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Volume 30 - Issue 3 - March 2022

Featured Article

Advanced Imaging & Patient Care
03/04/2022

Amit P. Amin, MD, MS, MBA

Associate Professor of Medicine, Geisel School of Medicine, Dartmouth; Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, Lebanon, New Hampshire

Amit P. Amin, MD, MS, MBA Associate ...
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
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Calcium Corner
03/04/2022

Kevin J. Croce, MD, PhD

Director Chronic Total Occlusion (CTO)/Complex PCI Program, Interventional Cardiologist, Brigham and Women’s Hospital; Assistant Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts

Kevin J. Croce, MD, PhD Director Chr...
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
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Your Path to Program Success: Expert Advice
03/03/2022

John Spertus, MD, MPH, FACC, FAHA
Lauer/Missouri Endowed Chair and Professor, University of Missouri - Kansas City; Clinical Director of Outcomes Research at Saint Luke’s Mid America Heart Institute

Gabe Soto, MD, PhD, MHCDS, FACC, FHRS
Chair, Department of Medicine, SoutheastHEALTH; Chair, Division of Cardiology, SoutheastHEALTH; Director, Cardiovascular Quality and Patient Safety, SoutheastHEALTH; Research Assistant Professor, University of Missouri - Kansas City; Governor for Missouri, ACC Board of Governors (Effective April 2022)

Michael J. Martinelli, MD, FACC, FSCAI
Chief Medical Officer, Terumo Medical Corporation

John Spertus, MD, MPH, FACC, FAHA Lau...
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
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Imaging Corner
03/03/2022

Images courtesy Gagan Singh, MD, UC Davis Health, Sacramento, California.

Images courtesy Gagan Singh, MD, UC D...
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
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Feature

Case Report
03/04/2022

Perry Wu, MD1,2; Michael Johl, MD1,2; Morton Kern, MD, MFSCAI, FACC, FAHA1,2

1Long Beach Veterans Administration Medical Center, Long Beach, California; 2University of California – Irvine Medical Center, Orange, California

Perry Wu, MD1,2; Michael Johl, MD1,2;...
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
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Case Report
03/03/2022

Ankit Agrawal, MD1; Mohammad Sarraf, MD2; Vinayak Nagaraja, MBBS, MS, MMed(Clinical Epi), FRACP2

1Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Heart, Vascular, and Thoracic Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio; 2Department of Cardiovascular Diseases, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Rochester, Minnesota

Ankit Agrawal, MD1; Mohammad Sarraf, ...
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
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Case Report
03/02/2022

Richard Casazza, RT(R)(CI); Avraham Miller, MD; Shivani Verma, MD

Maimonides Medical Center, Brooklyn, New York

Richard Casazza, RT(R)(CI); Avraham M...
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
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Case Report
03/02/2022

Akhil Jain, MD1; John Finley, MD, FACC, FSCAI2

1Resident Physician, Medicine Department, Mercy Catholic Medical Center, Darby, Pennsylvania; 2Interventional Cardiologist, Department of Interventional Cardiology, Mercy Cardiology Division, Mercy Catholic Medical Center, Darby, Pennsylvania

Akhil Jain, MD1; John Finley, MD, FAC...
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
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Case Report
03/02/2022

Samuel A. Kelly, MD, MBE1; Mark H. Drazner, MD, MSc1,2; Faris G. Araj, MD1,2

1Department of Internal Medicine, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas;
2Division of Cardiology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas

Samuel A. Kelly, MD, MBE1; Mark H. Dr...
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
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Your Path to Program Success: Expert Advice
03/02/2022

Kristin Truesdell; Lori Griffith

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
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Column

Clinical Editor's Corner
03/02/2022

Dr. Morton Kern, with contributions from Drs. Steve Bailey, Shreveport, Louisiana;
Jim Blankenship, Albuquerque, New Mexico; Sam Butman, Scottsdale, Arizona; Richard Chazal, Fort Meyers, Florida; Kirk Garrett, Newark, Delaware; Rajiv Gulati, Rochester, Minnesota; Lloyd Klein, Napa, California: Jeffrey Moses, New York City, New York; Srihari S. Naidu, Valhalla, New York; Duane Pinto, Boston, Massachusetts; Chet Rihal, Rochester, Minnesota; David Rizik, Scottsdale, Arizona; Gurpreet S. Sandhu, Rochester, Minnesota; Gregg Stone, New York City, New York; Carl Tommaso, Evanston, Illinois; Barry Uretsky, Little Rock, Arkansas; Bonnie Weiner, Worchester, Massachusetts; Fred Welt, Salt Lake City, Utah.

Dr. Morton Kern, with contributions f...
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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