September 22nd, 2014
Selections from Richard Lehman’s Literature Review: September 22nd
Richard Lehman, BM, BCh, MRCGP
This week’s topics include one-year outcomes after thrombus aspiration for MI, the evaluation and treatment of older patients with hypercholesterolemia, and more.
October 28th, 2013
Selections from Richard Lehman’s Literature Review: October 28th
Richard Lehman, BM, BCh, MRCGP
This week’s topics include thrombus aspiration during STEMI, the effect of statins on mortality in patients with ventilator-associated pneumonia, and more.
October 23rd, 2013
FDA Approves First New Atherectomy Device in 20 Years
Larry Husten, PHD
The FDA on Tuesday granted PMA approval to the Diamondback 360 Coronary Orbital Atherectomy System (OAS) for the treatment of severely calcified coronary arteries. Cardiovascular Systems, the manufacturer of the device, said that the OAS was the first new coronary atherectomy system to receive FDA approval in two decades. The company said it would begin a controlled launch of […]
September 1st, 2013
A TASTE of Registry-Based Randomized Trials
Ole Frobert, MD, PhD and Harlan M. Krumholz, MD, SM
Ole Fröbert discusses his study group’s registry-based randomized trial of pre-PCI thrombus aspiration in STEMI patients.
September 1st, 2013
A Disruptive TASTE of the Future?
Larry Husten, PHD
Negative findings from a registry-based randomized trial of pre-PCI thrombus aspiration for STEMI patients
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- Can a Novel Stent Design Improve Long-Term Outcomes of Percutaneous Coronary Intervention?
- Are Angiographically-Derived Coronary Physiology Measurements Ready for Use in the Cath Lab?