Features - Cardiovascular News http://www.cxvascular.com/cn-features/cardiovascular-news---features <h1 class="header1">Features</h1> <hr /> <p>Features from Cardiovascular News</p> en BIBA Medical Ltd Thu, 09 Sep 2010 06:07:58 GMT http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 3360 Affino 5 RSS Generator webeditor@bibamedical.com Alternatives to today’s drug-eluting stents http://www.cxvascular.com/cn-features/cardiovascular-news---features/alternatives-to-todays-drug-eluting-stents <div style="display:block;"> <div id="ItemTeaser1" style="float:left;"> Dr David Smith advocates a shift away from stents that involve the need for dual-antiplatelet therapy. </div> </div> Thu, 22 Jul 2010 12:04:00 +0000 http://www.cxvascular.com/cn-features/cardiovascular-news---features/alternatives-to-todays-drug-eluting-stents Europe on the front line of transcatheter aortic valve advancement http://www.cxvascular.com/cn-features/cardiovascular-news---features/europe-on-the-front-line-of-transcatheter-aortic-valve-advancement <div style="display:block;"> <div id="ImageThumb2" style="float:left;"><a href="http://www.cxvascular.com/cn-features/cardiovascular-news---features/europe-on-the-front-line-of-transcatheter-aortic-valve-advancement"><img src="http://www.cxvascular.com/AcuCustom/Sitename/DAM/005/Dr_Martyn_R_Thumb._Thomas.jpg" border="0" hspace="5" vspace="5" /></a></div> <div id="ItemTeaser2" style="float:left;"> "Europe has continued to be the stage upon which major developments with this technology have debuted," Dr Martyn Thomas claims. </div> </div> Thu, 22 Jul 2010 11:43:00 +0000 http://www.cxvascular.com/cn-features/cardiovascular-news---features/europe-on-the-front-line-of-transcatheter-aortic-valve-advancement Ostial left anterior descending arteria stenosis treated by percutaneous coronary intervention and Promus Element everolimus-eluting stent system http://www.cxvascular.com/cn-features/cardiovascular-news---features/ostial-left-anterior-descending-arteria-stenosis-treated-by-percutaneous-coronary-intervention-and-promus-element-everolimus-eluting-stent-system <div style="display:block;"> <div id="ItemTeaser3" style="float:left;"> Hannu Romppanen and Matti Niemelä discuss the use of the Promus Element everolimus-eluting stent system </div> </div> Tue, 06 Jul 2010 14:48:00 +0000 http://www.cxvascular.com/cn-features/cardiovascular-news---features/ostial-left-anterior-descending-arteria-stenosis-treated-by-percutaneous-coronary-intervention-and-promus-element-everolimus-eluting-stent-system Less strict heart rate control is effective http://www.cxvascular.com/cn-features/cardiovascular-news---features/less-strict-heart-rate-control-is-effective <div style="display:block;"> <div id="ItemTeaser4" style="float:left;"> A study presented at ACC 2010 has shown that lighter control of heart rate can be as effective as strict control </div> </div> Tue, 06 Jul 2010 11:35:00 +0000 http://www.cxvascular.com/cn-features/cardiovascular-news---features/less-strict-heart-rate-control-is-effective Optical coherence tomography to detect incomplete tissue coverage of metallic stent struts http://www.cxvascular.com/cn-features/cardiovascular-news---features/optical-coherence-tomography-to-detect-incomplete-tissue-coverage-of-metallic-stent-struts <div style="display:block;"> <div id="ItemTeaser5" style="float:left;"> Francesco Prati discusses how drug-eluting stents have been found to dramatically reduce the incidence of restenosis. </div> </div> Tue, 06 Jul 2010 10:28:00 +0000 http://www.cxvascular.com/cn-features/cardiovascular-news---features/optical-coherence-tomography-to-detect-incomplete-tissue-coverage-of-metallic-stent-struts