Volume 32 - Issue 4 - April 2024

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Peripheral Interventions

The HawkOne™ Directional Atherectomy System Puts Control in the Hands of the Operator

04/10/2024

CLD talks with Michael J. Paisley, MD¹, and Brant W. Ullery, MD, FACS, RPVI²

¹Providence Heart and Vascular Institute, Portland, Oregon

²Medical Director, Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, Providence Heart and Vascular Institute, Portland, Oregon

CLD talks with Michael J. Paisley, MD...

"The HawkOne has long served as our dominant form of atherectomy," says Brant Ullery, MD. "We have excellent case support from our local Medtronic personnel and I cannot overstate the advantage of the simplicity of use around the HawkOne."

"The HawkOne has long served as...

04/10/2024

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Clinical Editor's Corner

Conversations in Cardiology: Management of Pericardial Drains

04/03/2024

Dr. Morton Kern with contributions from Drs. Richard Bach, Washington University, St. Louis, Missouri; David Cohen, St. Francis Hospital, Roslyn, New York; Douglas Drachman, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts; Kirk Garratt, ChristianaCare, Wilmington, Delaware; Ajay Kirtane, Columbia University, New York, New York; Steve Ramee, LSU Health Science Center, New Orleans, Louisiana; Barry Uretsky, University of Arkansas, Little Rock, Arkansas

Dr. Morton Kern with contributions fr...

After working to secure the pericardial drain in a patient after pericardiocentesis, Dr. Douglas Drachman shares an issue around the management of pericardial drains with Dr. Kern and his expert colleagues. They discuss what should be...

After working to secure the...

04/03/2024

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Department

Structural Heart @ SCAI 2024

Highlights From the Upcoming SCAI Annual Scientific Sessions

04/03/2024

Structural Track Director George Hanzel, MD, FSCAI, describes hot topics in structural heart disease and plans for education at the Scientific Sessions.

Structural Track Director George Hanz...

Structural Track Director George Hanzel, MD, FSCAI, describes hot topics in structural heart disease and plans for education at the Scientific Sessions.

Structural Track Director George...

04/03/2024

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Feature

Case Report

Successful Treatment of Early Bioprosthetic Mitral Valve Fusion in a Patient on VA ECMO With Balloon Valvuloplasty via Direct Cannulation of Pulmonary Vein

04/03/2024

Richard Casazza, MAS, RT(R)(CI); Paul Saunders, MD; Bilal Malik, MD; Robert Frankel, MD; Mazin Khalid, MD; Adnan Sadiq, MD; Arsalan Hashmi, MD; Gregory Crooke, MD

Maimonides Medical Center, Brooklyn, New York

Disclosures: The authors report no financial relationships or conflicts of interest regarding the content herein.

The authors can be contacted via Richard Casazza, MAS, RT(R)(CI), at all4ugq@aol.com.

Richard Casazza, MAS, RT(R)(CI); Paul...

We present a case of a 57-year-old male who underwent bioprosthetic mitral valve replacement (MVR) and developed postoperative cardiogenic shock requiring venoarterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (VA ECMO) and Impella 5.5 hemodynamic...

We present a case of a...

04/03/2024

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Perspectives

A Quarter Century of Heartbeats: The Evolving Symphony of STEMI Interventions

04/02/2024

Sameer Mehta, MD, FACC, Chairman, Lumen Foundation

Sameer Mehta, MD, FACC, Chairman, Lum...

As he commemorates a quarter-century dedicated to a ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) interventions-only practice, Dr. Sameer Mehta reflects on a journey marked by extraordinary progress and evolving challenges.

As he commemorates a...

04/02/2024

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Column

Cath Lab Management

Should We Start a Structural Heart Program?

04/03/2024

Lorraine Buck, MBA MSN RN, Vice President, Corazon; Carol Wesley, MSN, MHA, RN, Vice President, Corazon

To reach the authors, email Carol Wesley at cwesley@corazoninc.com or Lorraine Buck at lbuck@corazoninc.com.

Lorraine Buck, MBA MSN RN, Vice Presi...

With the advent of percutaneous valvular procedures and LAAO procedures, the cardiovascular industry has seen a significant increase in the volume of structural heart procedures to treat complex patients. To accommodate this influx,...

With the advent of percutaneous...

04/03/2024

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