Venous News

Cook Medical’s Zilver Vena venous self-expanding stent has shown high rates of patency sustained for three years, according to recently published data in the JOURNAL OF VASCULAR & INTERVENTIONAL RADIOLOGY (JVIR Media). The patency results extended across all patient subgroups, and patients experienced improvements in clinical scoring as compared to baseline. Alec Cerchiari Anthony Comerota MD FACS FACC https://lnkd.in/eRZkHcZE

ABRE subanalysis highlights obesity ‘paradox’ in post-venous stenting outcomes https://lnkd.in/eHwHeTUr

Sonablate Corp. has announced the first patient enrolled in the HIFIVE clinical trial in the USA under the guidance of principal investigator, Naiem Nassiri, M.D., F.S.V.S., R.P.V.I. (The Vascular Care Group, Massachusetts, USA). Naren Sanghvi Richard Yang https://lnkd.in/emicc3fG

Published in the Journal of Thrombosis and Thrombolysis, new research with a follow-up of 27 years has found an association between high levels of physical activity and an elevated risk of venous thromboembolism (#VTE). Per Wändell Karolinska Institutet

InterVene, Inc. recently announced the closing of its US$13 million Series A financing round. The financing was co-led by new investor Treo Ventures and existing investor RiverVest Venture Partners. Read more: https://lnkd.in/ezyB2FCh Jeff Elkins Jay Schmelter Stephen Black

A new deep vein thrombosis (#DVT) diagnostic pathway incorporating non-expert artificial intelligence (#AI)-guided compression ultrasound could reduce workload and costs for #healthcare systems while providing a quicker diagnosis and improving patient care. Efthymios (Makis) Avgerinos (Athens, Greece) shared this key conclusion from a pilot study of the ThinkSono guidance system (ThinkSono) at the 2024 European Society for Vascular Surgery (ESVS) annual meeting (24–27 September, Kraków, Poland). Read more: https://lnkd.in/eCK5Gixd

B. Braun Medical Inc. (US) has announced that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted 510(k) clearance for the Introcan Safety 2 deep access intravenous (IV) catheter, the newest addition to the Introcan Safety 2 IV catheter portfolio. Chad Laity https://lnkd.in/eNrhbKVt

A recent analysis of deep venous stent placement has determined that the procedure is safe with low rates of major complications. Doireann Joyce CardioVascular and Interventional Radiology (CVIR) #deepvenousstenting #venous #stenting https://lnkd.in/e4pM-fRj

A recent study published in the Journal of Thrombosis and Thrombolysis has revealed a significant decrease in the incidence of mortality and major bleeding in patients with COVID-19-associated venous thromboembolism in the period between 2021–2022 when compared with 2020. Francisco Galeano Valle, MD, PhD #VTE #venousthromboembolism https://lnkd.in/ecmHt8-3

Koya Medical, Inc. recently announced that full results from the TEAYS clinical study have been published in the Journal of Vascular Surgery (JVS). The data highlight superior efficacy and improved quality of life for patients suffering from lower extremity lymphoedema with Dayspring, a novel non-pneumatic compression device (NPCD), compared to advanced pneumatic compression devices (APCDs). Read more: https://lnkd.in/exUPCFnc