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Race Is Among the Factors That Predicted How Quickly Stroke Patients Get to Stroke Centers to Receive Essential Surgery, Study Shows

Posted on July 26, 2021

CONTACT: Maria Enie menie@vancomm.com or 202-248-5454 Race Is Among the Factors That Predicted How Quickly Stroke Patients Get to Stroke Centers to Receive Essential Surgery, Study Shows Colorado Springs, Colo. — Race, in combination with other factors, predicted how quickly individuals with stroke got to stroke centers to receive necessary neuroendovascular stroke surgery (or

Research Shows New Surgical Technology May Help Reduce Brain Aneurysm Regrowth

Posted on July 26, 2021 (July 26, 2021)

CONTACT: Maria Enie menie@vancomm.com or 202-248-5454 Research Shows New Surgical Technology May Help Reduce Brain Aneurysm Regrowth COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — A new tool for treating brain aneurysms may protect artery blood flow during surgery and reduce the risk of aneurysm regrowth, according to a study presented today at the Society of NeuroInterventional Surgery’s (SNIS)

Ohio Governor Signs Bill to Reduce Death and Disability Among Stroke Patients

Posted on June 22, 2021 (June 22, 2021)

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: June 22, 2021 CONTACT: Maria Enie, menie@vancomm.com or 202-248-5454 Ohio Governor Signs Bill to Reduce Death and Disability Among Stroke Patients Buckeye state to update stroke systems of care to help more patients survive and thrive FAIRFAX, Va. — Today, Ohio Governor Mike DeWine signed into law “S.B. 21,” a measure that

SNIS Remembers Pioneering Neuroradiologist

Posted on February 19, 2021

In the early 1970s, the field of neuroradiology was still in its formative years, and among its early practitioners was Dr. John Bentson, at UCLA Medical Center in Los Angeles. As he helped patients with the aid of new technology like the CT scan and computer imaging, he saw an opportunity for innovation. At the

Lower-Profile Web Intrasaccular Aneurysm Treatment Device Receives FDA Approval

Posted on January 13, 2021

MicroVention, Inc., a U.S.-based subsidiary of Terumo and a global neurovascular company, announced today the FDA Approval of the PMA Supplement for the WEB 17 System, a new addition to the WEB Aneurysm Embolization System for the treatment of intracranial wide neck bifurcation aneurysms. The WEB 17 System, designed with the latest microbraid technology, features

Journal of NeuroInterventional Surgery™: Cuts in Medicare Payments Approved Dec. 1 Jeopardize Patient Access to Lifesaving Therapies

Posted on December 3, 2020 (December 3, 2020)

CONTACT: Brittany Vanderpool bvanderpool@vancomm.com or 202.248.5487 FAIRFAX, Va.— The final 2021 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (MPFS) issued this week by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) will result in reimbursement cuts in the range of 10% for neurointerventional procedures, according to a detailed analysis published last week in the Journal of NeuroInterventional Surgery™,

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