Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension: Results From A Prospective, Observational European Registry

TCT-350 Safety and Performance of the Resorbable Magnesium Scaffold, Magmaris in a Real World Setting - First 400 Subjects at 12-month Follow-up of the BIOSOLVE-IV Registry

The aim of this registry is to investigate the clinical performance and long-term safety of the Resorbable Magnesium Scaffold (Magmaris) (BIOTRONIK AG, Buelach, Switzerland) in a real-world setting. Up to 2,054 subjects in up to 120 clinical sites in Europe, Asia, and Asia-Pacific countries will

2014 ESC Guidelines on the diagnosis and management of acute pulmonary embolism

ACS : acute coronary syndrome AMPLIFY : Apixaban for the Initial Management of Pulmonary Embolism and Deep-Vein Thrombosis as First-line Therapy aPTT : activated partial thromboplastin time b.i.d. : bis in diem (twice daily) b.p.m. : beats per minute BNP : brain natriuretic peptide BP : blood pressure CI : confidence interval CO : cardiac output COPD : chronic obstructive pulmonary disease CPG : Committee for Practice Guidelines CRNM : clinically relevant non-major CT : computed tomographic/tomogram CTEPH : chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension CUS : compression venous ultrasonography DSA : digital subtraction angiography DVT : deep vein thrombosis ELISA : enzyme-linked immunosorben…

Riociguat treatment in patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension: Final safety data from the EXPERT registry

OBJECTIVE: The soluble guanylate cyclase stimulator riociguat is approved for the treatment of adult patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) and inoperable or persistent/recurrent chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension following Phase 3 randomized trials. The EXPosurE Registry RiociguaT in patients with pulmonary hypertension (EXPERT) study was designed to monitor the long-term safety of riociguat in clinical practice. METHODS: EXPERT was an international, multicenter, prospective, uncontrolled, non-interventional cohort study of patients treated with riociguat. Patients were followed for at least 1 year and up to 4 years from enrollment or until 30 days after stopping ri…