Volume 29 - Issue 9 - September 2021

Featured Article

Robotic PCI

Precision Robotics With the CorPath GRX System: Safety, Ergonomics, and Improved Workflow

09/08/2021

Rhian E. Davies, DO, MS, FACC, FSCAI, WellSpan Health, York Hospital, York, Pennsylvania

Rhian E. Davies, DO, MS, FACC, FSCAI,...

CLD talks with Rhian E. Davies, DO, MS, FACC, FSCAI, WellSpan Health, York Hospital, York, Pennsylvania.

CLD talks with Rhian E. Davies,...

09/08/2021

Cath Lab Digest

Feature

Case Report

Retrograde CTO PCI in a Difficult-to-Cross Lesion

09/07/2021

Diljon S. Chahal, MD, Assistant Professor of Medicine; Director, Cardiac Cath Lab/Interventional Cardiology, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland

Diljon S. Chahal, MD, Assistant Profe...

Chronic total occlusion (CTO) percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) can be a challenging intervention. However, having the right equipment and tips/tricks for troubleshooting can simplify these interventions. We describe suggested...

Chronic total occlusion (CTO)...

09/07/2021

Cath Lab Digest

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Calcium Corner

When to Use IVL: An Exploration of Treatment Algorithms

09/07/2021

CLD talks with Evan Shlofmitz, DO, Director of Intravascular Imaging, St. Francis Hospital - The Heart Center, Roslyn, New York.

CLD talks with Evan Shlofmitz, DO, Di...

Information from the past five years of intravascular imaging at St. Francis Hospital, thousands of cases, has allowed us to develop algorithms or workflows for approaching stent implantation, which has been particularly helpful when...

Information from the past five...

09/07/2021

Cath Lab Digest

Clinical Update

Replicating a 2018 Meta-Analysis With More Data and Greater Power: Mortality and Paclitaxel-Coated Device Use in the Lower Extremities

09/07/2021

Ramon L. Varcoe, MBBS, MS, FRACS, PhD, MMed (ClinEpi)

Associate Professor of Vascular Surgery, University of New South Wales; Senior Vascular Surgeon, Prince of Wales Hospital; Departmental Head, Operating Theatres, Prince of Wales Hospital; Director, The Vascular Institute, Prince of Wales, Sydney, Australia

Ramon L. Varcoe, MBBS, MS, FRACS, PhD...

The release of the 2018 meta-analysis1 happened to occur during the VERVE Symposium in Sydney, and this publication, highlighting mortality concerns with paclitaxel use in lower-extremity intervention, was a shock to everyone.

The release of the 2018...

09/07/2021

Cath Lab Digest

Single-Center Study

Use of Cangrelor in a Contemporary Practice of STEMI Interventions

09/07/2021

Sameer Mehta, MD, FACC, MBA¹; Cindy L. Grines, MD²; Ana Patricia Rivera, MD¹; Carmen Sanchez, MD¹; Alexandra Penagos, MD¹; David Zerpa, MD¹; Saleha Ozair, MD¹; Nelmary Teresen, MD¹; Daniel Pinos, MD¹; Salman A. Raja, MPH¹

¹Lumen Foundation, Miami, Florida; ²Northside Hospital Cardiovascular Institute, Northside Hospital System, Atlanta, Georgia

Sameer Mehta, MD, FACC, MBA1; Cindy L...

Short D2B times reduce mortality in STEMI interventions. There is a disparity between the race to treat STEMI and the delayed action of oral P2Y12 inhibitors.

Short D2B times reduce mortality...

09/07/2021

Cath Lab Digest

Your Path to Program Success: Expert Advice

The Hidden Costs of Quality in the Cath Lab

09/07/2021

Tim W. Attebery, DSc, MBA, FACHE and Ryan Graver, Divisional Vice President, Terumo Health Outcomes

Tim W. Attebery, DSc, MBA, FACHE and ...

As cath lab programs are coming out of COVID, and in some cases, struggling to resume normal volumes, we find ourselves having to face the reality that healthcare has changed and will continue to change in the coming years.

As cath lab programs are coming...

09/07/2021

Cath Lab Digest

Department

Imaging Corner

Successful Stenting Using Low-Dose Angiography With Asymmetric Edge Enhancement

09/07/2021

Images courtesy Arkansas Methodist Medical Center, Paragould, Arkansas.

Images courtesy Arkansas Methodist Me...

This case involving a stenting procedure demonstrates how low-dose angiography can yield optimal image quality to increase clinical certainty during patient interventions.

This case involving a stenting...

09/07/2021

Cath Lab Digest

Column

Clinical Editor's Corner

Evidence-Based Practices in the Cath Lab: Facts or Fiction? An Update From the AHA

09/07/2021

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...

I began my career in the cath lab in 1979. Having witnessed the remarkable evolution of its procedures, techniques, and patient profiles, I marveled at the birth and development of coronary interventions.

I began my career in the cath...

09/07/2021

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