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Renal Denervation
03/05/2025
Amir Kaki, MD, FACC, FSCAI
The Paradise ultrasound Renal Denervation (uRDN) System (Recor Medical, Inc.) uses circumferential ultrasound energy to thermally ablate and disrupt sympathetic nerves along the renal arteries.
The Paradise ultrasound Renal Denervation (uRDN) System (Recor Medical, Inc.) uses circumferential ultrasound energy to thermally ablate and disrupt sympathetic nerves along the renal arteries.
The Paradise ultrasound Renal...
03/05/2025
Cath Lab Digest
Clinical Editor's Corner
03/05/2025
Morton J. Kern, MD, MSCAI, FACC, FAHA; David A. Cox, MD; Stephen Jenkins, MD; Dean J. Kereiakes, MD, FACC, MSCAI; Gary S. Mintz, MD; Jeffrey W. Moses, MD; Stephen R. Ramee, MD; Kenneth Rosenfield, MD, MHCDS; Barry F. Uretsky, MD
Stenting across a coronary aneurysm invariably leaves free-floating struts which remain of concern to the operators despite good antiplatelet regiments after the procedure. Most of the time, this is a benign percutaneous coronary intervention...
Stenting across a coronary aneurysm invariably leaves free-floating struts which remain of concern to the operators despite good antiplatelet regiments after the procedure. Most of the time, this is a benign percutaneous coronary intervention...
Stenting across a coronary...
03/05/2025
Cath Lab Digest
Clinical Editor's Corner
02/05/2025
Morton J. Kern, MD, MSCAI, FACC, FAHA; Paul S. Teirstein, MD, FACC
"I hope this brief collection of tips and tricks for easy PCI in 2025 is helpful," says Dr. Kern. "If you identify a tip or trick that makes PCI or intervention or cardiac cath easier in your lab, please consider sending it along to me."
"I hope this brief collection of tips and tricks for easy PCI in 2025 is helpful," says Dr. Kern. "If you identify a tip or trick that makes PCI or intervention or cardiac cath easier in your lab, please consider sending it along to me."
"I hope this brief collection of...
02/05/2025
Cath Lab Digest
Cardiovascular ASCs
02/04/2025
Ann E. Honeycutt, MSN
Ann Honeycutt, MSN, Executive Director of the Virginia Cardiovascular Specialist group, describes her experience building an ASC, the VCS Heart and Vascular Center, that first opened with a focus on electrophysiology and peripheral vascular...
Ann Honeycutt, MSN, Executive Director of the Virginia Cardiovascular Specialist group, describes her experience building an ASC, the VCS Heart and Vascular Center, that first opened with a focus on electrophysiology and peripheral vascular...
Ann Honeycutt, MSN, Executive...
02/04/2025
Cath Lab Digest
Clinical Editor's Corner
01/08/2025
Morton J. Kern, MD, MSCAI, FACC, FAHA
"A good apron is a critical element of our profession and we should make every effort to maintain them for our safety," says Dr. Kern. "Because I was surprised by my own lack of knowledge on the care and ‘feeding’ of our PPA, I thought I...
"A good apron is a critical element of our profession and we should make every effort to maintain them for our safety," says Dr. Kern. "Because I was surprised by my own lack of knowledge on the care and ‘feeding’ of our PPA, I thought I...
"A good apron is a critical...
01/08/2025
Cath Lab Digest
Peripheral Intervention
01/04/2025
The authors review demographic and clinical characteristics, and short-intermediate term outcomes of patients presenting to a safety-net hospital with peripheral arterial disease treated with directional atherectomy and drug-coated balloon...
The authors review demographic and clinical characteristics, and short-intermediate term outcomes of patients presenting to a safety-net hospital with peripheral arterial disease treated with directional atherectomy and drug-coated balloon...
The authors review demographic...
01/04/2025
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Structural Heart & EP
12/06/2024
Mark Metzl, MD; Mark J. Ricciardi, MD, FAHA
"We have to approach these patients from multiple perspectives, which is why this topic is so important for both electrophysiologists and for our structural colleagues," says Mark D. Metzl, MD. Read more from Dr. Metzl and Mark J. Ricciardi,...
"We have to approach these patients from multiple perspectives, which is why this topic is so important for both electrophysiologists and for our structural colleagues," says Mark D. Metzl, MD. Read more from Dr. Metzl and Mark J. Ricciardi,...
"We have to approach these...
12/06/2024
Cath Lab Digest
Structural Heart
12/06/2024
CLD talks with Nish Harshadkumar Patel, MD, about his presentation at Baptist Health’s Echocardiography and Structural Heart Symposium, which took place September 27th-28th in Coral Gables, Florida.
CLD talks with Nish Harshadkumar Patel, MD, about his presentation at Baptist Health’s Echocardiography and Structural Heart Symposium, which took place September 27th-28th in Coral Gables, Florida.
CLD talks with Nish Harshadkumar...
12/06/2024
Cath Lab Digest
Clinical Editor's Corner
12/06/2024
Morton J. Kern, MD, MSCAI, FACC, FAHA; Phillip Mumford, MHA, MBA, RCIS; Duane S. Pinto, MD, MPH; Stephen R. Ramee, MD; Kenneth Rosenfield, MD, MHCDS; Curtiss P. Stinis, MD; Zoltan G. Turi, MD
I received a query about hemostasis after inadvertent entry into the inferior epigastric artery. A percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) was completed without a problem.
I received a query about hemostasis after inadvertent entry into the inferior epigastric artery. A percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) was completed without a problem.
I received a query about...
12/06/2024
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Atul Gupta, MD
Structural Heart
11/27/2024
Atul Gupta, MD
Atul Gupta, MD, has a unique perspective on advancement in the growth of structural heart disease treatment, the miniaturization and automation of echocardiography, and how AI is set to revolutionize the field.
Atul Gupta, MD, has a unique perspective on advancement in the growth of structural heart disease treatment, the miniaturization and automation of echocardiography, and how AI is set to revolutionize the field.
Atul Gupta, MD, has a unique...
11/27/2024
Cath Lab Digest