CTSO - CytoSorbents May 6 2024 Virtual KOL and Analyst-Investor Day: STAR-T Pivotal Trial Topline Results & Real World Experience with Antithrombotic Drug Removal in Europe | Benzinga
PRINCETON, N.J., May 02, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- CytoSorbents Corporation (NASDAQ:CTSO), a leader in the treatment of life-threatening conditions in the intensive care unit and cardiac surgery using blood purification via its proprietary polymer adsorption technology, today announced that it will host a virtual Key Opinion Leader and Analyst-Investor Day on Monday, May 6, 2024 from 11:30 AM to 1:30 PM ET. To register, click here.
The program will cover the significant challenge of severe perioperative bleeding in patients undergoing heart surgery while on blood thinners, including the blockbuster drug Brilinta® (ticagrelor, AstraZeneca). Notably, the experts will review the key findings from the pivotal U.S. and Canadian STAR-T randomized, controlled trial, investigating the safety and efficacy of DrugSorb®-ATR (an investigational FDA Breakthrough Designated Device) to mitigate this issue and the exciting data in the pre-specified CABG population. CABG (coronary artery bypass graft) surgery is the most common cardiac surgery procedure worldwide, driven by high rates of coronary artery disease and heart attacks globally - particularly in the aging baby-boomer population.
In addition, the program will include an overview of real-world use and outcomes with antithrombotic drug removal in cardiac surgery in the European Union, where the application is already approved.
The event will feature Michael J. Mack, MD (Baylor Scott & White Health), C. Michael Gibson, MS, MD (Harvard University), and Richard Whitlock, MD, PhD, FRCSC (McMaster University) - Principal Investigators of the pivotal STAR-T (Safe and Timely Antithrombotic Removal – Ticagrelor) randomized controlled trial - and Michael Schmoeckel, MD (Ludwig Maximilians University of Munich).
Live Q&A sessions will follow the formal presentations.
About Michael J. Mack, MD
Michael J. Mack, MD serves as Chair of the Cardiovascular Service Line at Baylor Scott & White Health and Chairman of the Board at Baylor Scott & White Research Institute. He also serves as Vice Chair of the American Board of Thoracic Surgery, Co-Chair of the FDA Heart Valve Collaboratory, and Senior Vice Chair of the NIH Cardiothoracic Surgery Trial Network (CTSN). In addition, Dr. Mack is Associate Editor for both the Journal of the American College of Cardiology (JACC) and the Baylor University Medical Center Proceedings. Dr. Mack has practiced cardiothoracic surgery in Dallas, TX since 1982. He is board certified in Internal Medicine, General Surgery, and Thoracic Surgery and has over 900 peer reviewed publications. Dr. Mack was President of the Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS) 2011 and is Past President of the Thoracic Surgery Foundation for Research and Education (TSFRE) 2009- 2011, the Southern Thoracic Surgical Association (STSA) 2009 and the International Society for Minimally Invasive Cardiothoracic Surgery (ISMICS) 2000. He is also a past member of the American College of Cardiology Board of Trustees, Nominating Committee, and Governance Committee and is the past Co-Chair of the STS/ACC National Transcatheter Valve Therapy (TVT) Registry and TVT Stakeholder Advisory Group. He is a Master of the ACC and is an honorary member of the German Society for Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, the Indian Association of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery, Mexican Society of Cardiac Surgery and is the recipient of the Presidential Citation of the American College of Cardiology, the Transcatheter Cardiovascular Therapeutics (TCT) Lifetime Achievement Award and the 2022 American Association for Thoracic Surgery (AATS) Lifetime Achievement Award.
About C. Michael Gibson, MS, MD
C. Michael Gibson, MS, MD is an interventional cardiologist who pioneered our understanding of the open artery and the open microvasculature hypothesis in the setting of heart attack. As an innovator, ...