RenalGuard Solutions late last week released results from a feasibility study of its RenalGuard-guided diuretic therapy intended to improve fluid management in patients with acute decompensated heart failure and alleviate related symptoms. Results from the study were presented at the European Society of Cardiology’s Heart Failure 2018 conference in Vienna, the Milford, Mass.-based company said. […]
Clinical Trials
Getinge touts results from IABP study in MI patients with persistent ischemia
Getinge (PINK:GETI B) late last week released results from a pilot study of its intra-aortic balloon pump exploring its use with patients with extensive myocardial infarction complicated by persistent ischemia following primary percutaneous coronary interventions. Results from the pilot study were presented by co-principal investigator Dr. Lokien van Nunen of Eindoven, The Netherlands’ Catharina Hospital at the […]
Reva Medical’s Fantom bioresorbable scaffold succeeds in two-year trial
Reva Medical (ASX:RVA) touted sustained safety and efficacy results for its Fantom bioresorbable scaffold at this year’s EuroPCR meeting. The company also revealed new information about its suite of Fantom Encore products, noting that the devices will have strut profiles of 95 microns, 105 microns and 115 microns. Get the full story at our sister site, […]
EuroPCR Roundup: Biotronik touts two-year study comparing drug-eluting stents
Biotronik yesterday presented two-year data from a trial comparing Boston Scientific‘s (NYSE:BSX) Synergy biodegradable polymer everolimus-eluting stent, Biotronik’s Orsiro sirolimus-eluting stent and Medtronic‘s (NYSE:MDT) Resolute Integrity zotarolimus-eluting stent. Results from the 3,514-patient trial showed no significant difference between the various stents regarding the rate of target vessel failure after two years. But analyses of one-year data found differences between the rates of […]
Pulmonx touts quality of life, lung function improvements in 1-year Zephyr endobronchial valve IDE study
Pulmonx yesterday released one-year results from the pivotal trial of its Zephyr endobronchial valve designed to treat patients with severe emphysema from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, touting significant improvements in lung function and quality of life. Results from the study were presented at the American Thoracic Society 2018 international conference and published in the American Journal […]
EuroPCR 2018: Study compares drug-coated balloons in patients with arterial in-stent restenosis
At this year’s annual EuroPCR meeting, Boston Scientific (NYSE:BSXtouted results from the first trial to compare two drug-coated balloons with different drug formulations – Boston Scientific’s Agent paclitaxel-coated PTCA device and B. Braun’s SeQuent Please balloon. The 125-patient study evaluated the balloons in patients with in-stent restenosis of a lesion previously treated with a drug-eluting stent or drug-coated balloon. […]
EuroPCR 2018 Roundup: Medtronic touts BP reductions, no major adverse events in renal denervation trial
Medtronic (NYSE:MDT) today released six-month results from a trial of its Symplicity Spyral renal denervation system exploring its use treating hypertensive patients who are already taking anti-hypertension medications, touting significant reductions in blood pressure and no major adverse safety events. Results were presented at the 2018 EuroPCR annual meeting in Paris and were published in The […]
MassDevice EuroPCR 2018 Roundup
Valve Tech Roundup – Transcath heart valves getting safer, seeing expanded use Abbott touts initial data from Portico TAVR study Abbott (NYSE:ABT) today released 30-day data from a study of its Portico transcatheter aortic valve replacement, touting excellent clinical outcomes and low rates of death, disabling stroke and paravalvular leak. The real-world, multicenter, prospective, single-arm […]
ResMed touts cost efficiency in home oxygen, non-invasive ventilation therapy study
ResMed (NYSE:RMD) today released data from two clinical analyses exploring combined home oxygen therapy and non-invasive ventilation therapy for patients with persistent hypercapnia following a life-threatening exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disorder, touting an increase in cost efficiency with the combined therapy. Results from the two studies, performed in the U.K. and the US, were presented […]
GlaxoSmithKline touts long-term study of biologic treatment for severe eosinophilic asthma
GlaxoSmithKline (NYSE:GSK) touted new data today from a long-term study of its biologic treatment for patients with severe eosinophilic asthma. One-third of patients treated with mepolizumab experienced no exacerbations, GSK reported – down from an average of two exacerbations each year at the start of the study. Get the full story at our sister site, Drug […]
Procept BioRobotics touts early results from AquaBeam BPH waterjet ablation trial
Procept BioRobotics today released early results from a study of its AquaBeam waterjet ablation therapy system designed for the endoscopic resection of prostate tissue exploring its use in treating benign prostatic hyperplasia, touting that it already met its primary safety and efficacy endpoints. Results were presented at the American Urological Association’s annual meeting in San Francisco […]