DENVER, CO — Distal embolic protection during PCI is beneficial in patients with acute coronary syndromes and large plaque burden, results of the Vacuum Aspiration Thrombus Removal (VAMPIRE) 3 trial ...

Bethesda, MD - Review of consecutive cases at one institution has shown that many patients undergoing percutaneous revascularization of diseased saphenous vein grafts (SVG) do not have suitable ...

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Use of embolic protection devices during saphenous vein graft (SVG) interventions is associated with an increase in procedural complications without corresponding improvements in clinical outcomes for ...

Fewer than 1 in 15 US patients undergoing elective CAS are treated using proximal rather than distal embolic protection, according to a registry study published in the April 2015 issue of JACC: ...

(HealthDay News) — For patients undergoing elective carotid artery stenting (CAS), stroke/death rates are similar with use of proximal embolic protection devices (P-EPDs) and distal filter embolic ...

ST. PAUL, Minn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Cardiovascular Systems, Inc. (CSI ®) (NASDAQ: CSII), a medical device company developing and commercializing innovative interventional treatment systems for patients ...

The market for Embolic Protection Devices was valued at US$ 0.85 billion in 2020 and is anticipated to grow at a CAGR of 7.3% to US$ 1.85 billion by 2031. To prevent distal embolization, embolic ...

Covidien's SpiderFX is the only embolic protection device in the U.S. indicated for use in the lower extremities. (Photo: Business Wire) Embolic protection devices are used to capture and remove ...

During carotid artery stenting, use of a proximal embolic protection device or a distal filter embolic protection device yielded similarly low rates of in-hospital stroke and death. Researchers ...