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Aspiration Thrombectomy on the Decline as New Study Affirms No Benefit in STEMI

The use of manual aspiration thrombectomy in primary PCI for STEMI has declined significantly since 2011, according to a new analysis of National Cardiovascular Data Registry (NCDR) CathPCI numbers.
Medscape

Should Aspiration Thrombectomy Be Performed in All, Most, or Few Primary PCI Procedures?

Outcomes using manual or aspiration thrombectomy as adjunctive therapy with primary PCI have been more encouraging. All the aspiration catheters are similar and have two lumens—one lumen for passage ...
Nasdaq

New Data Demonstrates Safety and Performance of Continuous Aspiration Thrombectomy with Penumbra’s Indigo® System CAT™ RX Catheter in High-Risk Patients with Acute ...

CAT RX established high rates of blood clot removal, blood flow restoration and myocardial perfusion normalization No serious adverse events associated with the use of sustained power aspiration ...
TCTMD

COMPASS Published: Experts See Level I Evidence in Support of Aspiration Thrombectomy for Stroke

Results of the COMPASS trial, which compared aspiration and stent retrievers as first-line approaches for stroke thrombectomy, are now published, providing the high-level evidence supportive of ...
Medscape

Aspiration Thrombectomy in STEMI PCI Plummets Nationwide

A national registry analysis shows that use of aspiration thrombectomy during primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) for ST-segment-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) has fallen by more ...
Endovascular Today

Perfuze’s Millipede88 Aspiration Catheter Cleared by FDA

Perfuze, an Ireland-based developer of catheters for interventional stroke care, announced it has received FDA 510(k) ...
Healio

Aspiration mechanical thrombectomy meets safety, efficacy endpoints for acute PE

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . LAS VEGAS — In the EXTRACT-PE trial, an aspiration mechanical thrombectomy device was safe and effective among ...
Business Wire

Imperative Care Secures FDA 510(k) Clearance for the Zoom System, Including the First Large-Bore .088” Catheter for Aspiration When Used with the Zoom Catheters, for Stroke ...

CAMPBELL, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Imperative Care, Inc. today announced that it has received U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) 510(k) clearance of the company’s Zoom System, making it the first ...
Medicine Buffalo

Stroke study: Aspiration-based thrombectomy alone works as well as thrombectomy with stent retriever in treating large vessel occlusion

BUFFALO, N.Y. — A research team at the Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences at the University at Buffalo has found that in stroke patients with large vessel occlusion (LVO), the removal ...
MedPage Today

Stent Retrievers and Aspiration On Par for Initial Thrombectomy Strategy

LOS ANGELES -- Which mechanical thrombectomy tool clinicians reach for first in large vessel ischemic strokes may not make much difference in outcomes, the COMPASS trial showed. Aspiration as the ...
Healio

Aspiration thrombectomy use declined over time with small excess risk

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The use of aspiration thrombectomy during primary PCI in patients with STEMI declined by more than 50% since ...