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Evidence-based recommendations on percutaneous pulmonary valve implantation for right ventricular outflow tract dysfunction. This involves implanting a replacement valve with a wire mesh tube called a stent.

Result type

HealthTech guidance

Published

23 January 2013

Evidence-based recommendations on balloon pulmonary angioplasty for chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension in adults. This involves inserting and inflating a balloon in blocked blood vessels in the lungs to improve blood flow.

Result type

HealthTech guidance

Published

27 April 2016

Evidence-based recommendations on radiotherapy for age-related macular degeneration. This involves using radiation to destroy the new blood vessels, with the aim of slowing down sight loss.

Result type

HealthTech guidance

Published

24 March 2004

Evidence-based recommendations on genicular artery embolisation for pain from knee osteoarthritis. This involves inserting a tube through an artery in the groin into the genicular artery, and injecting tiny particles through it to block new blood vessels.

Result type

HealthTech guidance

Published

27 October 2021

Evidence-based recommendations on transpupillary thermotherapy for age-related macular degeneration. This involves using a laser to heat and seal up the blood vessels that are causing the problems.

Result type

HealthTech guidance

Published

27 May 2004

Evidence-based recommendations on superficial venous arterialisation for chronic limb threatening ischaemia in adults. This involves joining an artery in the lower leg to a large vein to divert blood flow through the vein towards the foot, bypassing the blocked arteries.

Result type

HealthTech guidance

Published

24 August 2022

Early value assessment (EVA) guidance on CaRi-Heart for predicting cardiac risk in suspected coronary artery disease.

Result type

HealthTech guidance

Published

9 March 2023

Evidence-based recommendations on miniature lens system implantation for advanced age-related macular degeneration. This involves implanting an artificial lens system into 1 eye only.

Result type

HealthTech guidance

Published

28 September 2016

NICE has developed a medtech innovation briefing (MIB) on the Somatom Definition Edge CT scanner for imaging coronary artery disease in adults in whom imaging is difficult .

Result type

Medtech innovation briefing

Last updated

6 July 2017

Evidence-based recommendations on intravascular lithotripsy to treat calcified coronary arteries during percutaneous coronary intervention. This involves using ultrasound shockwaves to break up hard deposits in the arteries, to allow blood to flow more freely.

Result type

HealthTech guidance

Published

5 February 2025

Evidence-based recommendations on valve-in-valve transcatheter aortic valve implantation (ViV-TAVI) for aortic bioprosthetic valve dysfunction in adults. This involves placing a new bioprosthetic valve inside a failing bioprosthetic valve.

Result type

HealthTech guidance

Published

26 June 2019

NICE has developed a medtech innovation briefing (MIB) on DuraGraft for preserving vascular grafts .

Result type

Medtech innovation briefing

Published

8 May 2019

Evidence-based recommendations on totally endoscopic robotically assisted coronary artery bypass grafting (TECAB). This involves using small, remote-controlled robotic arms to carry out the grafting procedure.

Result type

HealthTech guidance

Published

22 June 2005

Evidence-based recommendations on endoscopic saphenous vein harvest for coronary artery bypass grafting. This involves removing the vein under endoscopic guidance through a small cut near the knee (keyhole surgery).

Result type

HealthTech guidance

Published

25 June 2014

Evidence-based recommendations on percutaneous laser coronary angioplasty. This involves using a laser to burn away the deposits blocking the blood vessels of the heart.

Result type

HealthTech guidance

Published

26 January 2011