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R3 Vascular Appoints Josh Smale as Vice President of Global Clinical and Scientific Affairs

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a Mountain View, CA-based developer of novel, best-in-class bioresorbable scaffolds for treating peripheral arterial disease (PAD), has announced the appointment of Josh Smale as its Vice President of Global Clinical and Scientific Affairs. Medical device company R3 Vascular Inc., Image courtesy: R3 Vascular Inc.

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Elixir Medical Granted FDA Breakthrough Device Designation for DynamX Bioadaptor

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The designation recognizes the novelty of the technology and the potential to provide a more effective treatment option for patients with coronary artery disease. 1 To date, interventional treatment of coronary artery disease with drug-eluting stents has been able to establish flow angiographically.

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AI Measures Fat Around the Heart, a Key to Predicting Heart Attacks

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The Efemoral Vascular Scaffold System (EVSS) offers a new approach to treating peripheral arterial occlusive disease (PAOD) by addressing the specific anatomic challenges and complex biomechanics of patients with athero-occlusive disease in the leg. The global burden of peripheral artery disease.

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FDA Breakthrough Device Designation for Biotronik Freesolve Below-the-Knee Resorbable Magnesium Scaffold (RMS)

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CLTI is the most severe form of peripheral arterial disease (PAD), estimated to affect 11% of the 200 million people suffering from PAD globally. degradation of magnesium observed 12 months after implantation in coronary arteries.4 2,3 It has shown 99.6%

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Elixir Medical PINNACLE I Study of LithiX IVL System Meets Primary Endpoints of Clinical Success

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Clinical success was defined as optimal stent expansion after final treatment with no in-hospital major adverse cardiovascular event (MACE). stent expansion at Maximum Calcium Site 96.7% stent expansion at Maximum Calcium Site 96.7% Shown here: Elixir Medical CEO Motasim Sirhan.

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

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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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Johnson and Johnson to Acquire Shockwave Medical

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With the addition of Shockwave, Johnson & Johnson will expand its MedTech cardiovascular portfolio into two of the highest-growth, innovation-oriented segments of cardiovascular intervention – coronary artery disease (CAD) and peripheral artery disease (PAD).