Recent developments of interest in cardiovascular medicine ...

Minimally invasive medical devices provider AngioDynamic Inc has submitted a 510(K) application for its AlphaVac System to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The Alphavac System is an ...

A new study has failed to show noninferiority of direct thrombectomy compared to bridging therapy with thrombolysis before thrombectomy for patients with large-vessel occlusion ischemic stroke.

Getting patients with acute ischemic stroke treated more rapidly—either through the use of a mobile stroke unit or by taking them directly to the angiography suite—increases the number of patients who ...

The TESLA trial was unable to support a benefit to thrombectomy for stroke patients with large-core infarcts identified on noncontrast CT within 24 hours. Unlike other studies, endovascular therapy in ...

Late-breaking data from the ENGULF trial showed that a novel dual-action thrombectomy device was effective and safe in treating acute pulmonary embolism (PE). The safety and effectiveness results were ...

New research from the FLASH registry (ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT03761173) shines a light on the effectiveness of large-bore mechanical thrombectomy in managing high-risk pulmonary embolism.

Patients with acute ischemic stroke presenting late at the hospital can be selected for endovascular thrombectomy by the presence of collateral flow on CT angiography (CTA), a new study shows. The MR ...

For mechanical thrombectomy stroke patients, consensus guidelines favoring general anesthesia over conscious sedation during the pandemic might need revisiting. That was the argument presented at the ...