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Expedited carotid artery surgery after index event “probably safer” than expedited...

A systematic review and meta-analysis of 71 studies suggests that, at present, carotid endarterectomy (CEA) is safer than carotid artery stenting (CAS) when performed...

Prolonged TV watching may increase risk of venous thromboembolism

A new study reports that watching TV for four hours a day or more is associated with a 35% higher risk of venous thromboembolism...
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New meta-analysis finds “no observed difference” in mortality between paclitaxel and...

February 2020 brings another paclitaxel device meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials in chronic limb-threatening ischaemia (CLTI) patients. Krystal Dinh (Westmead Hospital, Sydney, Australia) et...
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Hotly-contested meta-analysis suggests a higher risk of death or amputation at...

A new meta-analysis, just published in the Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology (JVIR), suggests significantly worse amputation-free survival at one year with the...

Benefit and risk: Meta-analysis draws a heterogeneous picture of drug-coated balloon...

Scientists of Jena University Hospital, Germany, conducted a meta-analysis sought to evaluate benefit and risk of paclitaxel-coated balloon angioplasty compared to plain old balloon...
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No increased short- to midterm mortality among dialysis access patients treated...

A systematic review and meta-analysis, recently published in the Journal of Endovascular Therapy, found no difference in short- to midterm mortality among patients who...

VLF 2019: White paper and individual patient data analysis are planned...

 Krishna Rocha-Singh (Springfield, USA) tells Vascular News that plans after VLF 2019 include publishing a white paper and expeditiously pooling individual patient-level data from...