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Volume 29 - Issue 4 - April 2021

Featured Article

CLI & Atherectomy
04/04/2021

James F. Foster III, MD, RVPI, and Miles McKee, DO

Centerpoint Medical Center, Kansas City, Missouri

James F. Foster III, MD, RVPI, and Mi...
I truly believe in the value of prepping the vessel with directional atherectomy. I have seen better clinical outcomes since I began using directional atherectomy followed by drug-coated balloon angioplasty.
I truly believe in the value of prepping the vessel with directional atherectomy. I have seen better clinical outcomes since I began using directional atherectomy followed by drug-coated balloon angioplasty.
I truly believe in the value of...
04/04/2021
Cath Lab Digest
Cath Lab Spotlight: Lowell General  Hospital’s Heart and Vascular Center
04/04/2021

Allayne Mendys, MBA, BSN/RN, CV-BC, AACC, Clinical Manager; Stacey Cayer BSN/RN; Deidre Goad RT(R); Anne Marie Jussaume RT(R); and Laura Pruyn BSN/RN, CV-BC, Lowell, Massachusetts

Allayne Mendys, MBA, BSN/RN, CV-BC, A...
Our cath lab is part of a 390-bed community hospital located in Lowell, Massachusetts. Our mission aligns with that of the hospital: we put “Patients First in Everything We Do”.
Our cath lab is part of a 390-bed community hospital located in Lowell, Massachusetts. Our mission aligns with that of the hospital: we put “Patients First in Everything We Do”.
Our cath lab is part of a...
04/04/2021
Cath Lab Digest
Evaluating Post-PCI iFR and Optimal Revascularization in DEFINE PCI: Use of physiology with Philips iFR, OmniWire, and iFR Co-registration with upcoming DEFINE GPS
04/04/2021

Allen Jeremias, MD, MSc*

Director of Interventional Cardiology Research and Associate Director, Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory, St. Francis Heart Center, Roslyn, New York; Director, Physiology Core Lab, Cardiovascular Research Foundation; New York, New York.
*Dr. Jeremias is the Principal Investigator for DEFINE PCI and DEFINE GPS, clinical studies sponsored by Philips.

Ziad A. Ali, MD, DPhil

Director of the DeMatteis Cardiovascular Institute and Investigational Interventional Cardiology, St. Francis Heart Center, Roslyn, New York; Director of the Angiographic Core Lab, Cardiovascular Research Foundation, New York, New York. Dr. Ali is an Investigator for DEFINE PCI and DEFINE GPS, clinical studies sponsored by Philips.

Allen Jeremias, MD, MSc* Director of...
Doing an iFR pullback identifies the physiologic impact of the distribution pattern of atherosclerosis in a particular vessel. We have a road map so we know where the lesions are. It is not adding a lot of time, but it adds accuracy to the...
Doing an iFR pullback identifies the physiologic impact of the distribution pattern of atherosclerosis in a particular vessel. We have a road map so we know where the lesions are. It is not adding a lot of time, but it adds accuracy to the...
Doing an iFR pullback identifies...
04/04/2021
Cath Lab Digest
Anomalous Left Coronary Artery From the Right Coronary Cusp
04/04/2021

Pradnya Brijmohan Bhattad,1 MD; Vinay Jain,2 MD; Mohit Bhasin,3 MD

1Resident, Department of Internal Medicine, East Tennessee State University, Tennessee; 2Attending Radiologist, Department of Radiology, James H. Quillen Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Mountain Home, Tennessee; 3Cardiologist, Innovation Health Services, Norfolk, Virginia

Pradnya Brijmohan Bhattad,1 MD; Vinay...
A 57-year-old male with a history of hypertension, end-stage renal disease on hemodialysis, and diabetes mellitus type 2 was found to have an anomalous left coronary artery on coronary angiography that was initially performed for the...
A 57-year-old male with a history of hypertension, end-stage renal disease on hemodialysis, and diabetes mellitus type 2 was found to have an anomalous left coronary artery on coronary angiography that was initially performed for the...
A 57-year-old male with a...
04/04/2021
Cath Lab Digest
04/03/2021

Christopher E. Buller, MD, FRCPC, FACC Medical Director, Teleflex Interventional,

Christopher E. Buller, MD, FRCPC, FAC...
The Clinical Editor’s Corner in this issue of Cath Lab Digest highlights two important themes.
The Clinical Editor’s Corner in this issue of Cath Lab Digest highlights two important themes.
The Clinical Editor’s Corner in...
04/03/2021
Cath Lab Digest

Feature

Case Report
04/04/2021

Syed M. Ahmed, MD

Morris Hospital, Morris, Illinois

Syed M. Ahmed, MD Morris Hospital, M...
Herein, we present the case of a patient with no previous cardiovascular disease who presented with COVID-19 infection.
Herein, we present the case of a patient with no previous cardiovascular disease who presented with COVID-19 infection.
Herein, we present the case of a...
04/04/2021
Cath Lab Digest
Case Report
04/04/2021

Gautam Kumar1,2, MBBS, MRCP(UK), FASE, FACC, FSCAI, Associate Professor of Medicine, and Rajesh Sachdeva2, MD, FACC, FSCAI, Professor of Medicine

1Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia; 2Atlanta VA Medical Center, Decatur, Georgia

Gautam Kumar1,2, MBBS, MRCP(UK), FASE...
Knowledge of vessel tortuosities and vigilance during the procedure, along with use of the right tools, can make the procedure seamless and successful. 
Knowledge of vessel tortuosities and vigilance during the procedure, along with use of the right tools, can make the procedure seamless and successful. 
Knowledge of vessel tortuosities...
04/04/2021
Cath Lab Digest
Case Report
04/04/2021

Monarch Shah, MD1; Henil Patel, MD2; Radhika-Alicia Patel3; Shay Awasti3; Ashish Awasti, MD, FACC3; Pratik Patel, MD, FACC3

1Saint Peter’s University Hospital, New Brunswick, New Jersey; 2University of Scranton, Scranton, Pennsylvania; 3Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, New Brunswick, New Jersey

Monarch Shah, MD1; Henil Patel, MD2; ...
We describe a case of a right coronary artery (RCA) perforation that was successfully treated using a polyurethane-coated (PK Papyrus) stent (Biotronik).
We describe a case of a right coronary artery (RCA) perforation that was successfully treated using a polyurethane-coated (PK Papyrus) stent (Biotronik).
We describe a case of a right...
04/04/2021
Cath Lab Digest

Column

Clinical Editor's Corner
04/04/2021

Morton J. Kern, MD, MSCAI, FACC, FAHA

Clinical Editor; Chief of Cardiology, Long Beach VA Medical Center, Long Beach, California; Professor of Medicine, University of California, Irvine Medical Center, Orange, California

with contributions from Ted Feldman, MD, Irvine, California; John Hirshfeld, MD, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Nils Johnson, MD, MS, Houston, Texas; David Moliterno, MD, Lexington, Kentucky; Michael Ragosta, MD, Charlottesville, Virginia; Steve Ramee, MD, New Orleans, Louisiana; George Vetrovec, MD, Richmond, Virginia

Morton J. Kern, MD, MSCAI, FACC, FAHA...
As our old stock of Langstons is gone, I compiled a list of what I believe to be all the methods for aortic stenosis gradient assessment that involve only one arterial access and asked our expert colleagues about their alternative to the dual...
As our old stock of Langstons is gone, I compiled a list of what I believe to be all the methods for aortic stenosis gradient assessment that involve only one arterial access and asked our expert colleagues about their alternative to the dual...
As our old stock of Langstons is...
04/04/2021
Cath Lab Digest

News

News
04/03/2021
People with periodontitis are at higher risk of experiencing major cardiovascular events, according to new research from Forsyth Institute and Harvard University scientists and colleagues.
People with periodontitis are at higher risk of experiencing major cardiovascular events, according to new research from Forsyth Institute and Harvard University scientists and colleagues.
People with periodontitis are at...
04/03/2021
Cath Lab Digest
News
04/03/2021
Serious complications due to blood clots, such as heart attacks and strokes, that are experienced by some COVID-19 survivors may be caused by a lingering immune response in the blood vessels after recovery, suggests a study published in...
Serious complications due to blood clots, such as heart attacks and strokes, that are experienced by some COVID-19 survivors may be caused by a lingering immune response in the blood vessels after recovery, suggests a study published in...
Serious complications due to...
04/03/2021
Cath Lab Digest

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