TCT 2017

TCT 2017 | FAME 2 at 3 Years: Better Results with Angioplasty and at a Cost Similar to Medical Treatment

Courtesy of SBHCI. Angioplasty in patients with chronic stable angina and functionally significant lesions improves clinical outcomes and...

TCT 2017 | ORBITA: The Placebo Effect of Angioplasty

Courtesy of the SBHCI. Chronic stable angina and severe coronary lesion patients who undergo angioplasty in a single...

TCT 2017 | PREVAIL: Final Outcomes of the Watchman Device

Courtesy of SBHCI. The final 5-year outcomes of the PROTECT AF and PREVAIL studies (which assessed the left...

TCT 2017 | The TRI-REPAIR and the FORMA Trials: New Devices for the “Forgotten Valve”

Courtesy of SBHCI. Two new transcatheter treatments for severe or massive functional tricuspid regurgitation have showed good results...

TCT 2017 | SENIOR: DES with a Bioresorbable Polymer and Short Dual Antiplatelet Therapy in Elderly Patients

 Courtesy of the SBHCI. This study sought to assess the safety and efficacy of an everolimus-eluting stent with...

TCT 2017 | REDUCE: 3 vs 12 Months of Dual Antiplatelet Therapy with the New Combo DES

Courtesy of SBHCI. This new device has, on one hand, an abluminal sirolimus coating, and on the other...

TCT 2017 | INTREPID: Mitral Replacement with a Self-Expanding Device

Courtesy of the SBHCI. Intrepid is a 43-, 46-, and 50-mm nitinol self-expanding valve with bovine pericardial leaflets...

TCT 2017 | MAVERIC: Results 6 Months After Transcatheter Mitral Valve Replacement

 Courtesy of the SBHCI. This seems to be the year for transcatheter mitral valve devices, and the ARTO...