Endpoints for safety were the combined rate of death, MI, and disabling stroke. A total of 7665 patients recruited at 291 centers in 19 countries were randomized and followed for a mean of 4.9 years.

MILPITAS, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Elixir Medical, a developer of disruptive cardiovascular technologies, announced submission to Japan’s Pharmaceutical and Medical Device Agency (PMDA) for the ...

A staging system for coronary artery disease, based on levels of plaque in the blood vessels, may help people begin treatment earlier and prevent cardiac events. Coronary artery disease (CAD) occurs ...

Gift Article 10 Remaining As a subscriber, you have 10 articles to gift each month. Gifting allows recipients to access the article for free. Abbott Laboratories is launching a new clinical trial to ...

Abbott ABT has received the FDA’s investigational device exemption (IDE) for its Coronary Intravascular Lithotripsy (“IVL”) system to evaluate the treatment of severe calcification in coronary ...

Coronary arteries are a vital part of the human heart, providing it with oxygen-rich blood so that it can work. By comparing the hearts of mammals, birds, reptiles, fish and frogs, a ...

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 right coronary artery supplies blood to a part of the heart. To do this effectively, it branches off into smaller arteries, such as the conus artery and the sinoatrial nodal branch. Each branch ...

Most people don’t think of their daily meals as a factor in global mortality statistics. Yet the way billions of people eat, ...

A recent study published in JAMA Network Open explored the link between cardiovascular risk and migraine activity among Dutch men and women. The researchers used the European Systematic Coronary Risk ...