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Volume 25 - Issue 1 - January 2013

Feature

Original Contribution
Carotid Artery Stenting in a Community Hospital: A Success Story
01/03/2013
Ghassan Dalloul, MD; Dustin Feldman, DO; Nassim Haddad, MD; Sachin Kumar Amruthlal Jain, MD; Jamal Zarghami, MD; Marcel E. Zughaib, MD, FACC
Abstract: Background. Carotid endarterectomy (CEA) is an effective procedure for reducing the risk of stroke in patients with carotid artery atherosclerosis. The evolution of carotid artery stenting (CAS) has made this a viable alternative to...
Abstract: Background. Carotid endarterectomy (CEA) is an effective procedure for reducing the risk of stroke in patients with carotid artery atherosclerosis. The evolution of carotid artery stenting (CAS) has made this a viable alternative to...
Abstract: Background. Carotid...
01/03/2013
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Original Contribution
Staged Carotid Artery Stenting and Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery Versus Isolated Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery in Concomitant Coronary and Carotid Disease
01/03/2013
Elham Hakki Kazazi, MD; Akbar Soltanzadeh, MD; Mohammad Alidoosti, MD; Abbasali Karimi, MD; Shapour Shirani, MD; Mojtaba Salarifar, MD; Seyed Hossein Ahmadi, MD; Ali Mohammad Hajizeinali, MD; Kayvan Razmjoo, MD; Seyed Ebrahim Kassaian, MD; Kyomars Abbasi, MD
Abstract: Background. We aimed to compare the outcomes of patients who underwent carotid artery stenting (CAS) followed by coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) with the outcomes of those who underwent isolated CABG without carotid...
Abstract: Background. We aimed to compare the outcomes of patients who underwent carotid artery stenting (CAS) followed by coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) with the outcomes of those who underwent isolated CABG without carotid...
Abstract: Background. We aimed...
01/03/2013
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Original Contribution
Use of a Novel Access Technology for Femoral Artery Catheterization: Results of the RECITAL Trial
01/03/2013
Zoltan G. Turi, MD; Dale C. Wortham, MD; Gregory C. Sampognaro, MD; Frank D. Kresock, MD; John S. Held, MD; Ray D. Smith, MD; Kalyan K. Veerina, MD, FACC, FSCAI; Tomoaki Hinohara, MD; Amir Kaki, MD, FACC, FSCAI
Abstract: Objective. To present results of a registry of a novel vascular access device. Background. Arterial access has been largely unchanged for 60 years. The Arstasis device creates a novel shallow-angle arterial access designed to...
Abstract: Objective. To present results of a registry of a novel vascular access device. Background. Arterial access has been largely unchanged for 60 years. The Arstasis device creates a novel shallow-angle arterial access designed to...
Abstract: Objective. To present...
01/03/2013
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Original Contribution
Utilization of Collagen-Based Vascular Closure Devices in Patients With Severe Peripheral Artery Disease
01/03/2013
Marie H. Berg, MD; Philipp Kahlert, MD; Detlev Longwitz, MD; Matthias Bollow, MD; Raimund Erbel, MD; Kaffer Kara, MD; Amir A. Mahabadi, MD
Abstract: Background. Collagen-based vascular closure devices (VCD) are commonly used after catheterization with femoral access. However, data about complication rates due to the utilization of VCDs in patients with known peripheral artery...
Abstract: Background. Collagen-based vascular closure devices (VCD) are commonly used after catheterization with femoral access. However, data about complication rates due to the utilization of VCDs in patients with known peripheral artery...
Abstract: Background....
01/03/2013
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Original Contribution
Impact of Stenting Technique and Bifurcation Anatomy on Long-Term Outcomes of PCI for Distal Unprotected Left Main Coronary Disease
01/03/2013
William Ng, MBBS; Robert J. Lundstrom, MD; Edward McNulty, MD
Abstract: Objectives. We aimed to assess the associations of stenting strategy and bifurcation anatomy with outcomes of percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) for distal unprotected left main (ULM) coronary disease. Background. There are...
Abstract: Objectives. We aimed to assess the associations of stenting strategy and bifurcation anatomy with outcomes of percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) for distal unprotected left main (ULM) coronary disease. Background. There are...
Abstract: Objectives. We aimed...
01/03/2013
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Original Contribution
Coronary Stent Implantation Technique: Prolonged Inflation Time Maximizes Stent Expansion
01/03/2013
Petra Poliacikova, MD; Mrinal Saha, MD; Stephen Holmberg, MD; Michael Clarke; Ronak Rajani, MD; David Hildick-Smith, MD, MBBS, FRCP; Adam de Belder, MD, FRCP
Abstract: Objectives. To determine whether longer periods of stent balloon inflation result in greater minimal luminal diameter (MLD) as measured by quantitative coronary analysis (QCA), and to determine whether measured size correlated with...
Abstract: Objectives. To determine whether longer periods of stent balloon inflation result in greater minimal luminal diameter (MLD) as measured by quantitative coronary analysis (QCA), and to determine whether measured size correlated with...
Abstract: Objectives. To...
01/03/2013
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
The Prediction of Coronary Artery Disease Based on Non-Invasive Examinations and Heme Oxygenase 1 Polymorphism Versus Virtual Histology
01/02/2013
Michael Aschermann, MD, PhD; Tomas Kovarnik, MD, PhD; Ales Linhart, MD, PhD; Ales Kral, MD; Hana Skalicka, MD, PhD; Lubomir Kralik; Martin Chval, PhD; Jan Horak, MD, PhD; Gary S. Mintz, MD; Lenka Skalicka, MD, PhD; Milan Sonka, PhD; Andreas Wahle, PhD; Richard W. Downe, MSc; Jana Uhrova; Hana Benakova, RNDr; Lenka Cernohousova; Pavel Martasek, MD, PhD; Jan Belohlavek, MD, PhD
Abstract: Objective. Prediction of coronary atherosclerosis in patients with stable angina based on non-invasive examinations. Methods. Pro-inflammatory markers, heme oxygenase-1 (HO-1) polymorphism, lipid levels, Framingham risk score (FRS),...
Abstract: Objective. Prediction of coronary atherosclerosis in patients with stable angina based on non-invasive examinations. Methods. Pro-inflammatory markers, heme oxygenase-1 (HO-1) polymorphism, lipid levels, Framingham risk score (FRS),...
Abstract: Objective. Prediction...
01/02/2013
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
The Evolution and Prognostic Value of N-Terminal Brain Natriuretic Peptide in Predicting 1-Year Mortality in Patients Following Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation
01/02/2013
Domenico Mazzitelli, MD; Rüdiger Lange, MD, PhD; Yacine Elhmidi, MD; Sabine Bleiziffer, MD; Nicolo Piazza, MD, PhD; Hendrik Ruge, MD; Markus Krane, MD; Markus-André Deutsch, MD; Ina Hettich, MD; Bernhard Voss, MD
Abstract: Aims. N-terminal pro-brain natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP) has been found to correlate with the severity of aortic valve stenosis and to provide prognostic information in aortic stenosis patients undergoing surgical aortic valve...
Abstract: Aims. N-terminal pro-brain natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP) has been found to correlate with the severity of aortic valve stenosis and to provide prognostic information in aortic stenosis patients undergoing surgical aortic valve...
Abstract: Aims. N-terminal...
01/02/2013
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
A Modified Technique to Safely Close the Arterial Puncture Site After TAVI
01/02/2013
Christodoulos Stefanadis, MD; Konstantinos Aznaouridis, MD, PhD; Dimitrios Vrachatis, MD; Manolis Vavuranakis, MD, PhD; Maria G. Kariori, MD; Konstantinos Kalogerasa, MD; Carmen Moldovan, MD
Abstract: Background. We describe a vascular closure technique, convenient in practice, that permits effective femoral artery closure after CoreValve (Medtronic) implantation during transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI). Vascular...
Abstract: Background. We describe a vascular closure technique, convenient in practice, that permits effective femoral artery closure after CoreValve (Medtronic) implantation during transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI). Vascular...
Abstract: Background. We...
01/02/2013
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Tips and Techniques
A Novel Guidewire Approach for Handling Acute-Angle Bifurcations: Reversed Guidewire Technique With Adjunctive Use of a Double-Lumen Microcatheter
01/02/2013
George Suzuki, MD; Yoichi Nozaki, MD; Masayuki Sakurai, MD
Abstract: Guidewire manipulation to negotiate branches originating at an acute angle from the parent artery is a frequently encountered challenge by the interventional cardiologist in clinical practice. To date, several methods have been...
Abstract: Guidewire manipulation to negotiate branches originating at an acute angle from the parent artery is a frequently encountered challenge by the interventional cardiologist in clinical practice. To date, several methods have been...
Abstract: Guidewire manipulation...
01/02/2013
Journal of Invasive Cardiology

News

Mitral Valve Intervention
Edwards SAPIEN M3 Receives CE Mark, Becoming World’s First Transfemoral Transcatheter Mitral Valve Replacement System
04/14/2025
The SAPIEN M3 mitral valve replacement system received CE Mark for the transcatheter treatment of patients with symptomatic (moderate-to-severe or severe) mitral regurgitation (MR) who are deemed unsuitable for surgery or transcatheter...
The SAPIEN M3 mitral valve replacement system received CE Mark for the transcatheter treatment of patients with symptomatic (moderate-to-severe or severe) mitral regurgitation (MR) who are deemed unsuitable for surgery or transcatheter...
The SAPIEN M3 mitral valve...
04/14/2025
Cath Lab Digest
quantitative flow ratio
Medis QFR 3.0 Launches in the U.S.
04/07/2025
Medis QFR® is a safe(1) and wire-free software solution that assesses angiography-derived coronary physiology in patients with ischemic CAD. Medis QFR® is a wire-free technique that estimates FFR values using computational fluid dynamics...
Medis QFR® is a safe(1) and wire-free software solution that assesses angiography-derived coronary physiology in patients with ischemic CAD. Medis QFR® is a wire-free technique that estimates FFR values using computational fluid dynamics...
Medis QFR® is a safe(1) and...
04/07/2025
Cath Lab Digest
Intravascular Lithotripsy
Shockwave Medical Enrolls First Patient in FORWARD CAD Pivotal Study of Novel Forward Intravascular Lithotripsy Platform
04/07/2025
Investigators in the study will assess the safety and effectiveness of the Shockwave Javelin Coronary IVL Catheter for the treatment of calcified, difficult-to-cross stenotic de novo coronary artery lesions prior to stenting.
Investigators in the study will assess the safety and effectiveness of the Shockwave Javelin Coronary IVL Catheter for the treatment of calcified, difficult-to-cross stenotic de novo coronary artery lesions prior to stenting.
Investigators in the study will...
04/07/2025
Cath Lab Digest
thrombectomy
Seven New Data Sets Demonstrate Penumbra’s Computer Assisted Vacuum Thrombectomy (CAVT) Technology Is Safe, Fast and Effective, Improves Patient Outcomes, and Delivers Healthcare Resource Benefits
04/07/2025
Penumbra, Inc, announced seven significant computer assisted vacuum thrombectomy (CAVT™) data presentations during the 2025 Society of Interventional Radiology (SIR) Annual Scientific Meeting. The data showed that CAVT as a frontline therapy...
Penumbra, Inc, announced seven significant computer assisted vacuum thrombectomy (CAVT™) data presentations during the 2025 Society of Interventional Radiology (SIR) Annual Scientific Meeting. The data showed that CAVT as a frontline therapy...
Penumbra, Inc, announced seven...
04/07/2025
Cath Lab Digest
Intravascular Imaging
ECLIPSE Trial: Intravascular Imaging Can Improve Outcomes for Complex Stenting Procedures in Patients with High-Risk Calcified CAD
03/31/2025
“The ECLIPSE trial shows that use of intravascular imaging (IVI) to guide coronary stenting in severely calcified lesions prevents death, stent thrombosis, and unplanned repeat procedures in this high-risk patient population,” says first...
“The ECLIPSE trial shows that use of intravascular imaging (IVI) to guide coronary stenting in severely calcified lesions prevents death, stent thrombosis, and unplanned repeat procedures in this high-risk patient population,” says first...
“The ECLIPSE trial shows that...
03/31/2025
Cath Lab Digest
Aortic Stenosis
New Data Confirm Rapid, Unpredictable Progression of Severe Aortic Stenosis and Need for Urgent Referral and Evaluation of Patients
03/31/2025
New data from DETECT AS and the EARLY TAVR Trial were presented at ACC.25 in Chicago, addressing the critical needs of patients with structural heart disease.
New data from DETECT AS and the EARLY TAVR Trial were presented at ACC.25 in Chicago, addressing the critical needs of patients with structural heart disease.
New data from DETECT AS and the...
03/31/2025
Cath Lab Digest
CAD in Women
New Intermountain Health Study Finds Gap Between Heart Disease Outcomes in Men and Women Has Narrowed Over Past 20 Years  
03/31/2025
Women studied tended to be older with more comorbidities (like high blood pressure, diabetes, and history of stroke and heart failure), have more stable chest pain, and experience less severe chest pain or heart attack when they came into the...
Women studied tended to be older with more comorbidities (like high blood pressure, diabetes, and history of stroke and heart failure), have more stable chest pain, and experience less severe chest pain or heart attack when they came into the...
Women studied tended to be older...
03/31/2025
Cath Lab Digest
AI
HeartFocus Clinical Trial Proves AI Can Empower Novices to Deliver Diagnostic-Quality Cardiac Ultrasounds
03/31/2025
Results showed that 100% of exams conducted by novices using HeartFocus met the diagnostic standards for all primary endpoints, with a strong correlation to expert-acquired scans across qualitative and quantitative assessments.
Results showed that 100% of exams conducted by novices using HeartFocus met the diagnostic standards for all primary endpoints, with a strong correlation to expert-acquired scans across qualitative and quantitative assessments.
Results showed that 100% of...
03/31/2025
Cath Lab Digest
plaque analysis
CONFIRM2 Registry: Late-Breaking Clinical Trial Results Demonstrate the Predictive Power of Cleerly's AI-QCT for Women’s Cardiovascular Risk at ACC.25
03/31/2025
The findings demonstrate that AI-QCT features of coronary artery disease (CAD), as detected by Cleerly’s AI-QCT, can identify women at high risk for major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE) and improves risk stratification - a population...
The findings demonstrate that AI-QCT features of coronary artery disease (CAD), as detected by Cleerly’s AI-QCT, can identify women at high risk for major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE) and improves risk stratification - a population...
The findings demonstrate that...
03/31/2025
Cath Lab Digest
Statins
CorCal Outcomes Study: Who Needs a Statin? Intermountain Study Compares Prescribing Recommendations Based on Traditional Risk Factors vs. Coronary Artery Calcium Scoring
03/31/2025
The research is part of CorCal Outcomes, a large, randomized clinical trial at Intermountain Health that is comparing the PCE versus CAC score guidance to initiate a statin prescription for patients for primary prevention of coronary heart...
The research is part of CorCal Outcomes, a large, randomized clinical trial at Intermountain Health that is comparing the PCE versus CAC score guidance to initiate a statin prescription for patients for primary prevention of coronary heart...
The research is part of CorCal...
03/31/2025
Cath Lab Digest

Mitral Valve Intervention
Edwards SAPIEN M3 Receives CE Mark, Becoming World’s First Transfemoral Transcatheter Mitral Valve Replacement System
04/14/2025
The SAPIEN M3 mitral valve replacement system received CE Mark for the transcatheter treatment of patients with symptomatic (moderate-to-severe or severe) mitral regurgitation (MR) who are deemed unsuitable for surgery or transcatheter...
The SAPIEN M3 mitral valve replacement system received CE Mark for the transcatheter treatment of patients with symptomatic (moderate-to-severe or severe) mitral regurgitation (MR) who are deemed unsuitable for surgery or transcatheter...
The SAPIEN M3 mitral valve...
04/14/2025
Cath Lab Digest
Murai Figure
Clinical Videos
Intravascular Lithotripsy for In-Stent Calcified Neoatherosclerosis
04/09/2025
Video Supplement to "Intravascular Lithotripsy for In-Stent Calcified Neoatherosclerosis" (Clinical Image).
Video Supplement to "Intravascular Lithotripsy for In-Stent Calcified Neoatherosclerosis" (Clinical Image).
Video Supplement to...
04/09/2025
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Clinical Images
Intravascular Lithotripsy for In-Stent Calcified Neoatherosclerosis
04/09/2025
Keima Wayama, MD; Kota Murai, MD, PhD; Teruo Noguchi, MD, PhD
An 80-year-old man with a history of acute inferior myocardial infarction was admitted to our hospital. He had undergone bare-metal stent (3.5/28 mm) implantation in the mid-right coronary artery 22 years prior.
An 80-year-old man with a history of acute inferior myocardial infarction was admitted to our hospital. He had undergone bare-metal stent (3.5/28 mm) implantation in the mid-right coronary artery 22 years prior.
An 80-year-old man with a...
04/09/2025
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
quantitative flow ratio
Medis QFR 3.0 Launches in the U.S.
04/07/2025
Medis QFR® is a safe(1) and wire-free software solution that assesses angiography-derived coronary physiology in patients with ischemic CAD. Medis QFR® is a wire-free technique that estimates FFR values using computational fluid dynamics...
Medis QFR® is a safe(1) and wire-free software solution that assesses angiography-derived coronary physiology in patients with ischemic CAD. Medis QFR® is a wire-free technique that estimates FFR values using computational fluid dynamics...
Medis QFR® is a safe(1) and...
04/07/2025
Cath Lab Digest
Agstam Figure
Clinical Videos
Tenecteplase-Assisted Transapical Drainage of Tuberculous Pyopericardium
04/07/2025
Video Supplement to "Tenecteplase-Assisted Transapical Drainage of Tuberculous Pyopericardium" (Clinical Image).
Video Supplement to "Tenecteplase-Assisted Transapical Drainage of Tuberculous Pyopericardium" (Clinical Image).
Video Supplement to...
04/07/2025
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Clinical Images
Tenecteplase-Assisted Transapical Drainage of Tuberculous Pyopericardium
04/07/2025
Venkatakrishnan Ramakumar, MD, DM; Durlabhesh Rawat, MD, DM; Sourabh Agstam, MD, DM
A 35-year-old man with human immunodeficiency virus/acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (HIV/AIDS) and a CD4 count of 61 cells per mm3 (normal range: 500-1200 cells/mm3) presented with worsening shortness of breath and orthopnoea over the...
A 35-year-old man with human immunodeficiency virus/acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (HIV/AIDS) and a CD4 count of 61 cells per mm3 (normal range: 500-1200 cells/mm3) presented with worsening shortness of breath and orthopnoea over the...
A 35-year-old man with human...
04/07/2025
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Intravascular Lithotripsy
Shockwave Medical Enrolls First Patient in FORWARD CAD Pivotal Study of Novel Forward Intravascular Lithotripsy Platform
04/07/2025
Investigators in the study will assess the safety and effectiveness of the Shockwave Javelin Coronary IVL Catheter for the treatment of calcified, difficult-to-cross stenotic de novo coronary artery lesions prior to stenting.
Investigators in the study will assess the safety and effectiveness of the Shockwave Javelin Coronary IVL Catheter for the treatment of calcified, difficult-to-cross stenotic de novo coronary artery lesions prior to stenting.
Investigators in the study will...
04/07/2025
Cath Lab Digest
thrombectomy
Seven New Data Sets Demonstrate Penumbra’s Computer Assisted Vacuum Thrombectomy (CAVT) Technology Is Safe, Fast and Effective, Improves Patient Outcomes, and Delivers Healthcare Resource Benefits
04/07/2025
Penumbra, Inc, announced seven significant computer assisted vacuum thrombectomy (CAVT™) data presentations during the 2025 Society of Interventional Radiology (SIR) Annual Scientific Meeting. The data showed that CAVT as a frontline therapy...
Penumbra, Inc, announced seven significant computer assisted vacuum thrombectomy (CAVT™) data presentations during the 2025 Society of Interventional Radiology (SIR) Annual Scientific Meeting. The data showed that CAVT as a frontline therapy...
Penumbra, Inc, announced seven...
04/07/2025
Cath Lab Digest
Original Contribution
Rotational Atherectomy for Calcified Coronary Lesions in Severe Aortic Stenosis Before Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation
04/04/2025
Sultan Alotaibi, MD, MSc; Abdelhakim Allali, MD; Hajo Heyer, MD; Nader Mankerious, MD; Martin Landt, MD; Mohamed Abdel-Wahab, MD; Volker Geist, MD; Ralph Tölg, MD; Mohamed Samy, MD; Gert Richardt, MD; Karim Elbasha, MD
The authors aimed to compare in-hospital outcomes following rotational atherectomy in patients with severe aortic stenosis (AS) before transcatheter aortic valve implantation vs patients without AS.
The authors aimed to compare in-hospital outcomes following rotational atherectomy in patients with severe aortic stenosis (AS) before transcatheter aortic valve implantation vs patients without AS.
The authors aimed to compare...
04/04/2025
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Original Contribution
Can IodixAnol ReducE the Incidence of Adverse Renal or Cardiac Events in Chronic Total Occlusion Interventions (CARE-CTO): A Substudy of the PROGRESS-CTO Registry
04/02/2025
Dimitrios Strepkos, MD; Athanasios Rempakos, MD; Michaella Alexandrou, MD; Deniz Mutlu, MD; Pedro E.P. Carvalho, MD; Ozgur Selim Ser, MD; Khaldoon Alaswad, MD; Mir Babar Basir, DO; Dmitrii Khelimskii, MD; Oleg Krestyaninov, MD; Jaikirshan J. Khatri, MD; Laura D. Young, MD; Omer Goktekin, MD; Paul Poommipanit, MD; Farouc A. Jaffer, MD, PhD; Sevket Gorgulu, MD; Ahmed M. ElGuindy, MD; Nidal Abi Rafeh, MD; Olga C. Mastrodemos, BA; Bavana V. Rangan, BDS, MPH; Sandeep Jalli, DO; Konstantinos Voudris, MD, PhD; Yader Sandoval, MD; M. Nicholas Burke, MD; Emmanouil S. Brilakis, MD, PhD
The impact of contrast type in chronic total occlusion (CTO) percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) remains controversial. The authors sought to evaluate the impact of contrast medium selection on patients undergoing CTO PCI.
The impact of contrast type in chronic total occlusion (CTO) percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) remains controversial. The authors sought to evaluate the impact of contrast medium selection on patients undergoing CTO PCI.
The impact of contrast type in...
04/02/2025
Journal of Invasive Cardiology

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