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New Route to Designer Materials Made From Nanoparticles

Creating better-performing materials comes down to having more control over their structure at the smallest possible scale. One particularly effective way to accomplish that is using nanoparticles, which have highly customizable shapes and sizes and have already shown promise in applications across energy, medicine, and electronics. Joining Macfarlane on the…

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AGENT IDE: DCB Performance for In-Stent Restenosis Lasts Out to 2 Years

WASHINGTON, DC—A newly approved drug-coated balloon (DCB) for the treatment of in-stent restenosis (ISR) continues to be safe and effective, with fewer events and repeat interventions compared with balloon angioplasty, 2-year data show. The Agent DCB (Boston Scientific) offered a lower rate of target lesion failure—the composite of ischemia-driven TLR…

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At 1 Year, Real-world Agent DCB Outcomes Reassure Despite Patient Complexity

SAN DIEGO, CA—Patients treated with the Agent drug-coated balloon (DCB; Boston Scientific) have encouraging outcomes at 1 year despite many having comorbidities and one-third being treated off-label in de novo lesions, according to real-world registry data. The paclitaxel-coated device was the first DCB approved by the US Food and Drug…

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