SANTA CLARA, Calif., Oct. 06, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Shockwave Medical, Inc. (NASDAQ:SWAV), a pioneer in the development and commercialization of Intravascular Lithotripsy (IVL) to treat severely calcified cardiovascular disease, announced today that an interim analysis from the Disrupt PAD III Observational Study (OS) showed that IVL performs consistently well across challenging peripheral vessels, lesions and patients. The study, which is the largest angiographic core lab adjudicated "real world" evidence for IVL in heavily calcified peripheral arteries, was presented earlier today in a late-breaking clinical trial session at VIVA21.
The key findings from the first 752 patients of the Disrupt PAD III OS interim analysis included:
- IVL consistently showed its ability to safely and effectively modify superficial and deep calcium across multiple vascular beds, lesion types and in patients with critical limb ischemia (CLI)
- IVL resulted in consistent reduction in the diameter of stenosis with no associated distal embolization, abrupt closure or thrombotic events at any time
- IVL outcomes were comparable to the previously reported Disrupt PAD III randomized clinical trial (RCT) outcomes showing minimal procedural complications and consistent reduction in diameter stenosis
- IVL was successfully used in combination with adjunctive technologies, including specialty balloons and atherectomy, in the treatment of complex calcified lesions
The Disrupt PAD III OS completed enrollment in June 2021 with a total of 1,373 patients; analysis of the full data set will be presented in 2022.
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