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Interventionalists eager for better bioresorbable stents
WASHINGTON – “There is a clinical need for bioresorbable stents unless drug-eluting stents are perfect.”
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Balloon pulmonary angioplasty for CTEPH improves heart failure symptoms
WASHINGTON – A small study shows success in patients ineligible for surgery.
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Drug coated balloons may match stents for small coronary lesions
WASHINGTON – “We can say results are encouraging.”
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Debris left after TAVR varies by device
WASHINGTON – Particles were collected with cerebral embolic protection system.
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Infection risk from reprocessed duodenoscopes is low, but the goal is zero
BOSTON – “Disinfection simply may not be enough. The solution is likely to be something else, such as single-use scopes or sterilization.”
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Entrepreneurs attempt to convince the Shark Tank experts that they can address unmet needs
BOSTON – Diverse clinical needs have inspired exciting new innovations in GI.
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Takotsubo cardiomyopathy incidence, mortality on the rise
WASHINGTON – Several risk factors have been identified.
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Serial entrepreneur examines the risk-to-reward ratio balance in GI innovation
BOSTON – What’s the goal? Problem solving is fun, but it is nice to get paid for your efforts too.
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CT angiography boosts success in chronic total occlusion revascularization
WASHINGTON – CT angiography “provides a tremendous amount of information.”
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CGIT intensifies efforts to put new technologies into the hands of clinicians
“We want to intersect better with the AGA members who think CGIT is not relevant to them because they are not involved in the development of new...
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Nanotechnology breakthroughs envisioned for gastroenterology diagnostics and therapeutics
“It is now possible to detect changes in cell and tissue structure that we have connected to the earliest steps in tumorigenesis.”
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Radial access PCI best for acute coronary syndrome patients
WASHINGTON – Swedish study shows 34% drop in major cardiovascular events, but U.S. interventionalists remain cautious.
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Managing schizophrenia as a chronic disease linked to better outcomes
Educate patients and their families about the need for long-term adherence to treatment, Dr. Ira D. Glick says.
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Revascularization in paraplegics best performed with PCI
WASHINGTON – The first study of its kind showed big differences between CABG and PCI.