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Volume 28 - Issue 4 - April 2020

OpSens’ Diastolic Pressure Ratio (dPR): More Letters in the Alphabet Soup or the Plat de Résistance?
04/03/2020

Ziad Ali, MD, DPhil1,2,3

Ziad Ali, MD, DPhil1,2,3
Fractional flow reserve (FFR) has been validated in numerous clinical studies for diagnosing the physiological significance of coronary artery stenosis severity and determining the need for revascularization. However, the induction of maximal...
Fractional flow reserve (FFR) has been validated in numerous clinical studies for diagnosing the physiological significance of coronary artery stenosis severity and determining the need for revascularization. However, the induction of maximal...
Fractional flow reserve (FFR)...
04/03/2020
Cath Lab Digest
Your Path to Success: Expert Advice
Gaining Insight Into Peripheral Interventions...Radial Access Can Play a Role
04/03/2020

Michael J. Martinelli, MD, FACC, FSCAI

Sr. Vice President, Medical Affairs

Chief Medical Officer

Terumo Medical Corporation

Michael J. Martinelli, MD, FACC, FSCA...
It is in regard to the peripheral intervention program, and the treatment of peripheral arterial disease (PAD), that we talk to Dr. Martinelli today in order to gain his insights as to how his program not only addressed this disease process,...
It is in regard to the peripheral intervention program, and the treatment of peripheral arterial disease (PAD), that we talk to Dr. Martinelli today in order to gain his insights as to how his program not only addressed this disease process,...
It is in regard to the...
04/03/2020
Cath Lab Digest
COVID-19: An IC’s Status Update From New Jersey
04/03/2020

CLD talks with Jordan Safirstein, MD, FACC, FSCAI, Morristown Medical Center, Morristown, New Jersey.

CLD talks with Jordan Safirstein, MD,...
At the time of this interview (March 26th), interventional cardiologist Dr. Safirstein had recently tested positive for the novel coronavirus.
At the time of this interview (March 26th), interventional cardiologist Dr. Safirstein had recently tested positive for the novel coronavirus.
At the time of this interview...
04/03/2020
Cath Lab Digest
Cath Labs Across the Country (and Outside the U.S.) Share Their Status
04/03/2020
Nurses and techs are on standby serving in the ED and ICU if there are no cath cases. For STEMIs, it is usual PCI with max PPE [personal protective equipment]. NSTEMIs are deferred on medical care unless unable to stabilize them. We are...
Nurses and techs are on standby serving in the ED and ICU if there are no cath cases. For STEMIs, it is usual PCI with max PPE [personal protective equipment]. NSTEMIs are deferred on medical care unless unable to stabilize them. We are...
Nurses and techs are on standby...
04/03/2020
Cath Lab Digest
All that Glitters is Not Gold: The Fate of the ISCHEMIA Trial
04/03/2020

Robert W. W. Biederman1, MD, FACC, FAHA, FSGC, FASA, Mark Doyle2, PhD

1Corazon Medical Advisor; Professor of Medicine; Director, Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Temple University School of Medicine; Adjunct Professor of Bioengineering, Carnegie Mellon University, Allegheny Health Network/Allegheny General Hospital, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

2Professor of Medicine, Drexel University; Adjunct Professor of Medicine, Carnegie Mellon University; Cardiac MRI, Allegheny Health Network, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

 

 

Robert W. W. Biederman1, MD, FACC, FA...
Upon review and interrogation of the primary outcomes slide over the following days, we experienced a startling revelation, arriving at a diametrically opposite conclusion from the presented trial conclusion.
Upon review and interrogation of the primary outcomes slide over the following days, we experienced a startling revelation, arriving at a diametrically opposite conclusion from the presented trial conclusion.
Upon review and interrogation of...
04/03/2020
Cath Lab Digest
Announcing the Inaugural Class of Fellows of the Alliance of Cardiovascular Professionals
Announcing the Inaugural Class of Fellows of the Alliance of Cardiovascular Professionals
04/03/2020
Fellowship in the Alliance of Cardiovascular Professionals is a recognition of professionalism and leadership in cardiovascular service delivery for non-physician professionals, cardiovascular service line directors, and administrators.
Fellowship in the Alliance of Cardiovascular Professionals is a recognition of professionalism and leadership in cardiovascular service delivery for non-physician professionals, cardiovascular service line directors, and administrators.
Fellowship in the Alliance of...
04/03/2020
Cath Lab Digest

Feature

Case Examples
OpSens dPR Utilization in a Real-World, Complex Clinical Practice
04/03/2020

Jimmy L. Kerrigan, MD, FACC, FSCAI1

Jimmy L. Kerrigan, MD, FACC, FSCAI1 ...
The use of OpSens dPR helped us to decide that we could safely defer treatment of the patient’s left system, which would have potentially required bifurcation stenting of the left main into the acutely angulated circumflex system and the...
The use of OpSens dPR helped us to decide that we could safely defer treatment of the patient’s left system, which would have potentially required bifurcation stenting of the left main into the acutely angulated circumflex system and the...
The use of OpSens dPR helped us...
04/03/2020
Cath Lab Digest
Original Contribution
Hyper Adducted Right Radial Artery (HARRA) Method to Reduce Radiation Exposure and Promote Ergonomics
04/03/2020

Richard Casazza, MAS, RT(R)(CI), Brooklyn, New York, and Alexander G. Truesdell, MD, FACC, FSCAI, FSVM, Virginia Heart, Falls Church, Virginia

Richard Casazza, MAS, RT(R)(CI), Broo...
An adducted arm/wrist increases the distance between the operator and radiation source. As radiation exposure is cumulative, 2-3 inches of distance multiplied times 1000 procedures has a significant long-term dose-reduction effect.
An adducted arm/wrist increases the distance between the operator and radiation source. As radiation exposure is cumulative, 2-3 inches of distance multiplied times 1000 procedures has a significant long-term dose-reduction effect.
An adducted arm/wrist increases...
04/03/2020
Cath Lab Digest
Case Report
Complex PCI
04/03/2020

Jaikirshan J. Khatri, MD, FACC, FSCAI 

Cleveland Clinic Staff, Section of Interventional Cardiology and Vascular Medicine, Heart and Vascular Institute; Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine, Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine, Case Western Reserve University 

Cleveland, Ohio

 

Case physicians: Jaikirshan J. Khatri, MD, Vinayak Nagaraja, MD, Laura Young, MD

Location: Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio

Jaikirshan J. Khatri, MD, FACC, FSCAI...
TAKERU PTCA Balloon Dilatation Catheters have been recently launched by Terumo. In this report, we summarize our initial experience with the TAKERU balloon catheter. Since July 1, 2019, we have used these balloon catheters in over 40 cases.
TAKERU PTCA Balloon Dilatation Catheters have been recently launched by Terumo. In this report, we summarize our initial experience with the TAKERU balloon catheter. Since July 1, 2019, we have used these balloon catheters in over 40 cases.
TAKERU PTCA Balloon Dilatation...
04/03/2020
Cath Lab Digest

Column

Cath Lab Experience
Success With Same-Day Discharge (SDD) for Percutaneous Coronary Interventions at UNC Rex Healthcare
04/03/2020

R. Lee Jobe, MD, FACC, FSCAI, and Donica O’Leary, MHA, BSN, RN-BC, NE-BC

R. Lee Jobe, MD, FACC, FSCAI, and Don...
In November 2016, UNC Rex cardiologists and clinicians identified an opportunity to enhance hospital throughput, decrease costs, and maintain quality patient care. After a comprehensive review, the group determined that there was a need to...
In November 2016, UNC Rex cardiologists and clinicians identified an opportunity to enhance hospital throughput, decrease costs, and maintain quality patient care. After a comprehensive review, the group determined that there was a need to...
In November 2016, UNC Rex...
04/03/2020
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Morton Kern, MD

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Rebecca Kapur

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