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Volume 34 - Issue 10 - October, 2022

October 2022 Table of Contents
10/01/2022
Original Contributions High-Risk PCI Coronary Orbital Atherectomy in Patients With Severe Aortic Stenosis Marissa Donatelle, MD; Pradyumna Agasthi, MD;  Helen Parise, PhD2; Zsuzsanna Igyarto, PhD;  Brad J. Martinsen,...
Original Contributions High-Risk PCI Coronary Orbital Atherectomy in Patients With Severe Aortic Stenosis Marissa Donatelle, MD; Pradyumna Agasthi, MD;  Helen Parise, PhD2; Zsuzsanna Igyarto, PhD;  Brad J. Martinsen,...
Original...
10/01/2022
Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Feature

Original Contribution
Process Standardization in High-Risk Coronary Interventions is Associated With Quality of Care Measures
10/01/2022
Stefan Perings, MD; Tobias Zeus, MD; Malte Kelm, MD; Andrea Icks, MD; Christian Jung, MD, PhD; Yvonne Heinen, MD; Georg Wolff, MD; Kathrin Klein, MD; Maximilian Brockmeyer, MD; Claudio Parco, MD
Patient safety is one of the most important issues in healthcare. High-risk percutaneous coronary interventions (HR-PCIs) offer well-established treatment options for patients with complex coronary artery disease and multiple comorbidities....
Patient safety is one of the most important issues in healthcare. High-risk percutaneous coronary interventions (HR-PCIs) offer well-established treatment options for patients with complex coronary artery disease and multiple comorbidities....
Patient safety is one of the...
10/01/2022
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Clinical Images
The Great Masquerader: Coronary Occlusion From Thrombus in Ascending Aortic Aneurysm Causing Anterior-Wall STEMI With Cardiogenic Shock
10/01/2022
Wiwat Kanjanarutjawiwat, MD; Sarunpong Pibalyart, MD; Paruepong Makarasen, MD
A 55-year-old Thai man with history of chronic alcoholism presented to our hospital complaining of sudden onset of severe substernal chest pain and profuse sweating for 4 hours. Upon arrival, he was barely conscious. His initial blood...
A 55-year-old Thai man with history of chronic alcoholism presented to our hospital complaining of sudden onset of severe substernal chest pain and profuse sweating for 4 hours. Upon arrival, he was barely conscious. His initial blood...
A 55-year-old Thai man with...
10/01/2022
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Clinical Images
Hybrid Endovascular Aortic Repair in a Post-Renal Transplant Patient With Juxtarenal Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm
10/01/2022
Akash Batta, MD; Rajesh Vijayvergiya, MD, DM; Anupam Lal, MD; Ganesh Kasinadhuni, MD
A 45-year-old man presented with pain in the abdomen and pulsatile abdominal swelling of 3-month duration. He had kidney transplantation for chronic kidney disease 2 years prior. Computed tomography (CT) angiography revealed a 10.0-cm x...
A 45-year-old man presented with pain in the abdomen and pulsatile abdominal swelling of 3-month duration. He had kidney transplantation for chronic kidney disease 2 years prior. Computed tomography (CT) angiography revealed a 10.0-cm x...
A 45-year-old man presented with...
10/01/2022
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Clinical Images
Fluctuating Cutaneous Varices as a Diagnostic Clue for a Huge Right Atrial Mass in a Dialysis Patient
10/01/2022
Tzu-Ying Chen, MD; Chung-Lieh Hung, PhD; Cheng-Jui Lin, PhD; Hung-I Yeh, PhD; Yen-Yu Liu, MD, MD
A 72-year-old man presented with altered consciousness. His past medical history included left renal cell carcinoma status post nephrectomy 3 years earlier, end-stage renal disease with regular hemodialysis, and central venous obstruction...
A 72-year-old man presented with altered consciousness. His past medical history included left renal cell carcinoma status post nephrectomy 3 years earlier, end-stage renal disease with regular hemodialysis, and central venous obstruction...
A 72-year-old man presented with...
10/01/2022
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Clinical Images
Left Ventricular Angiogram in Constrictive Pericarditis
10/01/2022
A. Shaheer Ahmed, MD, DM, DNB; Gauravkumar Divani, MD; Nitish Rai, MD, DM, MBBS
A 14-year-old boy presented with dyspnea on exertion and easy fatiguability for 1 year. He also had an episode of pedal edema 6 months prior, which resolved with diuretics. He had a history of tuberculosis treated with a 6-month course of...
A 14-year-old boy presented with dyspnea on exertion and easy fatiguability for 1 year. He also had an episode of pedal edema 6 months prior, which resolved with diuretics. He had a history of tuberculosis treated with a 6-month course of...
A 14-year-old boy presented with...
10/01/2022
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Original Contribution
Coronary Orbital Atherectomy in Patients With Severe Aortic Stenosis
10/01/2022
Martin B. Leon, MD; Pradyumna Agasthi, MBBS, MD; Zsuzsanna Igyarto, PhD; Helen Parise, ScD; Brad J. Martinsen, PhD; Marissa Donatelle, MD; Nirat Beohar, MD
Orbital atherectomy has been shown to be safe and effective in patients with severe calcific coronary artery disease; however, there is a paucity of data on OA use in patients with concomitant severe aortic stenosis. A retrospective analysis...
Orbital atherectomy has been shown to be safe and effective in patients with severe calcific coronary artery disease; however, there is a paucity of data on OA use in patients with concomitant severe aortic stenosis. A retrospective analysis...
Orbital atherectomy has been...
10/01/2022
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Original Contribution
Transcatheter Closure of Patent Foramen Ovale in Patients With Peripheral (Noncerebrovascular) Embolism
09/23/2022
Josep Rodés-Cabau, MD, PhD; Paul Guedeney, MD; Julio I. Farjat-Pasos, MD, MSc; Christine Houde, MD; Jules Mesnier, MD; Alberto Alperi, MD, PhD; Melanie Côté, MD, MSc; Gilles Montalescot, MD, PhD
Scarce data exist on noncerebrovascular peripheral embolism (NCPE) patients undergoing transcatheter patent foramen ovale (PFO) closure. The objectives of this study were to determine the clinical and procedural characteristics, and long-term...
Scarce data exist on noncerebrovascular peripheral embolism (NCPE) patients undergoing transcatheter patent foramen ovale (PFO) closure. The objectives of this study were to determine the clinical and procedural characteristics, and long-term...
Scarce data exist on...
09/23/2022
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Original Contribution
Impact of Extravascular Ultrasound-Guided Wiring on Achieving Optimal Vessel Preparation and Patency in Endovascular Therapy for Superficial Femoral Artery Chronic Total Occlusion
09/23/2022
Yohsuke Honda, MD; Yoshiaki Ito, MD; Yasunari Sakamoto, MD; Keisuke Hirano, MD; Shinsuke Mori, MD; Masahiro Yamawaki, MD; Motoharu Araki, MD; Norihiro Kobayashi, MD; Masakazu Tsutsumi, MD
The study aim was to evaluate the impact of extravascular ultrasound-guided (EVUSG) wiring on achieving optimal vessel preparation and patency in endovascular therapy (EVT) for superficial femoral artery (SFA) chronic total occlusion (CTO).
The study aim was to evaluate the impact of extravascular ultrasound-guided (EVUSG) wiring on achieving optimal vessel preparation and patency in endovascular therapy (EVT) for superficial femoral artery (SFA) chronic total occlusion (CTO).
The study aim was to evaluate...
09/23/2022
Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Column

Radial Access Technique
Improved Outcomes With Transradial Approach in Alcohol Septal Ablation
10/01/2022
Valerian Fernandes, MD; Christopher D. Nielsen, MD; Ahmadreza Karimianpour, DO; Noah Blaker, MS; Katrina Bidwell, MD; Thomas Miller, MD
Transradial cardiac catheterization is equally effective but has fewer vascular complications than transfemoral catheterization. There is a paucity of data on biradial approach for alcohol septal ablation (ASA). This study seeks to study the...
Transradial cardiac catheterization is equally effective but has fewer vascular complications than transfemoral catheterization. There is a paucity of data on biradial approach for alcohol septal ablation (ASA). This study seeks to study the...
Transradial cardiac...
10/01/2022
Journal of Invasive Cardiology

News

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
CardiAMP Procedure
Cell Therapy
BioCardia Phase 3 CARDIAMP-HF Trial of Novel Cardiac Cell Therapy for Ischemic Heart Failure Shows Increased Survival, Decreased Cardiac Events, and Improved Quality of Life at Two Years
03/31/2025
"In this rigorous CardiAMP-HF Trial, patients who received the novel cell therapy adjunctive to medication experienced decreased mortality and MACCE, with improved quality of life, when compared to those on medication alone," said...
"In this rigorous CardiAMP-HF Trial, patients who received the novel cell therapy adjunctive to medication experienced decreased mortality and MACCE, with improved quality of life, when compared to those on medication alone," said...
"In this rigorous CardiAMP-HF...
03/31/2025
Cath Lab Digest
Peripheral Arterial Disease
New Study Finds Peripheral Artery Disease Often Underdiagnosed and Undertreated; Opportunity to Improve Treatments and Lower Death Rates
03/31/2025
Researchers identified 7,522 patients who had a symptomatic peripheral artery disease diagnosis at Intermountain Health facilities between January 2006 and December 2021 and were seen once in follow-up within at least 18 months of their...
Researchers identified 7,522 patients who had a symptomatic peripheral artery disease diagnosis at Intermountain Health facilities between January 2006 and December 2021 and were seen once in follow-up within at least 18 months of their...
Researchers identified 7,522...
03/31/2025
Cath Lab Digest
TAVR
Evolut Low Risk Trial: Medtronic Evolut TAVR System Shows Durable Clinical Outcomes and Outstanding Valve Performance at 5 Years in Low-Risk AS Patients
03/31/2025
"Results at five years support Evolut's supra-annular, self-expanding TAVR as a safe, effective, and durable alternative to surgery for patients with severe aortic stenosis, regardless of their surgical risk," said Michael J. Reardon, MD.
"Results at five years support Evolut's supra-annular, self-expanding TAVR as a safe, effective, and durable alternative to surgery for patients with severe aortic stenosis, regardless of their surgical risk," said Michael J. Reardon, MD.
"Results at five years support...
03/31/2025
Cath Lab Digest
Calcium Score
Low Coronary Artery Calcium Score is Associated with An Excellent Prognosis Regardless of a Person’s Age, New Intermountain Health Study Finds
03/31/2025
“We found that a zero-plaque burden is not only highly prognostic of good heart health at any age, but also of excellent overall survival,” said Jeffrey L. Anderson, MD, principal investigator of the study.
“We found that a zero-plaque burden is not only highly prognostic of good heart health at any age, but also of excellent overall survival,” said Jeffrey L. Anderson, MD, principal investigator of the study.
“We found that a zero-plaque...
03/31/2025
Cath Lab Digest

CRT Conference Coverage
Disparities in Interventional Cardiology
04/02/2025
Laura Simson
At the Sunday afternoon "Disparities in Interventional Cardiology" session at CRT 2025, experts presented compelling data and discussed the barriers that limit diverse representation in the field, ranging from clinical trials and...
At the Sunday afternoon "Disparities in Interventional Cardiology" session at CRT 2025, experts presented compelling data and discussed the barriers that limit diverse representation in the field, ranging from clinical trials and...
At the Sunday afternoon...
04/02/2025
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
CRT Conference Coverage
Artificial Intelligence in Coronary Artery Disease Diagnosis and Intervention
04/02/2025
Laura Simson
In his Sunday morning session and ensuing panel discussion at CRT 2025, Dr Ran Kornowski of the Rabin Medical Center in Petach-Tikva, Israel, detailed how AI is transforming clinical practice and research in interventional cardiology.
In his Sunday morning session and ensuing panel discussion at CRT 2025, Dr Ran Kornowski of the Rabin Medical Center in Petach-Tikva, Israel, detailed how AI is transforming clinical practice and research in interventional cardiology.
In his Sunday morning session...
04/02/2025
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Original Contribution
Polidocanol Ablation in Midventricular Obstructive Cardiomyopathy: Novel Approach and Early Outcomes
04/01/2025
Limited data exist regarding polidocanol use for septal ablation, particularly in the context of midventricular obstruction (MVO) . This study presents the first reported use of polidocanol for septal ablation in patients with MVO.
Limited data exist regarding polidocanol use for septal ablation, particularly in the context of midventricular obstruction (MVO) . This study presents the first reported use of polidocanol for septal ablation in patients with MVO.
Limited data exist regarding...
04/01/2025
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Original Contribution
Heart Rate Variability of Interventional Cardiology Fellows and Attendings and Changes Over Time
04/01/2025
The study examined the stress levels of interventional cardiology (IC) fellows and attendings using both objective (heart rate variability) and subjective (State Trait Anxiety Inventory) metrics across the IC fellowship.
The study examined the stress levels of interventional cardiology (IC) fellows and attendings using both objective (heart rate variability) and subjective (State Trait Anxiety Inventory) metrics across the IC fellowship.
The study examined the stress...
04/01/2025
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
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

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