Researchers at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital have shown that combining distal protection devices with the prophylactic use of the drug nicardipine can reduce the risk of complications following ...

Kaohsiung, Taiwan - Thrombectomy plus distal protection before PCI for acute MI (AMI) patients using the PercuSurge Guardwire device (Medtronic AVE, Minneapolis, MN) can improve epicardial flow, ...

As with the CardioShield Application Protects During Transluminal Intervention of Vein Grafts by Reducing Emboli (CAPTIVE) study, the Protection During Saphenous Vein Graft Intervention to Prevent ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Use of a filter-based distal protection device reduced the incidence of the no-reflow phenomenon and was ...

(PHILADELPHIA) – Researchers at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital have shown that combining distal protection devices with the prophylactic use of the drug nicardipine is more effective at ...

Use of a device and system to clear dislodged "debris" during percutaneous interventions to open a blocked artery following a heart attack does not appear to be clinically beneficial, according to a ...

(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 ...

Distal embolization of atheromatous and thrombotic debris is a common consequence of percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) in patients with acute myocardial infarction. This problem can lead to ...

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In many patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI), reperfusion of the myocardium during percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) is not successful. Preliminary findings have ...