Treatment with statins, which have an anti-inflammatory effect and reduce C-reactive protein levels, have been shown to decrease the risk of periprocedural coronary events.
Research has shown that cryoplasty, a minimally-invasive treatment that utilizes freezing-cold nitrous oxide injected into an angioplasty balloon, appears to be more effective than standard therapies in the treatment of peripheral artery disease in the lower limbs.
A new study has shown that plaque excision with a new device called the SilverHawk is beneficial as a primary therapy in revascularization of lower extremity peripheral arterial disease.
Results are available from the first-ever human trial of a new device that uses radiofrequency energy to close a patent foramen ovale, a flap-like opening between the upper chambers of the heart. PFO closures have been successfully performed for more than 10 years using catheters to insert permanent devices to seal a PFO.
Very promising one-year results from the first study of a new minimally invasive procedure that uses a small clip to help properly close the leaflets of the mitral valve in patients with mitral regurgitation are available.
An encouraging study has shown that transplantation of bone marrow stem cells into the heart improves heart function and blood flow in heart attack patients for up to six months.
Results from the first-in-man trial of a self-contained magnetic resonance imaging catheter designed to evaluate the composition of plaque found in the heart are available.
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