Volume 33 - Issue 1 - January 2025
Feature
Case Report
01/09/2025
Spontaneous or trauma-related coronary intramural hematoma, a subset of coronary artery dissection, is a rare, challenging, and under-recognized diagnosis constituting 1% to 4% of all myocardial infarctions.(1)
Spontaneous or trauma-related coronary intramural hematoma, a subset of coronary artery dissection, is a rare, challenging, and under-recognized diagnosis constituting 1% to 4% of all myocardial infarctions.(1)
Spontaneous or trauma-related...
01/09/2025
Cath Lab Digest
Case Report
01/05/2025
Pacemaker-mediated tachycardia (PMT) also known as endless loop tachycardia, is an iatrogenic arrhythmia that occurs primarily in patients with dual chamber pacemakers with at least atrial-sensing and ventricular pacing functions.
Pacemaker-mediated tachycardia (PMT) also known as endless loop tachycardia, is an iatrogenic arrhythmia that occurs primarily in patients with dual chamber pacemakers with at least atrial-sensing and ventricular pacing functions.
Pacemaker-mediated tachycardia...
01/05/2025
Cath Lab Digest
Peripheral Intervention
01/04/2025
The authors review demographic and clinical characteristics, and short-intermediate term outcomes of patients presenting to a safety-net hospital with peripheral arterial disease treated with directional atherectomy and drug-coated balloon...
The authors review demographic and clinical characteristics, and short-intermediate term outcomes of patients presenting to a safety-net hospital with peripheral arterial disease treated with directional atherectomy and drug-coated balloon...
The authors review demographic...
01/04/2025
Cath Lab Digest
Optical Coherence Tomography
01/01/2025
Case Report
A 45-year-old woman, who was a nonsmoker with a known case of hypertension, presented with a history of pain in her right upper limb on exertion for the past 6 months. There was no history of any neurological symptoms, trauma,...
Case Report
A 45-year-old woman, who was a nonsmoker with a known case of hypertension, presented with a history of pain in her right upper limb on exertion for the past 6 months. There was no history of any neurological symptoms, trauma,...
Case Report
A 45-year-old...
01/01/2025
Cath Lab Digest
Column
Clinical Editor's Corner
01/08/2025
"A good apron is a critical element of our profession and we should make every effort to maintain them for our safety," says Dr. Kern. "Because I was surprised by my own lack of knowledge on the care and ‘feeding’ of our PPA, I thought I...
"A good apron is a critical element of our profession and we should make every effort to maintain them for our safety," says Dr. Kern. "Because I was surprised by my own lack of knowledge on the care and ‘feeding’ of our PPA, I thought I...
"A good apron is a critical...
01/08/2025
Cath Lab Digest
Structural Heart
01/07/2025
"Not infrequently, we will encounter patients who are very sick and it is unclear as to what approach we should take. These patients have complex presentations, fall outside of the guidelines, and don’t fit inside the usual pathway of how we...
"Not infrequently, we will encounter patients who are very sick and it is unclear as to what approach we should take. These patients have complex presentations, fall outside of the guidelines, and don’t fit inside the usual pathway of how we...
"Not infrequently, we will...
01/07/2025
Cath Lab Digest
