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The Beginnings of Endovascular Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Repair (EVAR)
Today was day one of the 41st Annual Veith Symposium in New York City. The whole field of endovascular repair and intervention has grown exponentially since the first endovascular repair of an abdominal aortic aneurysm (EVAR) was performed by Dr. Juan Parodi in 1990, but it took quite some time to be accepted as a standard of care. Today the endovascular approach is the preferred procedure to repair an AAA and this is because of the advances in medical device design and manufacturing and the dedication of physicians to this less invasive non-surgical approach, physicians who will be attending this year's Veith Symposium. (...
Source: Burts Stent Blog : The Voice in the Ear - November 18, 2014 Category: Medical Equipment Source Type: blogs

Plavix and Aspirin After Stent: 8 Years Later – Is Longer Better?
No one thought it would take quite so long to get this information, but in just a couple hours results from the Dual Antiplatelet Therapy (DAPT) Study will be presented at the American Heart Association Scientific Sessions 2014. The question to be answered: Is there a benefit to extending dual antiplatelet therapy (aspirin plus a thienopyridine, such as clopidogrel/Plavix, prasugrel/Effient, etc.) beyond one year after stenting? (Source: Burts Stent Blog : The Voice in the Ear)
Source: Burts Stent Blog : The Voice in the Ear - November 16, 2014 Category: Medical Equipment Source Type: blogs

Vascular Surgery and the Battlefield: Honoring Our Veterans
Today is Veterans Day in the U.S., honoring the soldiers who fought in the country's wars. Last week was the VIVA 14 meeting, presenting the latest advances and techniques in endovascular repair and therapy of blood vessels. These two events are actually closely aligned: the development and advances made in vascular surgery, and now endovascular therapies, were pioneered on the battlefield. (Source: Burts Stent Blog : The Voice in the Ear)
Source: Burts Stent Blog : The Voice in the Ear - November 11, 2014 Category: Medical Equipment Source Type: blogs

Fractional Flow Reserve: Measuring Pressures in the Marketplace
To this point, the FFR market has been a duopoly, split almost evenly between St. Jude Medical and Volcano Corporation. While these companies compete with each other, both have expressed upon occasion that the real challenge to increasing their sales and profits is not in gaining share from each other, but from expanding the field of FFR as a whole. However, some new smaller device companies are beginning to enter the marketplace. And the technology is slightly different: instead of pressure wires, these newer systems are utilizing fiber-optics. (Source: Burts Stent Blog : The Voice in the Ear)
Source: Burts Stent Blog : The Voice in the Ear - November 6, 2014 Category: Medical Equipment Source Type: blogs

Crazy Charlie's Amazing Idea: Angioplasty at 50
Crazy Charlie: the nickname given to Dr. Charles Dotter by the vascular surgeons who knew him and his work at Oregon Health Sciences University in Portland — and who did not like what he was doing. Unblocking arteries in the leg without surgery? From the inside, using catheters? Crazy! So that was 50 years ago, and to call Dotter a visionary is a vast understatement because this week, radiologists, cardiologists and surgeons have gathered at the VIVA 14 meeting to present and hear the latest information, late-breaking trials and reports on vascular interventional therapies, and see demonstrations of an array of devices a...
Source: Burts Stent Blog : The Voice in the Ear - November 5, 2014 Category: Medical Equipment Source Type: blogs

The First Endovascular Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Repair (EVAR)
Tomorrow begins the 14th Annual VIVA meeting in Las Vegas. The whole field of endovascular repair and intervention has grown exponentially since the first VIVA meetings. For example, the first endovascular repair of an abdominal aortic aneurysm was performed by Dr. Juan Parodi in 1990, but it took quite some time to be accepted as a standard of care. Today the endovascular approach is the preferred procedure to repair an AAA and this is because of the advances in medical devices and dedication of physicians to this less invasive non-surgical approach, physicians who will be attending this year's VIVA meeting. (Source: Burt...
Source: Burts Stent Blog : The Voice in the Ear - November 4, 2014 Category: Medical Equipment Source Type: blogs

Fractional Flow Reserve and Ebola: Thresholds and Decision-Making
What do Ebola and Fractional Flow Reserve (FFR) have in common? Well, nothing, except that this week both events pointed to a lesson about the use of numbers, thresholds, guidelines and a physician's clinical judgement in making healthcare decisions. (Source: Burts Stent Blog : The Voice in the Ear)
Source: Burts Stent Blog : The Voice in the Ear - October 16, 2014 Category: Medical Equipment Source Type: blogs

AimRADIAL Masterclass Comes to Chicago
On October 23-25, 2014 the 3rd Advanced International Masterclass on the Transradial Approach will be held in Chicago and, if you already perform or want to start using the wrist approach to diagnostic or interventional procedures, you need to attend. Where else will you be able to spend two-and-a-half days with the most expert and experienced radial practitioners in the world? (Source: Burts Stent Blog : The Voice in the Ear)
Source: Burts Stent Blog : The Voice in the Ear - October 7, 2014 Category: Medical Equipment Source Type: blogs

Will a Denial of Service DOS Attack Hit New York State Medicaid Patients? Or Perhaps Your State?
What does a Denial of Service Attack have to do with stents, angioplasty and PCI? In the world of computing, a DOS attack is defined as "an attempt to make a machine or network resource unavailable to its intended users." Typically netbots programmed by hackers overwhelm the web servers of banks, credit card providers, etc. whose sites then become unavailable to their customers. Now it seems similarly that in New York State, cardiovascular treatments may become unavailable to some Medicaid patients: a denial of service. (Source: Burts Stent Blog : The Voice in the Ear)
Source: Burts Stent Blog : The Voice in the Ear - October 5, 2014 Category: Medical Equipment Source Type: blogs

FFR and iFR: Roadmapping Your Heart, With Traffic
What has become clearer in the past few years is that seeing is not believing. The angiogram may show a narrowing, but that narrowing may not be causing a reduced flow of blood to the heart, a.k.a. "ischemia." Stenting or bypassing such a "non-ischemic" narrowing may not be of much benefit to the patient, but it will add a small risk factor of stent restenosis or perhaps a surgical complication. (Source: Burts Stent Blog : The Voice in the Ear)
Source: Burts Stent Blog : The Voice in the Ear - October 3, 2014 Category: Medical Equipment Source Type: blogs

SCAI and CRF Training Programs in Transradial PCI
The next few months offer some unique training opportunities for the U.S. interventional cardiologist regarding the transradial approach to catheterization, angioplasty and stent implantation via the wrist artery. (Source: Burts Stent Blog : The Voice in the Ear)
Source: Burts Stent Blog : The Voice in the Ear - May 13, 2014 Category: Medical Equipment Source Type: blogs

MARS Across the Hudson: Mid-Atlantic Radial Symposium is May 3
If you are an interventional cardiologist or work in a cath lab where the transradial approach is being utilized, and you live anywhere near New York-New Jersey-Pennsylvania, you might want to consider a day trip to Morristown, New Jersey on May 3. This trip won't cost you anything, because the Mid-Atlantic Radial Symposium (MARS) is free; and yes, there still is such a thing as a free lunch. (Source: Burts Stent Blog : The Voice in the Ear)
Source: Burts Stent Blog : The Voice in the Ear - April 18, 2014 Category: Medical Equipment Source Type: blogs

Spring Training: Transradial Style
No less than four U.S. training courses in Transradial Angioplasty have just been announced for this Spring (and, yes, Spring is actually going to come after this very long winter). And all of these training opportunities are being offered at no cost. The courses span the length and breadth of the United States. From East to West. (Source: Burts Stent Blog : The Voice in the Ear)
Source: Burts Stent Blog : The Voice in the Ear - February 27, 2014 Category: Health Medicine and Bioethics Commentators Source Type: blogs

Angioplasty Arrives in the Outback: First Stent Placed in Northern Territory
It's been over 35 years since the first angioplasty was performed in Zurich by Dr. Andreas Gruentzig, but it was just yesterday that this minimally invasive procedure arrived in Australia's Northern Territory. As reported today by Sky News, Dr. Marcus Ilton, chief cardiologist at Royal Darwin Hospital, performed the first angioplasty and stent implantation ever done in the NT. (Source: Burts Stent Blog : The Voice in the Ear)
Source: Burts Stent Blog : The Voice in the Ear - February 20, 2014 Category: Health Medicine and Bioethics Commentators Source Type: blogs

Ask George W. Bush a Question About His Stent …or Anything Else
Six months ago, former President Bush received an angioplasty and stent. The stent was recommended by Bush's doctors to open a blockage in one of his coronary arteries, found during his annual physical exam. The next week saw numerous articles in the mainstream media and professional publications questioning whether this stent was necessary. So …at this year's CRT 2014 meeting, held annually in Washington, D.C., Dr. Ron Waksman and the rest of the organizers have arranged for George W. Bush to be a featured speaker. And they have been emailing all potential attendees with the subject line, "Submit a Question for Presiden...
Source: Burts Stent Blog : The Voice in the Ear - February 1, 2014 Category: Medical Equipment Source Type: blogs