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The shunt, designed to relieve pulmonary capillary wedge pressure, was no better than a sham procedure, researchers said.

April 08, 2021 It’s possible to start a successful stroke thrombectomy program in an experienced cardiac cath lab when cardiologists, neurologists, and radiologists work together closely, the experience at a single center in Prague, Czech Republic, suggests. In the 7 years after the program launched, the team achieved outcomes similar to those seen in randomized trials conducted at experienced stroke thrombectomy centers, lead author Jakub Sulženko, MD, PhD (Charles University and University Hospital Kralovske Vinohrady), and colleagues report. A good functional outcome—defined as a modi...

email article Establishing an endovascular therapy (EVT) program at a cardiology cath lab could be done with a minimal learning curve if operators had prior experience with carotid stenting, one tertiary university hospital reported. The program, started in 2012 with the addition of an experienced interventional radiologist as lead operator, had stroke patients achieve good clinical outcomes at 90 days in 47.9% of cases. Importantly, the distribution in modified Rankin Scale (mRS) scores stayed stable every year through 2019, according to Jakub Sulenko, MD, PhD, of Charles University an...

Press release content from Business Wire. The AP news staff was not involved in its creation. Positive Preliminary Clinical Trial Results Reported for Vascular Dynamics’ Novel Heart Failure Treatment Technology February 9, 2021 GMT IRVINE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb 9, 2021-- Vascular Dynamics, Inc., a privately held medical device company focused on innovative, endovascular device-based solutions for cardiovascular conditions, has announced positive preliminary results from its clinical trial, “A Feasibility Study Exploring the Effect of the MobiusHD ® Device in Patients with Heart Fa...