Volume 28 - Issue 9 - September 2020
09/07/2020
CLD talks with Tony DeMartini, MD, Associate Professor, Department of Internal Medicine, SIU Heart & Vascular Center, Memorial Medical Center, Springfield, Illinois.
CLD talks with Tony DeMartini, MD, As...
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
Cath Lab Digest
09/07/2020
Miguel Montero-Baker, MD
Associate Professor of Surgery, Division of Vascular Surgery and Endovascular Therapy, Baylor College of Medicine; Associate Clinical Chief, Division of Vascular Surgery and Endovascular Therapy, Baylor St. Luke’s Medical Center, Houston, Texas.
Miguel Montero-Baker, MD
Associate P...
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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09/07/2020
CLD talks with Marco Valgimigli, MD, PhD, FESC, and Ralph J. Riello III, PharmD, BCPS.
CLD talks with Marco Valgimigli, MD, ...
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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Your Path to Success: Expert Advice
09/07/2020
Anne Beekman, Senior Manager, Care Pathway Solutions
Anne Beekman, Senior Manager, Care Pa...
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
Cath Lab Digest
09/06/2020
With Ferdinand Kiemeneij, MD, PhD1; Darren Klass, MD, PhD2; Ajit S. Puri, MD, DM3; and Sandeep Nathan, MD, MSc4
With Ferdinand Kiemeneij, MD, PhD1; D...
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
09/07/2020
Abha Kulkarni, MS2a; Mihika Shah, MS2a; Joseph Ibrahim, MDb,c; Shray Awasti, RAa;
Riya-Aisha Patel, RAc; Ashish Awasti, MD FACCa; Pratik B. Patel, MD, FACCa,c
Abha Kulkarni, MS2a; Mihika Shah, MS2...
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
09/06/2020
Sonakshi Manjunath, MD; Sonia Garg, MD; Jennifer T. Thibodeau, MD, MSCS; Alpesh A. Amin, MD; Pradeep P.A. Mammen, MD; Faris G. Araj, MD
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas
Sonakshi Manjunath, MD; Sonia Garg, M...
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
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
09/06/2020
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
Morton J. Kern, MD, MSCAI, FACC, FAHA...
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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