Jocelyn Hudson
Hans-Henning Eckstein: 1955–2024
Hans-Henning Eckstein, the vascular surgeon who played a leading role in the SPACE and SPACE 2 randomised controlled trials on the treatment of carotid...
Evidence, timing and medical therapy: Key carotid questions addressed at VSASM...
Extolling the benefits of evidence-based practice, timely surgical intervention and intensive medical therapy, Dominic PJ Howard (Oxford, UK) spoke at the recent Vascular Society...
Obituary: Roger M Greenhalgh 6th February 1941 – 6th October 2023
Roger Malcolm Greenhalgh, the surgeon internationally renowned for his unparalleled contribution to vascular education, training and research, died peacefully on 6th October, aged 82....
RapidAI announces US$75 million growth investment led by Vista Credit Partners
RapidAI today announced US$75 million in Series C funding led by Vista Credit Partners, a subsidiary of Vista Equity Partners and strategic financing partner focused on the...
Observational study addresses ‘ongoing debate’ around intervention in asymptomatic carotid patients
Alessandro Gregio (University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy) recently presented midterm results from the Carotid asymptomatic stenosis observational study during the first of two Society...
Efforts to move towards routine patch closure or eversion endarterectomy among...
A nationwide cohort study of over 9,000 patients shows that the “controversial” practice of arteriotomy closure for carotid endarterectomy (CEA) is associated with an...
Age is just a number: Individual patient data meta-analysis probes safety...
A newly published meta-analysis of individual patient data has found that older patients with symptomatic carotid disease are likely to benefit as much from...
Randomised trial finds carotid endarterectomy or stenting not superior to best...
Five-year outcomes of a multicentre, randomised controlled trial (RCT) indicate that carotid endarterectomy (CEA) or carotid artery stenting (CAS) are not superior to best...
ESVS publishes “pioneering” clinical practice guidelines on radiation safety
The European Society for Vascular Surgery (ESVS) has released clinical practice guidelines on radiation safety, which the writing committee notes are the first guidelines...
Silk Road Medical announces first patient enrolled in ROADSTER 3 post-approval...
Silk Road Medical has announced enrolment of the first patient in ROADSTER 3, which the company claims is the the first prospective, multicentre, single-arm...
Smartphone video may offer non-invasive stroke screening option
Motion analysis of video recorded on a smartphone accurately detected narrowed carotid arteries, according to new research published in the Journal of the American Heart...
JACC study makes case for expanding coverage for carotid artery stenting
Research from Ochsner Health (New Orleans, USA) published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology (JACC) is likely to influence expanded insurance coverage...
Early TCAR results in higher ipsilateral postoperative stroke rates when compared...
Adham Elmously (New York Presbyterian Hospital, New York, USA) presented outcomes of early transcarotid artery revascularisation (TCAR) versus carotid endarterectomy (CEA) after acute neurologic...
Silk Road Medical announces expanded Medicare coverage for TCAR in standard...
Silk Road Medical recently announced that the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), through collaboration with the Society of Vascular Surgery’s Patient Safety...
ESVS publishes 2023 guidelines on management of atherosclerotic carotid and vertebral...
The European Society for Vascular Surgery (ESVS) has just released 2023 clinical practice guidelines on the management of atherosclerotic carotid and vertebral artery disease....
Perioperative outcomes of carotid endarterectomy not improved on dual versus single...
At the time of carotid endarterectomy (CEA), surgeons should consider single antiplatelet therapy (SAPT) rather than dual antiplatelet therapy (DAPT). This is the conclusion...
New ESVS carotid guidelines: Key questions answered
Clark Zeebregts (University Medical Centre Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands) and Kosmas Paraskevas (Central Clinic of Athens, Athens, Greece) answer some key questions about the...
Silk Road Medical announces FDA approval of expanded indications for the...
Silk Road Medical recently announced that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved expanded indications for the company's Enroute stent to include patients...
Randomised trial suggests carotid endarterectomy does not affect dementia risk
Carotid endarterectomy (CEA) does not appear to either reduce or increase the risk of dementia, despite it having been shown to reduce stroke risk....
InspireMD announces the inclusion of its CGuard carotid stent in CREST-2...
InspireMD has announced that its CGuard embolic prevention stent system (EPS) will be included as a device option for stenting in CREST-2 (Carotid revascularisation...
Making the invisible visible: A clearer ‘picture’ of blood vessels in...
Johns Hopkins Medicine researchers have developed and tested a new imaging approach they say will accelerate imaging-based research in the lab by allowing investigators...
CX returns to in-person format once more in the London spring
Charing Cross (CX) chair Roger Greenhalgh welcomes the vascular community to this year's symposium, due to be held 26–28 April in London, UK, and...
Worldwide TCAR analysis provides “roadmap” to evaluate future training approaches
An analysis of the worldwide experience of transcarotid artery revascularisation (TCAR) has produced key objective proficiency metrics and an analytic framework to assess adequate...
Study highlights need to extend scope of cerebrovascular health disparities research
A new research letter in Stroke outlines use of the novel National Institutes of Health (NIH) ‘All of Us’ research programme dataset of diverse...
RapidAI announces Karim Karti as new CEO
RapidAI has announced Karim Karti, former president and CEO of GE Healthcare Imaging, as the company’s chief executive officer (CEO).
“Karim’s tremendous global experience in...
Expedited carotid artery surgery after index event “probably safer” than expedited...
A systematic review and meta-analysis of 71 studies suggests that, at present, carotid endarterectomy (CEA) is safer than carotid artery stenting (CAS) when performed...
Cost-effectiveness of TCAR versus carotid endarterectomy addressed in new study
A cost-effectiveness model based on peer-reviewed sources suggests that, although five-year costs for transcarotid artery revascularisation (TCAR; Silk Road Medical) were higher than those for...
Vesalio initiates clinical study evaluating enVast thrombectomy system in patients with...
Vesalio recently announced the start of enrolment in its NATURE study using enVast, the company’s first thrombectomy system for patients presenting with ST-segment elevation...
Women face increased risk of stroke and readmission after carotid interventions
A recent study has pointed to an increased risk of stroke in both asymptomatic and symptomatic female patients, as well as readmission in asymptomatic...
Physicians and industry alike urged to tackle multifactorial stroke risk following...
As evidence builds on the importance of reducing the risk of stroke by removing residual air prior to thoracic endovascular aortic repair (TEVAR) procedures,...
Boston Scientific announces agreement to acquire Devoro Medical
Today, Boston Scientific announced an agreement to acquire Devoro Medical, developer of the Wolf thrombectomy platform. The non-console and lytic-free Wolf technology targets and...
Five-year ACST-2 results: Carotid artery surgery and stenting have similar long-term...
Carotid artery surgery and stenting have comparable long-term effects on fatal or disabling stroke in asymptomatic patients with severe carotid artery stenosis. That is...
First ever analysis of TCAR in standard surgical risk patients demonstrates...
Silk Road Medical has announced positive results from an independent analysis of standard surgical risk patients undergoing carotid endarterectomy (CEA) and transcarotid artery revascularisation...
Higher risk of periprocedural hazards for patients undergoing carotid interventions after...
A systematic review and meta-analysis has demonstrated that patients undergoing carotid interventions after thrombolysis have a higher risk of periprocedural hazards, compared with those...
First-pass success in mechanical thrombectomy lowers costs in treatment of acute...
A recent Cerenovus study published in the Journal of Stroke (JOS) has found that in the treatment of acute ischaemic stroke, achieving complete or near...
Study finds hospital availability of TCAR associated with an improvement in...
Silk Road Medical has announced positive results from a comparative-effectiveness study have been published in JAMA Network Open.
The study found the availability of TCAR...
New data find strong association between asymptomatic carotid stenosis and future...
Reporting a strong association between asymptomatic carotid stenosis and future stroke risk, Dominic Howard (Oxford University Hospitals NHS Trust, Oxford, UK) and colleagues write...
USPSTF recommends against general screening for asymptomatic carotid artery stenosis
In a recommendation statement published on 2 February in The Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA), the US Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF)...
Society of Vascular and Interventional Neurology releases study on paradigm shifts...
The Society of Vascular and Interventional Neurology (SVIN) colleagues and James Siegler (Cooper University Hospital, Camden, USA) identify that it should come as no surprise...
Philips and the US government collaborate in ventilator production ramp up...
Royal Philips has announced that the US government and Philips agreed to team up to increase the production of hospital ventilators in its manufacturing...
Medtronic provides ventilator progress update
Medtronic has announced updates regarding its efforts to increase ventilator production around the globe. The company is announcing progress in the ramp-up of its...
Medtronic shares ventilation design specifications to accelerate efforts to increase global...
Medtronic has announced it is publicly sharing the design specifications for the Puritan Bennett 560 (PB 560) to enable participants across industries to evaluate...
New guideline: ASA no longer recommended to prevent first stroke, heart...
A new Heart & Stroke guideline published today in the Canadian Medical Association Journal does not recommend taking ASA (Acetylsalicylic acid) as a preventive measure...
Sheep model helps guide investigation of analgesia tolerance and reversal during...
Having been honoured with the Best Basic Science Abstract Award at the North American Neuromodulation Society’s (NANS) 2020 annual meeting (23–26 January, Las Vegas,...
Rist Neurovascular radial artery catheter receives FDA 510(k) clearance
Rist Neurovascular recently announced that it has received US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) 510(k) clearance to market the Rist Cath Radial Access Long...
RAPID platform expands to address haemorrhagic stroke
iSchemaView has launched the newest addition to the RAPID platform, RAPID ICH at the 2019 Congress of Neurological Surgeons (CNS) Annual Meeting (19–23 October,...
NeuroNews Issue 32 – US Edition
Highlights:
Going beyond DAWN and DEFUSE 3: New studies point to need for expanded selection criteria in real-world application
Michael Chen on the evolving...
NeuroNews Issue 32
Highlights:
Going beyond DAWN and DEFUSE 3: New studies point to need for expanded selection criteria in real-world application
Michael Chen on the evolving...
Boston Scientific launches Vercise primary cell and Vercise Gevia deep brain...
The launch of the Vercise primary cell (PC) and Vercise Gevia deep brain stimulation (DBS) systems, featuring the Vercise Cartesia Directional Lead (Boston Scientific)...
Positive data for BurstDR spinal cord stimulation
New results from a multicentre study of Abbott’s BurstDR stimulation show that lower-energy, intermittent doses of BurstDR stimulation—known as “microdosing”—can provide pain relief that is...
First patient enrolled in Embrace targeted drug delivery clinical study
The first patient has been enrolled in the Embrace TDD (targeted drug delivery) clinical study that will evaluate the use of the SynchroMed II...
Completion of SURF randomised clinical trial of SCS system
Completion of long-term clinical data from the SURF study (Stimwave Technologies) has been announced. The results are now pending publication.
The SURF RCT study,...
Deep brain stimulation found to yield “robust but limited” clinical benefits...
A recent study evaluating the efficacy of deep brain stimulation (DBS) in patients with disorders of consciousness reported that robust but limited clinical benefits—predominantly...
Hospitals participating in Get With The Guidelines – Stroke offer higher...
A recent study reports data indicative of higher quality healthcare for hospitalised patients with ischaemic stroke at hospitals participating in the Get With The...
