The annual Transcatheter Cardiovascular Therapeutics conference went down in Washington, D.C., this week, with late-breaking study results beginning Oct. 29. After stents took center stage Day 1, with a raft of studies covering the latest on the bioresorbable front, transcatheter valve replacements were the focus on Day 2. Day 3 saw a wider variety of topics, […]
TCT 2016: Structural heart, drug-coated balloons take their turn on Day 3
The annual Transcatheter Cardiovascular Therapeutics conference is under way in Washington, D.C., with late-breaking study results beginning Oct. 29. We’ll update this post throughout the day as new results come in, so be sure to check back for the latest news out of TCT 2016. After stents took center stage Day 1, with a raft of […]
TCT 2016: TAVR to the fore on Day 2
The annual Transcatheter Cardiovascular Therapeutics conference is under way in Washington, D.C., with late-breaking study results beginning Oct. 29. We’ll update this post throughout the day as new results come in, so be sure to check back for the latest news out of TCT 2016. After stents took center stage Day 1, with a raft of […]
TCT 2016: Stents, stents, stents on Day 1
The annual Transcatheter Cardiovascular Therapeutics conference is under way in Washington, D.C., with late-breaking study results beginning yesterday. We’ll update this post throughout the day as new results come in, so be sure to check back for the latest news out of TCT 2016. Stents took center stage Day 1, with a raft of studies covering […]
Report: Boston Scientific pauses Lotus Edge heart valve in Europe
Boston Scientific (NYSE:BSX) is reportedly pausing implantations of its next-generation Lotus Edge replacement heart valve in Europe to investigate a locking mechanism issue. Marlborough, Mass.-based Boston Scientific has implanted about 200 of the Lotus Edge transcatheter aortic valve replacements in Europe, according to Barclays analyst Matthew Taylor, encountering about a 4% rate of “some issues with […]
Abiomed touts survival rates for its Impella right-side heart pump | TCT 2014 Roundup
Abiomed (NSDQ:ABMD) got some Wall Street love today after releasing positive outcomes from a clinical trial of its minimally invasive Impella Right Percutaneous heart pump.
Researchers reported an overall 73% 30-day survival rate in the small study of patients with right ventricular heart failure, according to data Abiomed released during the Transcatheter Cardiovascular Therapeutics conference in Washington D.C.
TCT 2014: Medtronic’s IN.PACT Admiral beats PTA in outcomes, costs
TCT 2013: Is the Lutonix drug-coated balloon overblown? | MassDevice.com On Call
Deflating the hype: Are we setting renal denervation up for disappointment?
Renal denervation is still in its youth, but the limited clinical trials and lack of substantial confirmation hasn’t curbed much of the hype for the technology as a means of treating patients with resistant hypertension.
From Moneyball to medtech: Author Michael Lewis on the mindset of a disruptor
There’s no formula for disruptive innovation, but there are certain traits that seem to crop up time and again in the individuals who drive it.
Medtronic’s CoreValve skips FDA panel review on path to U.S. market
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