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Study Confirms Lead Shields Protect Cath Lab Staff from Radiation Exposure

The recent publication of several reports on risk of cataract, left sided brain tumors, subclinical atherosclerosis and...

Important Study Detects Radiation-Induced DNA Damage in Operators After an Endovascular Procedure

In recent years, we have seen (both as witnesses and actors) an exponential increase in the number...

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...

Effects of Cerebral Radiation on Interventional Cardiologists

In recent years, there has been a growing concern about the occupational hazard for interventional cardiologists who...

CLOSE Trial: Patients with PFO with high flow or associated with interatrial septal aneurysm receiving closure device experience lower rates of recurrent stroke

Several cases have shown an association between patent foramen ovale and cryptogenic shock, particularly in patients under...

REDUCE Trial: Patients with PFO and cryptogenic stroke at lower risk of recurrent stoke when treated with APT and closure device

Courtesy of Dr. José Álvarez. This is a multicenter randomized study on patients with patent foramen ovale (PFO)...

Long-term results of the RESPECT study favor closure with the Amplatzer device

Courtesy of Dr. José Álvarez. The RESPECT trial is a multicenter randomized trial with blinded adjudication of end-point...

SOLACI CACI 2017 | Closure of patent ductusarteriosus in premature babies: fact or fiction?

Read articles on the main presentations of the third day of SOLACI-CACI 2017 Congress. See the presentation by Dr. David...