In Leicester, UK, rapid-access surgery for symptomatic carotid stenosis has been offered since October 2008. Ross Naylor reviews the practical lessons that have been learned with the experience. He discussed this topic at CX35 on Tuesday 9 April 2013.

At CX35, Sumaira Macdonald, Newcastle, UK, spoke on diffusion-weight magnetic resonance imaging in carotid artery interventions. She also wrote about this topic for CX Daily News.

Delegates had the chance to visit the advanced hybrid suites that were being showcased at CX35 (Tuesday) from Philips, Siemens and GE.

Gerard O’Sullivan, Galway, Ireland, CX35 delegates that computed tomography pulmonary angiography (CTPA) and CT venography are his preferred imaging modalities.

CX35 delegates voted 3:1 against the motion that “Renal denervation should be part of routine clinical practice in the management of hypertension” at today’s CX Renal Denervation Session.

"Stent grafting of the ascending aorta is technically feasible but should be reserved to selected high risk patients only, preferably in centres where vascular specialists cooperate closely with interventional cardiologists," writes Ralf Kolvenbach.

Endologix has announced enrolment of the first patient in the company’s US clinical trial to evaluate the Ventana fenestrated stent graft system for the endovascular repair of juxtarenal and pararenal abdominal aortic aneurysms.

ANCHOR is a global, multicentre, prospective post-market registry, which will evaluate the use of the HeliFX Aortic Securement System (Aptus Endosystems) in the treatment of abdominal aortic aneurysms.

Results from the Complete SE SFA study of the Complete self-expanding stent (Medtronic) demonstrated a primary patency rate of 73.1%, a major adverse event rate of 11% and a target lesion revascularisation rate of 9.4% at 12 months of patient follow-up.

Bolton Medical has announced a major milestone for Relay and Relay NBS thoracic stent grafts by achieving 2,000 patients treated worldwide.

Atraumatic device achieves a completely bloodless surgical field without fear of damaging fragile or calcified blood vessels.

Ralf Kolvenbach, Augusta Hospital and Catholic Clinics in Duesseldorf, Germany, is the first vascular surgeon to have repaired a thoracic aortic aneurysm with the new Cook Medical’s TX2 Pro-Form.

The Aorfix abdominal aortic aneurysm stent graft was designed to address an unmet need for a device that was flexible and conformable to a patient’s anatomy, with the ability to adapt to changing morphology over time.

Medtronic will present the new Endurant abdominal aortic aneurysm stent graft system, designed to give endovascular specialists the ease of use and confidence to achieve superior performance in both straightforward and challenging anatomies.

Abbott announces the initiation a clinical trial of the Absolute Pro peripheral self-expanding stent system in patients with iliac artery disease

Invatec announce CE-certification for percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty balloon catheter, the IN.PACT Falcon