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Volume 30 - Issue 3 - March 2022

Featured Article

Advanced Imaging & Patient Care
Delivering on the Quadruple Aim at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Health
03/04/2022
Amit P. Amin, MD, MSc, MS, MBA
Dartmouth-Hitchcock Health is New Hampshire’s largest and only academic health system. It serves about two million patients in northern New England. I am an associate professor of medicine at the Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth.
Dartmouth-Hitchcock Health is New Hampshire’s largest and only academic health system. It serves about two million patients in northern New England. I am an associate professor of medicine at the Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth.
Dartmouth-Hitchcock Health is...
03/04/2022
Cath Lab Digest
Calcium Corner
Image-Guided Calcium Modification: IVL
03/04/2022
Kevin J. Croce, MD, PhD
We have been using IVL in the coronary arteries since its approval last year and have had a very pleasant experience. IVL’s ability to change the compliance of calcified lesions has been very helpful.
We have been using IVL in the coronary arteries since its approval last year and have had a very pleasant experience. IVL’s ability to change the compliance of calcified lesions has been very helpful.
We have been using IVL in the...
03/04/2022
Cath Lab Digest
Your Path to Program Success: Expert Advice
Updated Radial Guideline Classification Supports the Importance of Bleeding Avoidance in PCI
03/03/2022
John A. Spertus, MD, MPH, FACC, FAHA; Michael J. Martinelli, MD, FACC, FSCAI; Gabriel E. Soto, MD, PhD, FACC, FHRS
For over a decade, the scientific literature regarding bleeding avoidance during percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) has pointed to the importance of radial access in mitigating access-site bleeding and the potential vascular...
For over a decade, the scientific literature regarding bleeding avoidance during percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) has pointed to the importance of radial access in mitigating access-site bleeding and the potential vascular...
For over a decade, the...
03/03/2022
Cath Lab Digest
Imaging Corner
4D ICE Enables TEER on Scoliosis Patient With Severe Mitral Regurgitation
03/03/2022
Gagan Singh, MD, MS
This case of transcatheter edge-to-edge repair (TEER) with a MitraClip device (Abbott) demonstrates how 4D volume intracardiac echocardiography (ICE) catheter imaging (ACUSON AcuNav Volume ICE catheter on the ACUSON SC2000 PRIME ultrasound...
This case of transcatheter edge-to-edge repair (TEER) with a MitraClip device (Abbott) demonstrates how 4D volume intracardiac echocardiography (ICE) catheter imaging (ACUSON AcuNav Volume ICE catheter on the ACUSON SC2000 PRIME ultrasound...
This case of transcatheter...
03/03/2022
Cath Lab Digest

Feature

Case Report
Bifurcating Profunda Artery With a High Common Femoral Bifurcation: A Cause of Low Ultrasound-Guided Access for Coronary Angiography
03/04/2022
Perry Wu, MD; Michael Johl, MD; Morton J. Kern, MD, MSCAI, FACC, FAHA
We present the case of an 81-year-old male in which an anatomical variant of extraordinarily high common femoral bifurcation misled optimal femoral access despite ultrasound guidance during routine coronary angiography. Arterial ultrasound at...
We present the case of an 81-year-old male in which an anatomical variant of extraordinarily high common femoral bifurcation misled optimal femoral access despite ultrasound guidance during routine coronary angiography. Arterial ultrasound at...
We present the case of an...
03/04/2022
Cath Lab Digest
Case Report
Intravascular Lithotripsy in an Underexpanded Stent Due to a Severely Calcified Distal Left Main Lesion
03/03/2022
Ankit Agrawal, MD; Mohammad Sarraf, MD; Vinayak Nagaraja, MD, MBBS, MS, FRACP, MMed
Severe coronary artery calcification is one of the most challenging scenarios encountered during percutaneous coronary intervention. Coronary artery calcification is associated with higher rates of stent failure and is linked to poor outcomes...
Severe coronary artery calcification is one of the most challenging scenarios encountered during percutaneous coronary intervention. Coronary artery calcification is associated with higher rates of stent failure and is linked to poor outcomes...
Severe coronary artery...
03/03/2022
Cath Lab Digest
Case Report
A Challenge in Ergonomics in the Cath Lab: Left Ulnar Catheterization “Don’t Use My Leg”
03/02/2022
Richard Casazza, MAS, RT(R)(CI)
Ulnar arterial access for cardiac catheterization is an infrequently used approach compared with radial or femoral access. Globally, the radial artery approach is the most favored, because of its safety profile, and easy access and...
Ulnar arterial access for cardiac catheterization is an infrequently used approach compared with radial or femoral access. Globally, the radial artery approach is the most favored, because of its safety profile, and easy access and...
Ulnar arterial access for...
03/02/2022
Cath Lab Digest
Case Report
Use of Lithotripsy in a Calcified Left Internal Mammary Artery Graft
03/02/2022
Akhil Jain, MD; John Finley, MD, FACC, FSCAI
Obstructive, calcified left internal mammary arterial graft disease is uncommon. Optimal calcific lesion preparation techniques in arterial bypass conduits are limited, especially given the risks and contraindications in arterial bypass...
Obstructive, calcified left internal mammary arterial graft disease is uncommon. Optimal calcific lesion preparation techniques in arterial bypass conduits are limited, especially given the risks and contraindications in arterial bypass...
Obstructive, calcified left...
03/02/2022
Cath Lab Digest
Case Report
Invasive Hemodynamic Correlates of Multiple Bedside Cardiovascular Eponyms in a Patient With Advanced Heart Failure
03/02/2022
Samuel A. Kelly, MD, MBE; Mark H. Drazner, MD, MSc; Faris G. Araj, MD
Identifying specific patterns of cardiopulmonary abnormalities can provide independent prognostic information that may help clinicians in their decision-making when assessing a patient’s severity of illness.
Identifying specific patterns of cardiopulmonary abnormalities can provide independent prognostic information that may help clinicians in their decision-making when assessing a patient’s severity of illness.
Identifying specific patterns of...
03/02/2022
Cath Lab Digest
Your Path to Program Success: Expert Advice
The Cardiovascular Shift to the Outpatient Setting
03/02/2022
Kristin Truesdell; Lori Griffith
Is your organization prepared for the shift of cardiovascular procedures to the ambulatory surgical center (ASC)? If you have not had these discussions, developing a strategic plan will be crucial, as the shift has already begun.
Is your organization prepared for the shift of cardiovascular procedures to the ambulatory surgical center (ASC)? If you have not had these discussions, developing a strategic plan will be crucial, as the shift has already begun.
Is your organization prepared...
03/02/2022
Cath Lab Digest

Column

Clinical Editor's Corner
Should We Do Elective Cardiac Catheterizations on the Weekends?
03/02/2022
Samuel M. Butman, MD; Morton J. Kern, MD, MSCAI, FACC, FAHA; Chet Rihal; Jeffrey W. Moses, MD; Steven R. Bailey, MD; Gurpreet S. Sandhu, MD, PhD; Srihari S. Naidu, MD; Frederick G.P. Welt, MD; Kirk N. Garrett; Barry F. Uretsky, MD; Lloyd W. Klein, MD; Carl L. Tommaso, MD; Gregg W. Stone, MD, FACC, FSCAI; Richard Chazal, MD; Duane S. Pinto, MD, MPH; Rajiv Gulati, MD, PhD; James C. Blankenship, MD; David G. Rizik, MD, FACC, FSCAI; Bonnie H. Weiner, MD, MBA, FSCAI, FACC
The issue of working weekends to deliver more care is complex and requires a thoughtful game plan to commit the resources for the value of the expanded services. In the times of COVID, the need for hospital throughput has never been more...
The issue of working weekends to deliver more care is complex and requires a thoughtful game plan to commit the resources for the value of the expanded services. In the times of COVID, the need for hospital throughput has never been more...
The issue of working weekends to...
03/02/2022
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