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BIRMINGHAM, England, Sept. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Concept Medical announces the successful completion of the TRANSFORM 1 RCT (TReAtmeNt of Small coronary vessels: Randomized controlled trial FOR MagicTouch Sirolimus Coated Balloon). The Randomized Controlled Trial (RCT) was conceptualized with the aim of understanding how the treatment indications and applications of Drug Coated Balloon (DCB) in coronary artery disease...

A new meta-analysis showed no mortality gap between PCI and CABG at 10 years; another takes aim at bifurcation lesions.

Sousa is heralded as a giant in the field of interventional cardiology, a man who led the world in innovative technologies and was the first to perform procedures now taken for granted.

Sousa was the first cardiologist to deploy a Palmaz-Schatz stent, in 1987, and the first to implant a drug-eluting stent, in 1999.

Although some observers say further research is needed to sharpen the scores predictive accuracy, others question the very data used for its creation.

Indigenously made coronary stents are as good as those manufactured in other countries by multinational companies, according to a recent scientific study. The study’s findings were presented at the prestigious international conference on Non-Surgical Cardiac interventions — TCT (Trans Catheter Interventions) -- on September 22 in San Diego, USA.