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Volume 29 - Issue 10 - October 2021

Peripheral Arterial Disease
10/10/2021

Jason R. Chapman, MD, Atrium Health Navicent Medical Center, Macon, Georgia

Jason R. Chapman, MD, Atrium Health N...
I have noticed with my current endovascular approach that I am performing fewer secondary interventions, with more time between the interventions as well.
I have noticed with my current endovascular approach that I am performing fewer secondary interventions, with more time between the interventions as well.
I have noticed with my current...
10/10/2021
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Lower-Extremity Intervention
10/09/2021

John A. Phillips, MD, Medical Director: Endovascular Medicine, Riverside Methodist Hospital System Director, OhioHealth Vascular Institute, OhioHealth Heart & Vascular Physicians Group, Columbus, Ohio

John A. Phillips, MD, Medical Directo...
We now have the technology to get through the lesion, treat it with effective devices, and be more efficient. We can also bear that fiduciary responsibility with greater ease, because the 300mm Lutonix™ (BD) allows us to use a single balloon...
We now have the technology to get through the lesion, treat it with effective devices, and be more efficient. We can also bear that fiduciary responsibility with greater ease, because the 300mm Lutonix™ (BD) allows us to use a single balloon...
We now have the technology to...
10/09/2021
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Outpatient Labs
10/08/2021

Craig Walker, MD, Interventional Cardiologist, Founder and President, Cardiovascular Institute of the South, Houma, Louisiana;

Ryan Hebert, MHA, RT(R), CCIR, Chief Operating Officer, Cardiovascular Services, Cardiovascular Institute of the South, Gray, Louisiana.

Craig Walker, MD, Interventional Card...
Once I have worked on a patient in an OBL, I have to talk them into a hospital procedure when it is necessary, because the OBL/ASC is so much more of a comfortable and non-rushed experience, and a better experience overall for patients and...
Once I have worked on a patient in an OBL, I have to talk them into a hospital procedure when it is necessary, because the OBL/ASC is so much more of a comfortable and non-rushed experience, and a better experience overall for patients and...
Once I have worked on a patient...
10/08/2021
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RADIATION REDUCTION
10/08/2021

Dennis McDill, Director of Cardiovascular Services, Anderson Regional Medical Center, Meridian, Mississippi

Dennis McDill, Director of Cardiovasc...
CLD talks with Dennis McDill, Director of Cardiovascular Services.
CLD talks with Dennis McDill, Director of Cardiovascular Services.
CLD talks with Dennis McDill,...
10/08/2021
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Recently Published
10/08/2021

Subramaniam C. Krishnan, MD, FHRS, 

Sutter Heart and Vascular Institute,
Sacramento, California

Subramaniam C. Krishnan, MD, FHRS,  ...
Atrial fibrillation (AF) patients account for a sixth of all strokes and blood clots originate from the left atrial appendage in the vast majority.
Atrial fibrillation (AF) patients account for a sixth of all strokes and blood clots originate from the left atrial appendage in the vast majority.
Atrial fibrillation (AF)...
10/08/2021
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Your Path to Program Success: Expert Advice
10/08/2021

Kristin Truesdell, Vice President

Kristin Truesdell, Vice President ...
Healthcare is an ever-changing entity, so it is no wonder hospitals encounter difficulty in keeping current with reimbursement updates, especially amid a pandemic that’s swiftly approaching a two-year duration.
Healthcare is an ever-changing entity, so it is no wonder hospitals encounter difficulty in keeping current with reimbursement updates, especially amid a pandemic that’s swiftly approaching a two-year duration.
Healthcare is an ever-changing...
10/08/2021
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SCAI Updates
10/06/2021
Each year, the American Medical Association (AMA) publishes a new CPT® book, containing all the new, deleted, and/or revised codes. New or revised guidelines are created, as well as new parentheticals (instructions listed under the codes).
Each year, the American Medical Association (AMA) publishes a new CPT® book, containing all the new, deleted, and/or revised codes. New or revised guidelines are created, as well as new parentheticals (instructions listed under the codes).
Each year, the American Medical...
10/06/2021
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Feature

Calcium Corner
10/10/2021

Andrew J.P. Klein, MD, FACC, FSVM, FSCAI, Piedmont Healthcare, Atlanta, Georgia

Andrew J.P. Klein, MD, FACC, FSVM, FS...
In the coronary realm, IVL allows us to treat in settings where otherwise it might not be possible, because it is an extremely safe technology.
In the coronary realm, IVL allows us to treat in settings where otherwise it might not be possible, because it is an extremely safe technology.
In the coronary realm, IVL...
10/10/2021
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Clinical Update
10/10/2021

Arnold H. Seto, MD, MPA, Section Chief, Cardiology, Long Beach VA Medical Center, Long Beach, California; Director of Interventional Cardiology Research, University of California, Irvine, School of Medicine, Irvine, California

Jordan G. Safirstein, MD, Director, Department of Cardiology, Morristown Medical Center, Morristown, New Jersey

Arnold H. Seto, MD, MPA, Section Chie...
The STAT2 trial is a follow-up study that enrolled 443 patients and attempted a full deflation of the TR Band at 60 minutes for both arms of the study, which offered more of an apples-to-apples comparison than the pilot study.
The STAT2 trial is a follow-up study that enrolled 443 patients and attempted a full deflation of the TR Band at 60 minutes for both arms of the study, which offered more of an apples-to-apples comparison than the pilot study.
The STAT2 trial is a follow-up...
10/10/2021
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Column

Clinical Editor's Corner
10/06/2021

Morton J. Kern, with expert contributions from Thomas Bashore, Raleigh, North Carolina; Sam Butman, Cottonwood, Arizona; Adnan Chhatriwalla, Kansas City, Kansas; David Cohen, Roslyn, New York; John Hirshfeld, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania;  David E. Kandzari, Atlanta, Georgia; Prashant Kaul, Atlanta, Georgia; Ajay Kirtane, New York City, New York; John Marshall, Atlanta, Georgia: Arnold H. Seto, Long Beach, California; George Vetrovec, Richmond, Virginia

Morton J. Kern, with expert contribut...
A middle-aged man underwent a routine cath for coronary artery disease that showed non-obstructive mild coronary narrowings.
A middle-aged man underwent a routine cath for coronary artery disease that showed non-obstructive mild coronary narrowings.
A middle-aged man underwent a...
10/06/2021
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