Surgery News

Balloon angioplasty and stent implantation procedures in the early postoperative period after congenital heart surgery are overall relatively safe and effective, data from a retrospective, single-center study show.

In patients with severe critical limb ischemia treated with a transcatheter deep venous arterialization system, about two-thirds achieved amputation-free survival at 6 months, according to new data from the PROMISE II trial.

An updated guideline on the diagnosis and management of aortic disease focuses on the importance of a multidisciplinary aortic team, as well as surgical intervention considerations and the importance of genetic and familial screenings.

Abiomed announced its percutaneous right heart mechanical circulatory support device has received FDA premarket approval for the treatment of acute right HF for up to 14 days.

Fewer than half of veterans, most of whom were not on lipid-lowering therapy before an event, received intensified lipid-lowering therapies after an MI or elective revascularization, researchers reported.

In a large cohort of patients with spontaneous coronary artery dissection, the rates of mortality and recurrent spontaneous coronary artery dissection were low at 3 years, researchers reported.

Increasing left main coronary artery plaque burden was associated with long-term all-cause and cardiac mortality in patients who did not have revascularization, even if the lumen area was preserved, researchers reported.

Transcatheter Cardiovascular Therapeutics, held Sept. 16 to 19 in Boston, featured the latest clinical science in interventional cardiology, as well as forums on innovative technologies, regulatory matters and other topics.

The American Heart Association Scientific Sessions will be held live in Chicago and can be attended virtually Nov. 5 to 7, and will feature nine late-breaking science sessions over 3 days.

Absolute risk for aortic dissection was low among a cohort of patients with thoracic aortic aneurysms as large as 6 cm, though larger size was associated with higher risk for aortic dissection and all-cause death, data show.