Intervention News

Many recently recalled cardiovascular devices did not undergo premarket testing prior to FDA approval, and postmarket studies of the devices were slow and infrequent, researchers reported.

For older adults with non-STEMI, routine coronary intervention was safe but did not lower risk for death from CV causes or nonfatal MI compared with medical therapy alone, according to new data from the SENIOR-RITA trial.

Not fasting before cardiac catheterization procedures with conscious sedation was noninferior and likely superior to fasting for safety, and improved patient satisfaction, researchers reported at the European Society of Cardiology Congress.

Women with symptomatic severe aortic stenosis had better outcomes at 1 year after transcatheter aortic valve replacement with a balloon-expandable valve compared with women who underwent surgery, according to new data from the RHEIA trial.

The bioadaptor implant adaptable to vessel physiology was noninferior to a drug-eluting stent for target lesion failure at 1 year, and reduced event rates vs. the DES after 6 months, researchers reported.

Halting oral anticoagulation during transcatheter aortic valve replacement was not noninferior to anticoagulant continuation, but conferred lower bleeding risk and had no impact on thromboembolic risk, a speaker reported.

In patients with coronary artery disease and severe aortic stenosis undergoing transcatheter aortic valve replacement, those who also had PCI had better outcomes than those who had their CAD managed conservatively, researchers reported.

In patients with HF and secondary mitral regurgitation, transcatheter edge-to-edge repair was noninferior to mitral valve surgery for efficacy and was linked with fewer safety endpoint events, according to data from the MATTERHORN trial.

Transcatheter mitral valve repair in addition to medical therapy led to a lower rate of CV events and hospitalizations and better health status compared with medical therapy alone for patients with HF and moderate to severe mitral regurgitation.