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Volume 34 - Issue 6 - June, 2022

June 2022 Table of Contents
06/01/2022
Table of Contents for the Journal of Invasive Cardiology's June 2022 issue.
Table of Contents for the Journal of Invasive Cardiology's June 2022 issue.
Table of Contents for the...
06/01/2022
Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Feature

Clinical Images
No Room for Excess Room: Cobra Head Deformity of Both Discs of an Amplatzer Atrial Septal Occluder Device
06/01/2022
Sriram Veeraraghavan, MD, DM; Narendhiran Pandurangan, MD, DM; Bharath Raj Kidambi, MD, DM
A 25-year-old female patient with a 30-mm ostium secundum atrial septal defect received a transesophageal echocardiogram-guided device closure. The 32-mm Amplatzer atrial septal occluder (ASO) device was carefully prepared and loaded through...
A 25-year-old female patient with a 30-mm ostium secundum atrial septal defect received a transesophageal echocardiogram-guided device closure. The 32-mm Amplatzer atrial septal occluder (ASO) device was carefully prepared and loaded through...
A 25-year-old female patient...
06/01/2022
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Clinical Images
ACAOS (Anomalous Coronary Artery From the Opposite Sinus) as Part of a Chaos: 75 Years of Harmonious Occult Coexistence
06/01/2022
Dimitrios Kalantzis, MD; Dimitrios Karelas, MD, MSc; Nikolaos Platogiannis, MD, MSc; John Papanikolaou, MD, PhD
A 75-year-old woman was referred to our center for coronary angiography (CA) due to atypical chest discomfort unrelated to exertion and accompanying coronary artery disease risk factors (hypertension, type 2 diabetes, former smoker). CA was...
A 75-year-old woman was referred to our center for coronary angiography (CA) due to atypical chest discomfort unrelated to exertion and accompanying coronary artery disease risk factors (hypertension, type 2 diabetes, former smoker). CA was...
A 75-year-old woman was referred...
06/01/2022
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Clinical Images
CT-Guided CTO-PCI Overcoming Bypass Surgery-Induced Native Coronary Artery Tenting
06/01/2022
Gerald S. Werner, MD, PhD; David M. Leistner; Youssef S. Abdelwahed, MD; Edna Blum, MD; Ulf Landmesser, MD
A 57-year-old male complaining of recurrent chest pain was admitted for recanalization of a chronic total occlussion (CTO) of the left anterior descending (LAD) artery. Ten years earlier, the patient underwent a coronary artery bypass graft...
A 57-year-old male complaining of recurrent chest pain was admitted for recanalization of a chronic total occlussion (CTO) of the left anterior descending (LAD) artery. Ten years earlier, the patient underwent a coronary artery bypass graft...
A 57-year-old male complaining...
06/01/2022
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Clinical Images
Percutaneous Treatment of Symptomatic Left Ventricular Assist Device Outflow Graft Obstruction
06/01/2022
Faris G. Araj, MD; Robert M. Morlend, MD; Matthias Peltz, MD; Dharam J. Kumbhani, MD, SM; Anthony A. Bavry, MD, MPH
A 60-year-old female underwent a left ventricular assist device (LVAD) implant during which a 1-mm Gore-Tex sheet (Gore Medical) was used to cover the device and outflow graft to prevent future sternal re-entry injury. Seven years later, she...
A 60-year-old female underwent a left ventricular assist device (LVAD) implant during which a 1-mm Gore-Tex sheet (Gore Medical) was used to cover the device and outflow graft to prevent future sternal re-entry injury. Seven years later, she...
A 60-year-old female underwent a...
06/01/2022
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Brief Communication
Single Radial Access Simultaneous Left Ventricular and Ascending Aortic Pressure for the Evaluation of Aortic Stenosis: The “Double-Barrel” Technique
06/01/2022
Jaime Caballero, MD; Cezar A. Iliescu, MD, FACC, FSCAI; Ismail Ates, MD; Konstantinos Marmagkiolis, MD, MBA, FACC, FSCAI; Mehmet Cilingiroglu, MD, FSCAI, FACC, FESC, FAHA
The use of simultaneous left ventricular and ascending aortic pressure tracings by cardiac catheterization is the gold standard of care for accurate hemodynamic assessment of aortic stenosis severity in patients with equivocal echocardiogram....
The use of simultaneous left ventricular and ascending aortic pressure tracings by cardiac catheterization is the gold standard of care for accurate hemodynamic assessment of aortic stenosis severity in patients with equivocal echocardiogram....
The use of simultaneous left...
06/01/2022
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Original Contribution
Comparison of Catheterization Versus Echocardiographic-Based Gradients in Balloon-Expandable Versus Self-Expanding Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation
06/01/2022
Scott M. Lilly, MD, PhD; Michael Biersmith, MD; Maurice Alston, DO; Nader Makki, MD; Hoda Hatoum, PhD; Konstantinos Dean Boudoulas, MD; Breandan Yeats, BS; Obiora Egbuche, MD; Medha Biswas, MD; David Orsinelli, MD; Lakshmi Dasi, PhD
In patients with transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI), accurate assessment of gradients is important to assess valve function and durability, which drives clinical decision-making. In this comparison, the authors sought to evaluate...
In patients with transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI), accurate assessment of gradients is important to assess valve function and durability, which drives clinical decision-making. In this comparison, the authors sought to evaluate...
In patients with transcatheter...
06/01/2022
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Original Contribution
3D Printing of Subclavian Artery: Utility for Preprocedural Planning and Correlation With Subclavian Artery Percutaneous Vascular Interventions
06/01/2022
Sehrish Memon, MD; Evan Friend, BS, MD; Sanjog Kalra, MD; Sean Janzer, MD; Jon C. George, MD, MBA
Three-dimensional (3D) printing for subclavian artery (SA) percutaneous vascular interventions (PVI) may allow superior understanding of patient specific complex anatomy and aid with preprocedural planning.
Three-dimensional (3D) printing for subclavian artery (SA) percutaneous vascular interventions (PVI) may allow superior understanding of patient specific complex anatomy and aid with preprocedural planning.
Three-dimensional (3D) printing...
06/01/2022
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Original Research
Clinical Performance of a Paclitaxel Drug-Coated Balloon in Real-World Percutaneous Coronary Intervention Practice: The PEARL Registry
06/01/2022
Selina Vlieger, MSc; Jin M. Cheng, MD, PhD; Rohit M. Oemrawsingh, MD, PhD; Auke P.J.D. Weevers, MD; Jawed Polad, MD; Ben Gho, MD, PhD; Martijn Meuwissen, MD, PhD; Eric Boersma, PhD; Peter den Heijer, MD, PhD; Alexander JJ. IJsselmuiden, MD, PhD
Randomized controlled trials for in-stent restenosis (ISR) and de novo lesions in small-diameter vessels have shown promising results, but data on DCB use in real-world practice are still scarce. The aim of the PEARL (Paclitaxel-Eluting...
Randomized controlled trials for in-stent restenosis (ISR) and de novo lesions in small-diameter vessels have shown promising results, but data on DCB use in real-world practice are still scarce. The aim of the PEARL (Paclitaxel-Eluting...
Randomized controlled trials for...
06/01/2022
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Original Contribution
Concomitant Drug-Coated Balloon Angioplasty With Bail-Out Use of Eluvia Drug-Eluting Stent: Is There Any Downside to a Double Dose of Paclitaxel?
06/01/2022
Eric A. Secemsky, MD, MSc, RPVI, FACC, FAHA, FSCAI; Ehrin J. Armstrong, MD, MSc, FACC; Stefanos Giannopoulos, MD
The application of 2 distinct and simultaneously applied drug-delivery platforms for the treatment of peripheral artery disease has not been studied. This study investigated the outcomes of femoropopliteal disease treated with drug-coated...
The application of 2 distinct and simultaneously applied drug-delivery platforms for the treatment of peripheral artery disease has not been studied. This study investigated the outcomes of femoropopliteal disease treated with drug-coated...
The application of 2 distinct...
06/01/2022
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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