Volume 30 - Issue 7 - July 2022
Calcium Corner
07/05/2022
Stephan H. Heo, MD, FACC
Stephan H. Heo, MD, FACC
Stephan H. Heo, MD, FACC
Stephan H. Heo, MD, FACC
07/05/2022
Cath Lab Digest
Feature
Case Series
07/05/2022
Matthew G. Whitbeck, MD; Jeffrey W. Chambers, MD
The utilization of coronary atherectomy continues to increase in modern percutaneous coronary intervention. To further improve safety and simplify delivery of the Cardiovascular Systems, Inc. (CSI) orbital atherectomy system, we present a...
The utilization of coronary atherectomy continues to increase in modern percutaneous coronary intervention. To further improve safety and simplify delivery of the Cardiovascular Systems, Inc. (CSI) orbital atherectomy system, we present a...
The utilization of coronary...
07/05/2022
Cath Lab Digest
Case Report
07/05/2022
Antonis Pratsos, MD
Retrograde, contralateral access was obtained with a 6 French (Fr) 45-inch sheath. Baseline angiography revealed patent iliac, common femoral and profunda arteries.
Retrograde, contralateral access was obtained with a 6 French (Fr) 45-inch sheath. Baseline angiography revealed patent iliac, common femoral and profunda arteries.
Retrograde, contralateral access...
07/05/2022
Cath Lab Digest
Clinical Images
07/05/2022
Ainhoa Perez Guerrero, MD; C. Cortes Villar, MD; B. Peiro Aventin, MD; Jose Antonio Diarte De Miguel, MD
A 66-year-old male presented with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction. Emergent coronary angiography showed thrombotic occlusion of the distal right coronary artery (RCA). Percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) of the culprit RCA...
A 66-year-old male presented with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction. Emergent coronary angiography showed thrombotic occlusion of the distal right coronary artery (RCA). Percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) of the culprit RCA...
A 66-year-old male presented...
07/05/2022
Cath Lab Digest
Case Report
07/05/2022
Pradnya Brijmohan Bhattad, MD; Mazen Roumia, MD, FACC, FSCAI
The antimetabolite 5-Fluorouracil (5-FU), commonly prescribed for treatment of various malignancies, has been reported to cause cardiotoxicity. The incidence of cardiotoxicity is rare with 5-FU and angina is the most common clinical...
The antimetabolite 5-Fluorouracil (5-FU), commonly prescribed for treatment of various malignancies, has been reported to cause cardiotoxicity. The incidence of cardiotoxicity is rare with 5-FU and angina is the most common clinical...
The antimetabolite...
07/05/2022
Cath Lab Digest
Case Report
07/05/2022
Gordon J. Farley; Pratik B. Patel, MD, FACC; Thomas J. Hanlon; Monarch Shah, MD
We report a case of a 77-year-old Caucasian male who underwent transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) with the rare complication of valve embolization into the ascending aorta. The patient underwent evaluation for TAVR after reporting...
We report a case of a 77-year-old Caucasian male who underwent transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) with the rare complication of valve embolization into the ascending aorta. The patient underwent evaluation for TAVR after reporting...
We report a case of a...
07/05/2022
Cath Lab Digest
Column
Your Path to Program Success: Expert Advice
07/05/2022
Carol Wesley, MSN, MHA, RN
Heart failure remains a major clinical and public health problem across the United States. Heart disease is the leading cause of mortality and morbidity, as well as a primary driver of health care resource use, and heart failure (one of the...
Heart failure remains a major clinical and public health problem across the United States. Heart disease is the leading cause of mortality and morbidity, as well as a primary driver of health care resource use, and heart failure (one of the...
Heart failure remains a major...
07/05/2022
Cath Lab Digest
Clinical Editor's Corner
07/05/2022
Morton J. Kern, MD, MSCAI, FACC, FAHA
Every cath lab encounters patients with chest pain (assumed to be ischemic in origin) who have normal or nonobstructed coronary arteries, a syndrome called INOCA (ischemia but no coronary artery disease). The ischemia is often thought to be...
Every cath lab encounters patients with chest pain (assumed to be ischemic in origin) who have normal or nonobstructed coronary arteries, a syndrome called INOCA (ischemia but no coronary artery disease). The ischemia is often thought to be...
Every cath lab encounters...
07/05/2022
Cath Lab Digest
