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Volume 28 - Issue 9 - September 2020

Low-Dose Imaging in Chronic Total Occlusions Without Sacrificing Image Quality Using the ARTIS Q.zen Angiography System
09/07/2020
High quality imaging is essential for chronic total occlusion percutaneous coronary intervention (CTO PCI). Collateral vessels can be very tiny and tortuous. Without the appropriate visualization, the path of the collateral can be misleading....
High quality imaging is essential for chronic total occlusion percutaneous coronary intervention (CTO PCI). Collateral vessels can be very tiny and tortuous. Without the appropriate visualization, the path of the collateral can be misleading....
High quality imaging is...
09/07/2020
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Rotational Excisional Atherectomy With the Rotarex™ Atherectomy Device
09/07/2020
There are two aspects of the Rotarex Device that shine. First, it has very efficient clot removal. For thrombectomy purposes, I think this device is great. Second, the Rotarex engages plaque in a very efficient way.
There are two aspects of the Rotarex Device that shine. First, it has very efficient clot removal. For thrombectomy purposes, I think this device is great. Second, the Rotarex engages plaque in a very efficient way.
There are two aspects of the...
09/07/2020
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Comparing Antiplatelet Therapy in STEMI: The FABOLUS-FASTER Trial
09/07/2020
The big surprise from the study is that the non-inferiority of cangrelor versus tirofiban was not met. Tirofiban was clearly superior to cangrelor. Among the 4 regimens, the mean level of platelet inhibition that can be achieved at 30 minutes...
The big surprise from the study is that the non-inferiority of cangrelor versus tirofiban was not met. Tirofiban was clearly superior to cangrelor. Among the 4 regimens, the mean level of platelet inhibition that can be achieved at 30 minutes...
The big surprise from the study...
09/07/2020
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Challenges and Opportunities Programs Face in Reopening to Elective Procedures
Your Path to Success: Expert Advice
Challenges and Opportunities Programs Face in Reopening to Elective Procedures
09/07/2020
In this month’s article, Anne Beekman, Senior Manager, Care Pathway Solutions, Terumo Business Edge, describes the insight and learning she and her team gained from working with programs during the Covid-19 crisis. Anne possesses a wide body...
In this month’s article, Anne Beekman, Senior Manager, Care Pathway Solutions, Terumo Business Edge, describes the insight and learning she and her team gained from working with programs during the Covid-19 crisis. Anne possesses a wide body...
In this month’s article, Anne...
09/07/2020
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Distal Transradial Access: A Multidisciplinary Roundtable
09/06/2020
Recently, four interventional practitioners, representing different endovascular subspecialties, gathered to discuss their thoughts on the state of distal radial access techniques, the history behind it, and where they think it might fit into...
Recently, four interventional practitioners, representing different endovascular subspecialties, gathered to discuss their thoughts on the state of distal radial access techniques, the history behind it, and where they think it might fit into...
Recently, four interventional...
09/06/2020
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Feature

Case Report
Successful Management of Saphenous Vein Graft Perforation: A Disaster Avoided
09/07/2020
Coronary artery perforation (CAP) is a rare but serious, and potentially fatal, complication of percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). CAP occurs when an intimal tear or dissection penetrates the arterial wall. Previous studies estimate...
Coronary artery perforation (CAP) is a rare but serious, and potentially fatal, complication of percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). CAP occurs when an intimal tear or dissection penetrates the arterial wall. Previous studies estimate...
Coronary artery perforation...
09/07/2020
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Clinical Images
Heart Failure After Treatment for Lymphoma
09/06/2020
Constrictive pericarditis is a morbid condition, with a challenging diagnosis. Because constrictive pericarditis is generally considered a treatable cause of heart failure, evaluating for and distinguishing constrictive pericarditis from...
Constrictive pericarditis is a morbid condition, with a challenging diagnosis. Because constrictive pericarditis is generally considered a treatable cause of heart failure, evaluating for and distinguishing constrictive pericarditis from...
Constrictive pericarditis is a...
09/06/2020
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Department

Imaging Corner
Prospective Evaluation for Stent Fracture in PCI
09/07/2020

Images/courtesy University of Erlangen

Images/courtesy University of Erlange...
Stent fracture is a common and clinically relevant complication in percutaneous coronary interventions. Untreated stent fractures (Types 3 and 4) are associated with poor cardiac outcome. For this reason, detecting stent fractures at the...
Stent fracture is a common and clinically relevant complication in percutaneous coronary interventions. Untreated stent fractures (Types 3 and 4) are associated with poor cardiac outcome. For this reason, detecting stent fractures at the...
Stent fracture is a common and...
09/07/2020
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Column

Clinical Editor's Corner
Constrictive Pericardial Hemodynamics Made Easy
09/06/2020
In this issue of CLD, Manjunath et al present a case of a woman who presented with heart failure due to constrictive pericarditis. She had been treated with chemotherapy and chest radiation therapy for Hodgkin’s lymphoma.
In this issue of CLD, Manjunath et al present a case of a woman who presented with heart failure due to constrictive pericarditis. She had been treated with chemotherapy and chest radiation therapy for Hodgkin’s lymphoma.
In this issue of CLD, Manjunath...
09/06/2020
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Rebecca Kapur

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