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From Angioplasty and Stents to Aortic Valve Replacement
34 years ago, Andreas Gruentzig performed the first coronary angioplasty. Rather than cutting open the chest, sawing through the sternum and sewing a bypass conduit (harvested from the leg or internal...
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Boston Scientific’s New Drug-Eluting Stent in the News Again
Which stent platform do you think compresses more easily: Boston Scientific’s Element (top) or Medtronic’s Integrity (bottom)? I first heard concerns about stent deformation, primarily seen in the...
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NEJM: Obama and Romney on the Future of Health Care
Published “online first” today in the New England Journal of Medicine are two articles, authored by the Democratic and Republican presidential nominees, President Barack Obama and former Massachusetts...
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Medtronic Launches Stent for Diabetics in India; Abbott Launches Absorb...
Medtronic’s Resolute Integrity zotarolimus-eluting stent According to reports yesterday by the Mumbai Bureau of Pharmabiz, and confirmed today by MassDevice, Medtronic has launched its Resolute...
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TCT 2012 – Transcatheter Cardiovascular Therapeutics in Miami Beach
The TCT will be held in Miami Beach, October 22-26, 2012 The Transcatheter Cardiovascular Therapeutics conference (TCT) is the largest U.S. meeting devoted to interventional cardiology (angioplasty,...
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Stents, Trials and Studies: What’s in a Word?
Today the editors of the HEART Group Journals, comprising the Journal of the American College of Cardiology and other participating cardiovascular publications, issued a “Statement on Matching Language...
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No More Financial Assistance for Plavix from Bristol-Myers But Are Generics...
Bristol-Myers Squibb (NYSE: BMY) is no longer offering its $37-a-month Plavix® Co-Pay Discount Card. And some patients are not happy about this. Additionally, according to the company’s web site for...
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FDA Panel Decision on Mitraclip Approval: It’s Safe and “Sort of” Effective
MitraClip, manufactured by Abbott Vascular Today’s Circulatory System Devices Panel of the Medical Devices Advisory Committee heard testimony from Abbott Vascular, surgeons, cardiologists and patients....
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No New FDA Approvals Today!
FDA website today (click for larger image) Obviously, with the Federal government in shut down mode, a situation precipitated by the House of Representatives’ demand to delay the implementation of the...
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New Treatment for Peripheral Artery Disease is Approved by the FDA
Dr. Charles Dotter in LIFE Magazine (1964) Who is that mad scientist in the 1964 issue of LIFE magazine? Oh, just the man who invented the concept of angioplasty; in fact he’s the man who actually...
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Medicare Approves Drug-Coated Balloons for Outpatient Leg Angioplasty
Lutonix and IN.PACT drug-coated balloons Last week saw the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) approve reimbursement for the two drug-coated balloons that recently were approved by...
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