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by slappy
Mon Aug 23, 2010 11:54 pm
Forum: Chronic Cerebrospinal Venous Insufficiency (CCSVI)
Topic: FDA approved vein stent
Replies: 10
Views: 3059

Yes. I agree. More work needs to be done to improve stent patency rates, compatibility and deliverability if to be used in the jugular or azygos veins. I also don't think stents are the only solution. The make up of the stenosis is unknown. I don't believe it is typical atherosclerosis found in arte...
by slappy
Mon Aug 23, 2010 8:41 pm
Forum: Chronic Cerebrospinal Venous Insufficiency (CCSVI)
Topic: FDA approved vein stent
Replies: 10
Views: 3059

I completely understand that philosophy from a big company. Which is why you need a start up to take the risk. It's what they do. The big dogs don't cone into these new spaces early.

Stents are not the only solution either.
by slappy
Mon Aug 23, 2010 7:59 pm
Forum: Chronic Cerebrospinal Venous Insufficiency (CCSVI)
Topic: FDA approved vein stent
Replies: 10
Views: 3059

Hi, I mentioned in a different forum, that industry needs to be partnered with to develop the products. The physicians can only do so much with the tools they have. Then industry needs to lobby CMS, a division of the Federal Government, to approve reimbursement for this product. Once a DRG code gets...
by slappy
Sun Aug 22, 2010 10:18 am
Forum: Chronic Cerebrospinal Venous Insufficiency (CCSVI)
Topic: list of all trials
Replies: 11
Views: 19539

Sorry - it's clinicaltrials.gov

Hi - I made an error. It's www.clinicaltrials.gov It's a US government website. The federal government also controls the reimbursement of this procedure through an agency called CMS. They establish the DRG codes for the hospital reimbursement as well as the CPT codes for the physician reimbursement....
by slappy
Sun Aug 22, 2010 10:12 am
Forum: Chronic Cerebrospinal Venous Insufficiency (CCSVI)
Topic: list of all trials
Replies: 11
Views: 19539

Clinicaltrials.org

You can also go to www.clinicaltrials.org. This is a website that clinical trials should register with in order to be published in a peer reviewed journal. This gives the study some credibility.

To my knowledge there is only one US study on this website. The one in Albany, NY.
by slappy
Sun Aug 22, 2010 10:08 am
Forum: Chronic Cerebrospinal Venous Insufficiency (CCSVI)
Topic: Dr Mehta
Replies: 4
Views: 2284

Dr Mehta

Where is Dr Mehra? Is he is Florida or Michigan?

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