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Cardiovascular Institute of the South is First in Baton Rouge to Use Right and Left Impella Technology
09/18/2020
BATON ROUGE—September 17, 2020—Dr. Niksad Abraham, interventional cardiologist at Cardiovascular Institute of the South (CIS), is the first in Baton Rouge to conduct a left- and right-sided heart procedure using Impella CP® and Impella RP®, the…
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CIRSE 2020: New Clinical Data Support Use of 4‑French Devices for Ambulatory PAD Treatment
09/18/2020
BUELACH, Switzerland - September 17, 2020—BIO4AMB Trial Results Demonstrate BIOTRONIK’s 4-French Portfolio to Be as Safe and Effective as 6-French Devices While Avoiding Additional Need of a Vascular Closure Device
Case Report and Brief Review
Cryptogenic Stroke and Acute Lower Limb Ischemia in a Patient With a Patent Foramen Ovale
09/17/2020
Foramen ovale is an interatrial shunt in the heart of the fetus that allows the passage of oxygenated blood to the systemic circulation. It usually closes soon after birth; however, it may not close and remains permeable into adulthood. Patent…
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Cardiovascular Institute of the South is First to Use New ASD Closure Device at Baton Rouge General
09/16/2020
BATON ROUGE— Cardiovascular Institute of the South (CIS) interventional cardiologist Dr. Niksad Abraham was the first to use the AMPLATZERTM Septal Occluder device for the closure of atrial septal defects at Baton Rouge General.
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Study Published in The New England Journal of Medicine Demonstrates Patients Experience Fewer Disruptions to Dialysis Therapy When Treated with Medtronic Drug-Coated Balloon
09/16/2020
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Concept Medical Announces Enrollment of Index Patient in Crucial TRANSFORM-1 RCT Using MagicTouch Sirolimus-Coated Balloon for Small Coronary Vessels
09/16/2020
Concept Medical Inc., focused on vascular intervention drug delivery devices, has announced the enrollment of the first patient in the TRANSFORM-1 RCT (TReAtmeNt of Small coronary vessels: Randomized controlled trial FOR MagicTouch sirolimus-coated…
Case Report
Management of Thrombotic Occlusion of the Femoropopliteal Artery and Proximal Tibial Vessels in a COVID-19 Patient Using the Auryon™ Laser
09/15/2020
COVID-19 triggers an inflammatory condition caused by the SARS-Cov-2 virus. Thrombotic events have been commonly described in patients with COVID-19 and they are responsible for a large percentage of deaths seen from this virus. There is no general…
Case Report
A Very High-flow Arteriovenous Fistula With Added Bleeding Risk: One Solution for Two Problems
09/15/2020
Native arteriovenous fistula is considered the gold standard of vascular access for hemodialysis due to higher patency rates and fewer complications.1 However, problems such as stenosis, thrombosis, aneurysm, infection, high-flow fistula, heart…
Editor's Corner
Managing Thrombotic Occlusion in Covid-19 Patients
09/15/2020
Hello and welcome to the September 2020 edition of Vascular Disease Management. I have chosen to comment on Dr. Nicolas Shammas’ article “Management of Thrombotic Occlusion of the Femoropopliteal Artery and Proximal Tibial Vessels in a Covid-19…
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Abbott Announces Start of Trial to Evaluate the New Esprit™ BTK Drug-Eluting Resorbable Scaffold
09/14/2020
Abbott today announced the start of the LIFE-BTK clinical trial to evaluate the safety and effectiveness of the company's new Esprit™ BTK Everolimus Eluting Resorbable Scaffold System. This is the first Investigational Device Exemption (IDE) trial…
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