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Volume 33 - Issue 10 - October, 2021

October 2021 Table of Contents
10/01/2021
October 2021 TOC and Whole Issue PDF
October 2021 TOC and Whole Issue PDF
October 2021 TOC and Whole Issue...
10/01/2021
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Brief Communication
Low Incidence of Ischemic Stroke Associated With Thrombus Aspiration in STEMI Patients Undergoing Primary PCI
10/01/2021
Andrew T.L. Ong, MD, MBBS, PhD; Siddharth J. Trivedi, MBBS, PhD; Mark J. Cooper, MBBS, PhD; Robert Denniss, MBBS, MD
This study retrospectively analyzed the periprocedural stroke rate in a series of STEMI patients treated with TA and PPCI at a single, large, tertiary hospital, where a rigorous uniform protocol of aspiration was used in all patients.
This study retrospectively analyzed the periprocedural stroke rate in a series of STEMI patients treated with TA and PPCI at a single, large, tertiary hospital, where a rigorous uniform protocol of aspiration was used in all patients.
This study retrospectively...
10/01/2021
Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Feature

Original Contribution
Procedural Mortality With Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement – Balloon Inflation is Associated With Increased Risk
10/01/2021
Adrian P. Banning, MD, PhD, MBBS; Peter Ludman, MD; Sandeep Arunothayaraj, MBBS, MD; David Hildick-Smith, MD, MBBS, FRCP; Kristoffer V. Tanseco, MD; James Cockburn, MBBS, MD, FRCP; James D. Newton, MD; James M. Cotton, MD; Rajesh K. Kharbanda, PhD, MRCP, MD; Saib S. Khogali, MD; Christopher J. Malkin, MD; Sonny Palmer, MD, MBBS; Robert J. Whitbourn, MD, MBBS; Daniel J. Blackman, MD
This study assesses the impact of balloon use for predilation, valve implantation, or postdilation on in-hospital mortality among 4063 patients undergoing TAVR for aortic stenosis at 4 high-volume centers in the U.K.
This study assesses the impact of balloon use for predilation, valve implantation, or postdilation on in-hospital mortality among 4063 patients undergoing TAVR for aortic stenosis at 4 high-volume centers in the U.K.
This study assesses the impact...
10/01/2021
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Original Contribution
Long-Term Survival After Alcohol Septal Ablation for Hypertrophic Obstructive Cardiomyopathy: A 16-Year Experience
10/01/2021
Valerian Fernandes, MD; Jeremy D. Rier, DO; Shawn Shaji, MD; Billy J. Mullinax, MD; Amy H. Wahlquist, MS; Christopher D. Nielsen, MD
Alcohol septal ablation (ASA) is an accepted treatment for medically refractory hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy (HOCM). The procedural and medium-term outcomes have been reassuring.
Alcohol septal ablation (ASA) is an accepted treatment for medically refractory hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy (HOCM). The procedural and medium-term outcomes have been reassuring.
Alcohol septal ablation (ASA) is...
10/01/2021
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Original Contribution
Routine Coronary Angiography in Adults Undergoing Percutaneous Atrial Septal Defect Closure: Implications for Practice Guidelines
10/01/2021
Lukas Meier, MD; Ashish H. Shah, MD, MRCP, DM, DO; Sami Alnasser, MD; Yvonne Bach, BSc; Claudia Frankfurter, BHSc, MD; Mark Osten, MD, FRCPC; Eric M. Horlick, MD, FRCPC, MDCM; Lee N. Benson, MD, FRCPC; Christopher Olesovsky, BHSc, MD; Annamalar M. Muthuppalaniappan, MBBS, MRCP; Heiko Schneider, MRCP, PhD; Lusine Abrahamyan, MD, MPH, PhD
Secundum atrial septal defect is a common adult congenital heart lesion for which percutaneous closure offers treatment in patients with suitable anatomy.
Secundum atrial septal defect is a common adult congenital heart lesion for which percutaneous closure offers treatment in patients with suitable anatomy.
Secundum atrial septal defect is...
10/01/2021
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Original Contribution
Initial Experiences of Percutaneous Coronary Intervention Using a New-Generation Everolimus-Eluting Stent Platform
10/01/2021
James C. Spratt, MD, FRCP, BSc, MBChB; Simon J. Walsh, MD; Jonathan A. Mailey, MBChB, FRCP; Meadhbh C. Hogg, MBChB; Andrew H. McNeice, MBChB, FRCP; Mahmoud Ahmed, MBChB; Claudia Cosgrove, MD; Mark S. Spence, MD, FRCP; John C. Murphy, MD
This was a retrospective study across two United Kingdom centers of 139 patients undergoing PCI of 146 coronary lesions using the Synergy Megatron DES.
This was a retrospective study across two United Kingdom centers of 139 patients undergoing PCI of 146 coronary lesions using the Synergy Megatron DES.
This was a retrospective study...
10/01/2021
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Original Contribution
Characteristics and Outcomes of Patients With Acute Coronary Syndrome Who Received Percutaneous Coronary Intervention During Snowy Days
10/01/2021
Mohamed M. Gad, MD; Yasser M. Sammour, MD; Joseph Campbell, MD; Rishi Puri, MD; Grant W. Reed, MD, MSc; Stephen G. Ellis, MD; Samir R. Kapadia, MD; Jaikirshan J. Khatri, MD; Amar Krishnaswamy, MD; Amer N. Kadri, MD
Patients who presented with an ACS and underwent percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) from July 1, 2009 to September 30, 2017 were divided into ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI), and non-ST segment elevation ACS...
Patients who presented with an ACS and underwent percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) from July 1, 2009 to September 30, 2017 were divided into ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI), and non-ST segment elevation ACS...
Patients who presented with an...
10/01/2021
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Review
Peripheral Vascular Disease Involving Transplant Renal Artery
10/01/2021
Gurpreet Singh, MD; Neeraj Jolly, MD, DM
Transplant renal artery stenosis (TRAS) can afflict up-to one-fifth of patients with a transplanted kidney. We review the etiology, clinical features and diagnosis, and treatment modalities for TRAS.
Transplant renal artery stenosis (TRAS) can afflict up-to one-fifth of patients with a transplanted kidney. We review the etiology, clinical features and diagnosis, and treatment modalities for TRAS.
Transplant renal artery stenosis...
10/01/2021
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Original Contribution
Endothelial Progenitor Cell Function in Patients With Coronary Chronic Total Occlusion and its Relationship With Collateral Circulation
10/01/2021
Eduardo Josué Flores-Umanzor, MD, PhD; Luis Ortega-Paz, MD, PhD; Pedro Luis Cepas-Guillen, MD; Giuseppe Giacchi, MD; Teresa Padro, PhD; Lina Badimon, PhD; Salvatore Brugaletta, MD, PhD; Manel Sabaté, MD, PhD
This study evaluates the relationship between endothelial progenitor cell count and function and collateral circulation in coronary chronic total occlusions.
This study evaluates the relationship between endothelial progenitor cell count and function and collateral circulation in coronary chronic total occlusions.
This study evaluates the...
10/01/2021
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Original Contribution
First Reported Use of a Visualization Device for the Radial Artery With Near-Infrared Rays Through the Transradial Approach
10/01/2021
Yoshiya Yamamoto, MD; Takeaki Kudo, MD; Yota Kawamura, MD, PhD; Fuminobu Yoshimachi, MD, PhD; Yuji Ikari, MD, PhD, FACC, FESC; Makoto Natsumeda, MD, PhD; Nana Murotani, MD; Toshiharu Fujii, MD, PhD; Hirofumi Nagamatsu, MD
A disadvantage of TRA is difficulty in puncturing under palpation of the radial pulse alone without arterial visibility. To overcome this limitation, a vessel visualization device using near-infrared rays, Art View (Forte Grow Medical...
A disadvantage of TRA is difficulty in puncturing under palpation of the radial pulse alone without arterial visibility. To overcome this limitation, a vessel visualization device using near-infrared rays, Art View (Forte Grow Medical...
A disadvantage of TRA is...
10/01/2021
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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