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Volume 29 - Issue 8 - August 2021

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Clinical Update
The Impact of Calcium on PCI and the Need for Intravascular Lithotripsy (IVL)
08/06/2021
Nadia R. Sutton, MD, MPH, FACC, FSCAI
CLD talks with Nadia R. Sutton, MD, MPH, FACC, FSCAI, Assistant Professor in the Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Section of Interventional Cardiology, University of Michigan Health System, Ann Arbor,...
CLD talks with Nadia R. Sutton, MD, MPH, FACC, FSCAI, Assistant Professor in the Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Section of Interventional Cardiology, University of Michigan Health System, Ann Arbor,...
CLD talks with Nadia R. Sutton,...
08/06/2021
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Feature

Case Report
Radial Access Management of Tortuous Brachiocephalic Artery During STEMI Involving Anomalous Right Coronary Artery
08/04/2021
Sameh M. Sayfo, MD, MBA, FABVM
This patient is a 78-year female, a former smoker, with a medical history of hypertension, diabetes mellitus type II, peripheral artery disease, and chronic kidney disease with a creatinine baseline of 1.7.
This patient is a 78-year female, a former smoker, with a medical history of hypertension, diabetes mellitus type II, peripheral artery disease, and chronic kidney disease with a creatinine baseline of 1.7.
This patient is a 78-year...
08/04/2021
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Case Report
Percutaneous Mitral Valvuloplasty for Palliative Management of Severe Mitral Stenosis in a High-Risk Pregnancy
08/04/2021
Ashleigh Long, MD, PhD; Deepak Talreja, MD, FACP, FACC
The management of valvular heart disease in pregnancy is uniquely complex, requiring consideration of both maternal and fetal well-being within the context of the dynamic physiologic changes of pregnancy.
The management of valvular heart disease in pregnancy is uniquely complex, requiring consideration of both maternal and fetal well-being within the context of the dynamic physiologic changes of pregnancy.
The management of valvular heart...
08/04/2021
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Case Report
Coronary Stent Migration Induced by Undersized Stent and Arterial Vasospasm
08/04/2021
Pratik B. Patel, MD, FACC; Monarch Shah, MD; Radhika-Alicia P. Patel, RA, MPH; Abha Kulkarni, MS, MPH; Mihika Shah, MS
Stent migration in a coronary vessel is a rare phenomenon that can occur during a percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). It is infrequently reported in the literature and occurs 0.3% to 1.3% of the time during PCI.
Stent migration in a coronary vessel is a rare phenomenon that can occur during a percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). It is infrequently reported in the literature and occurs 0.3% to 1.3% of the time during PCI.
Stent migration in a coronary...
08/04/2021
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Society Update
CMS Releases Proposed CY 2022 Physician Fee Schedule (PFS)
08/04/2021
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services released the Proposed Rule on the Physician Fee Schedule for the calendar year 2022. 
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services released the Proposed Rule on the Physician Fee Schedule for the calendar year 2022. 
The Centers for Medicare and...
08/04/2021
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08/04/2021
Read the August 2021 issue of Cath Lab Digest in this month's special online digital edition!
Read the August 2021 issue of Cath Lab Digest in this month's special online digital edition!
Read the August 2021 issue of...
08/04/2021
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Your Path to Program Success: Expert Advice
An Essay on the History of Medical Peer Review in the United States
08/04/2021
Steven D. Harrington, MD, MBA, FACS, ABTS, FACC, FACCP
A broad definition of medical peer review is the evaluation of individual, program, or institution performance based on the assessment of measures such as outcomes and process data, financial metrics, public and/or regulatory ratings,...
A broad definition of medical peer review is the evaluation of individual, program, or institution performance based on the assessment of measures such as outcomes and process data, financial metrics, public and/or regulatory ratings,...
A broad definition of medical...
08/04/2021
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Column

Clinical Editor's Corner
Whatever Happened to the Routine Use of Protamine?
08/04/2021
Mauricio G. Cohen, MD, FACC; Bonnie H. Weiner, MD, MBA, FSCAI, FACC; Steven R. Bailey, MD; Stephen R. Ramee, MD; Nils P. Johnson, MD, MS; Farouc A. Jaffer, MD, PhD; Samuel M. Butman, MD; Jeffrey Marshall; Kreton Mavromatis, MD; Chet Rihal; Gurpreet S. Sandhu, MD, PhD; Kirk N. Garrett; Morton J. Kern, MD, MSCAI, FACC, FAHA; Pranav M. Patel; Jeffrey W. Moses, MD; Dean J. Kereiakes, MD, FACC, MSCAI; Steven L. Goldberg, MD; Neal S. Kleiman, MD
Early in the field of cardiac catheterization, heparin anticoagulation was required for almost every procedure in order to prevent thrombosis on the catheter, as the initial catheter materials, like Dacron, were highly thrombogenic. Often the...
Early in the field of cardiac catheterization, heparin anticoagulation was required for almost every procedure in order to prevent thrombosis on the catheter, as the initial catheter materials, like Dacron, were highly thrombogenic. Often the...
Early in the field of cardiac...
08/04/2021
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News

Clinical & Industry News
Transient Pacemaker Harmlessly Dissolves in Body
08/04/2021
Researchers at Northwestern and George Washington (GW) universities have developed the first-ever transient pacemaker — a wireless, battery-free, fully implantable pacing device that disappears after it’s no longer needed.
Researchers at Northwestern and George Washington (GW) universities have developed the first-ever transient pacemaker — a wireless, battery-free, fully implantable pacing device that disappears after it’s no longer needed.
Researchers at Northwestern and...
08/04/2021
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Clinical & Industry News
Echocardiogram May Predict Patients Most at Risk of Some Heart Complications From COVID-19
08/04/2021
Researchers at Johns Hopkins Medicine have shown that an echocardiogram may be useful in predicting which patients with COVID-19 are most at risk of developing atrial fibrillation.
Researchers at Johns Hopkins Medicine have shown that an echocardiogram may be useful in predicting which patients with COVID-19 are most at risk of developing atrial fibrillation.
Researchers at Johns Hopkins...
08/04/2021
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Clinical & Industry News
Study Demonstrates Potential of Direct Reprogramming as Strategy for Cardiac Regeneration After Myocardial Infarction
08/04/2021
Researchers from the University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Japan, have shown how cells in the scar tissue of an injured heart can be converted to heart muscle cells.
Researchers from the University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Japan, have shown how cells in the scar tissue of an injured heart can be converted to heart muscle cells.
Researchers from the University...
08/04/2021
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Morton J. Kern, MD, MSCAI, FAHA, FACC 

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