 114: “Failing” DAPT? Think Again

Stroke: Vascular and Interventional Neurology

However, CTA head and neck 4 days later demonstrated 90 percent stenosis of the mid left V2 at the C3‐4 level and a 75‐90 percent stenosis of the left mid V2 segment at the C5‐6 level (hard and soft plaque in these areas). He also had moderate stenosis of the right V4 segment.

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Outpatient vascular care : Good, bad or ugly?

Dr. Anish Koka

Most have gotten used to egregiously bad coverage of current events that fills the pages of today’s New York Times, but even by their now very low standards a recent telling of a story about peripheral artery disease was very bad. In response to increasing severity of his leg pain, Dr. Dormu performed another angiogram.

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Rise of the Lysenkoist Cardiologists

Dr. Anish Koka

So given that angina classifications aren’t enough, Diamond & Forrester added in another unique dataset that pooled ~25,000 patients by age and gender who did not have known coronary disease and had autopsies performed. Marked differences can be seen in the prevalence of coronary artery stenosis at autopsy by age and gender.