Tag: VLF 2019

Sirolimus has “a much wider” safety window and shows fewer local...

 Paclitaxel kills the cells in the artery wall; sirolimus simply stuns them. So says Peter Gaines (Sheffield, UK) at VLF 2019 while commenting on...
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Paclitaxel-releasing devices: An unfolding story

Paclitaxel Timeline: Meta-analysis finds a higher risk of death in the long term when paclitaxel-coated devices are used in the leg Without additional long-term...
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US FDA continues to investigate paclitaxel devices in the leg

A meta-analysis published in the Journal of the American Heart Association (JAHA) late last year by Konstantinos Katsanos (Patras, Greece) and colleagues, suggesting an...