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Endovascular therapy with stent implantation confers similar outcomes and lower complication rates vs. vascular bypass surgery for symptomatic femoropopliteal peripheral artery disease, regardless of sex, a speaker reported.The results of a pooled subanalysis of the REVIVE study were presented at the Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions Scientific Sessions.

Use of a novel miniaturized, expandable percutaneous ventricular assist device was shown to be feasible and potentially safe in a small study of six high-risk patients undergoing PCI, a speaker reported.The first-in-human data of a novel percutaneous VAD system (Supira Medical) for high-risk PCI were presented at the Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions Scientific Sessions.

Findings from a survey of operators who used a next-generation transcatheter aortic valve replacement system indicated improved deployment and commissural alignment vs. the device’s predecessor system, a speaker reported.The results of the next-generation self-expanding TAVR system (Evolut FX, Medtronic) limited market release clinical survey were presented at the Society for Cardiovascular

Pulmonary embolism treatment with a large-bore mechanical thrombectomy system was associated with favorable long-term outcomes, including low mortality and improved hemodynamics, functional capacity and quality of life, a speaker reported.The 6-month results from an analysis of the FLASH registry, a prospective analysis of a mechanical thrombectomy system (FlowTriever, Inari Medical), were

A virtual PCI road mapping tool could increase procedural safety vs. conventional angiography by reducing contrast volume and the number of angiograms necessary, a speaker reported.A real-world analysis of a roadmap tool (Dynamic Coronary Roadmap, Philips) for simple and complex PCI was presented at the Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions Scientific Sessions.

Ticagrelor monotherapy after 3-month dual antiplatelet therapy was not associated with greater risk for repeat revascularization or MACCE at 1 year after PCI vs. continued DAPT, a speaker reported. The TWILIGHT trial, for which the main results were presented at TCT 2019, evaluated the efficacy and safety of ticagrelor plus aspirin compared with ticagrelor alone for bleeding and ischemic

Distal radial artery access for PCI showed no significant change in hand function and similar rates of access-site bleeding and radial artery occlusion at 1 year vs. proximal access, a speaker reported.The 1-year outcomes of the DIPRA trial were presented at the Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions Scientific Sessions.

Mechanical circulatory support protocol beneficial in acute MI, cardiogenic shock Source: Basir MB, et al. Featured Clinical Research: Acute coronary and cardiogenic shock. Presented at: Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions Scientific Sessions; April 28-May 1, 2021 (virtual meeting). Disclosures: The study was funded in part by Abiomed and Chiesi. Basir reports he consults for Abbott Vascular, Abiomed, Cardiovascular Systems Inc., Chiesi, Procyrion and Zoll. ...