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Volume 36 - Issue 5 - May, 2024

Featured Article

Original Contribution
A Comparison Between Radial Artery Compression Devices for Patent Hemostasis After Transradial Percutaneous Interventions
02/26/2024

Luigi Di Serafino, MD, PhD1; Maurizio Turturo, MD2; Claudio Larosa, MD3; Maria Scalamogna, MD1; Plinio Cirillo, MD, PhD1; Vito Alessandro Angelilli2; Saverio Lanzone, MD2; Francesco Bartolomucci, MD, PhD3; Riccardo Granata, MD1; Francesco Saverio Rea, MD1; Raffaele Piccolo, MD, PhD1; Anna Franzone, MD, PhD1; Giuseppe Gargiulo, MD, PhD1; Carmen Anna Maria Spaccarotella, MD, PhD1; Eugenio Stabile,MD, PhD1,4; Giovanni Esposito, MD, PhD1

Luigi Di Serafino, MD, PhD1; Maurizio...
This study evaluated whether the use of an adjustable device inflated with a pre-determined amount of air was more effective than a non-adjustable device for achieving patent hemostasis, thereby reducing the incidence of acute radial artery...
This study evaluated whether the use of an adjustable device inflated with a pre-determined amount of air was more effective than a non-adjustable device for achieving patent hemostasis, thereby reducing the incidence of acute radial artery...
This study evaluated whether the...
02/26/2024
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Original Contribution
Impact of Mitral Stenosis on Early and Late Outcomes of Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement for Aortic Stenosis: A Single-Center Analysis
02/26/2024

Yoshiyuki Yamashita, MD, PhD1; Serge Sicouri, MD1; Aleksander Dokollari, MD, PhD2; Mikiko Senzai, MD1; Roberto Rodriguez, MD3; Eric M. Gnall, MD4; Paul M. Coady, MD4; Harish Jarrett, MD5;Sandra V. Abramson, MD5; Katie M. Hawthorne, MD5; Scott M. Goldman, MD3; William A. Gray, MD4; Basel Ramlawi, MD1, 3

Yoshiyuki Yamashita, MD, PhD1; Serge ...
This study aims to evaluate both early and late outcomes in patients undergoing transcatheter aortic valve replacement according to the severity of concomitant mitral stenosis.
This study aims to evaluate both early and late outcomes in patients undergoing transcatheter aortic valve replacement according to the severity of concomitant mitral stenosis.
This study aims to evaluate both...
02/26/2024
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Review
Burnout in Cardiology: A Narrative Review
02/26/2024

Michaella Alexandrou, MD1; Bahadir Simsek, MD1; Athanasios Rempakos, MD1; Spyridon Kostantinis, MD1; Judit Karacsonyi, MD, PhD1; Bavana V. Rangan, BDS, MPH1; Olga C. Mastrodemos, BA1; Salman S. Allana, MD1; Sunil V. Rao, MD2; Mark Linzer, MD3; Mohaned Egred, MD4; Anastasios Milkas, MD5; Yader Sandoval, MD1; M. Nicholas Burke, MD1; Emmanouil S. Brilakis, MD, PhD1

Michaella Alexandrou, MD1; Bahadir Si...
This review summarizes recent publications on burnout in cardiology, discusses the contributing factors and implications of burnout on physicians’ health and patient safety, and explores possible interventions.
This review summarizes recent publications on burnout in cardiology, discusses the contributing factors and implications of burnout on physicians’ health and patient safety, and explores possible interventions.
This review summarizes recent...
02/26/2024
Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Feature

Clinical Images
Tough Balloon With a Vulnerable Shaft: An Unexpected Device Failure
02/29/2024

Konstantinos C. Theodoropoulos, MD, MSc, PhD; Konstantinos Tsakiridis, MD; Polychronis Vazakidis, MD; George Kassimis, MD, PhD; Antonios Ziakas, MD, PhD

Konstantinos C. Theodoropoulos, MD, M...
A 73-year-old man, with a previous long drug-eluting stent from the mid-portion of the left main stem artery to proximal left anterior descending artery (LAD), underwent elective coronary angiogram due to worsening anginal symptoms and an...
A 73-year-old man, with a previous long drug-eluting stent from the mid-portion of the left main stem artery to proximal left anterior descending artery (LAD), underwent elective coronary angiogram due to worsening anginal symptoms and an...
A 73-year-old man, with a...
02/29/2024
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Clinical Images
Ambulatory Trans-femoral Intra-aortic Balloon Pump
02/27/2024

Faris G. Araj, MD1; Haley Ashton, PT, DPT2; Binod Bista, OTR2; Brooke Wilson, DPT, CCS2; Meredith Smith, PT, DPT2

Faris G. Araj, MD1; Haley Ashton, PT,...
A 53-year-old man with inotrope-dependent advanced heart failure was admitted with acute decompensation and underwent urgent listing for heart transplant.
A 53-year-old man with inotrope-dependent advanced heart failure was admitted with acute decompensation and underwent urgent listing for heart transplant.
A 53-year-old man with...
02/27/2024
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Clinical Images
Spontaneous Multivessel Coronary Artery Spasm: A Case Report
02/27/2024

Cheng-jian Wang, MSc1,2; Qing-cheng Wang, MD3; Ying Du, MSc1,2; Peng-fei Sun, MSc1,2; Ya-hui Ding, MD2

Cheng-jian Wang, MSc1,2; Qing-cheng W...
A 60-year-old male presented to the emergency department of our hospital with persistent dull pain in the lower and middle sternum with generalized sweating after a heated argument with another person, and his symptoms did not resolve after 3...
A 60-year-old male presented to the emergency department of our hospital with persistent dull pain in the lower and middle sternum with generalized sweating after a heated argument with another person, and his symptoms did not resolve after 3...
A 60-year-old male presented to...
02/27/2024
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Clinical Images
Acute Myocardial Infarction Associated With Multiple Giant Coronary Artery Aneurysms: A Management Dilemma
02/27/2024

Shu Xian Loh, MRCP1; Md Azizul Hasan Khandaker FCPS, MRCP, MD1; Nicholas Jenkins, MRCP2; Philip Gonzales, MRCP1; Bilal Bawamia, MBBS, MD, MRCP1

Shu Xian Loh, MRCP1; Md Azizul Hasan ...
A 77-year-old man presented with an acute inferior ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction.
A 77-year-old man presented with an acute inferior ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction.
A 77-year-old man presented with...
02/27/2024
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Clinical Images
A Guidewire-Free Approach for Percutaneous Closure of Left Ventricular Pseudoaneurysm
02/26/2024

Tahir Bezgin, MD1; Aziz Inan Celik, MD1; Nart Zafer Baytugan, MD1; Suleyman Karakoyun, MD2,3; Metin Cagdas, MD1

Tahir Bezgin, MD1; Aziz Inan Celik, M...
A 78-year-old male patient with a history of coronary artery disease, heart failure with mildly reduced ejection fraction, diabetes mellitus, and transient ischemic attack presented to the emergency department with complaints of dyspnea...
A 78-year-old male patient with a history of coronary artery disease, heart failure with mildly reduced ejection fraction, diabetes mellitus, and transient ischemic attack presented to the emergency department with complaints of dyspnea...
A 78-year-old male patient with...
02/26/2024
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Brief Communication
Validation of the J-Channel Score for Retrograde Channel Crossing in the PROGRESS-CTO Registry
02/26/2024

Deniz Mutlu, MD1; Athanasios Rempakos, MD1; Michaella Alexandrou, MD1; Ahmed Al-Ogaili, MD1; Jaikirshan J. Khatri, MD2; Khaldoon Alaswad, MD3; Sevket Gorgulu, MD4; Yader Sandoval, MD1; M. Nicholas Burke, MD1; Emmanouil S. Brilakis, MD, PhD1

Deniz Mutlu, MD1; Athanasios Rempakos...
The authors examined the performance of the J-Channel score in patients who underwent retrograde chronic total occlusion percutaneous coronary intervention at 31 centers between 2013-2023 as part of the Prospective Global Registry for the...
The authors examined the performance of the J-Channel score in patients who underwent retrograde chronic total occlusion percutaneous coronary intervention at 31 centers between 2013-2023 as part of the Prospective Global Registry for the...
The authors examined the...
02/26/2024
Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Column

Letter to the Editor
Bedside Popliteal Vein Cannulation for Simultaneous Plasmapheresis and Renal Replacement Therapy in the Prone Position
02/26/2024

Naveen Balakrishnan, MD1; Hadi Beaini, MD2; Spencer Carter, MD3; Faris G. Araj, MD2

Naveen Balakrishnan, MD1; Hadi Beaini...
The COVID-19 pandemic has imposed challenging scenarios, necessitating a “thinking outside the box” approach for patients with profound respiratory failure requiring mechanical ventilation in the prone position.
The COVID-19 pandemic has imposed challenging scenarios, necessitating a “thinking outside the box” approach for patients with profound respiratory failure requiring mechanical ventilation in the prone position.
The COVID-19 pandemic has...
02/26/2024
Journal of Invasive Cardiology

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Psychological Stress & HD
Adding 9th Psychological Health Metric to Life’s Essential 8 Enhances Cardiovascular Health Construct for Predicting Mortality Risk
08/08/2024
A cardiovascular health construct based on the American Heart Association’s Life’s Essential 8 but enhanced with a ninth psychological health metric strongly predicts all-cause and cardiovascular mortality, according to a new study at...
A cardiovascular health construct based on the American Heart Association’s Life’s Essential 8 but enhanced with a ninth psychological health metric strongly predicts all-cause and cardiovascular mortality, according to a new study at...
A cardiovascular health...
08/08/2024
Cath Lab Digest
Reprocessing Devices
SxanPro Introduces New Cost-Recovery Dashboard to Reduce Hospital Device Waste
08/08/2024
The advanced XCHG dashboard uses customizable algorithms to analyze inventory data, collected from the UDI using SxanPro's mobile technology, to identify items that can be transferred, sold, or repurposed. This unique capability minimizes...
The advanced XCHG dashboard uses customizable algorithms to analyze inventory data, collected from the UDI using SxanPro's mobile technology, to identify items that can be transferred, sold, or repurposed. This unique capability minimizes...
The advanced XCHG dashboard uses...
08/08/2024
Cath Lab Digest
Sleep and CVD
Study of Sleep in Women Shows Delaying Bedtime by Just 90 Minutes Each Night Damages Endothelial Cells
08/06/2024
After just six weeks of shortened sleep, the study found, the cells that line our blood vessels are flooded by damaging oxidants. And unlike well-rested cells, sleep-restricted cells fail to activate antioxidant responses to clear the...
After just six weeks of shortened sleep, the study found, the cells that line our blood vessels are flooded by damaging oxidants. And unlike well-rested cells, sleep-restricted cells fail to activate antioxidant responses to clear the...
After just six weeks of...
08/06/2024
Cath Lab Digest
TAVR
Can a Cerebral Embolic Protection Device Prevent a Stroke During a Heart Valve Procedure? New Research Shows Potential Benefit
08/06/2024
The study population consisted of 414,649 patients. Of those, 53,398 patients received an embolic protection device. This is the largest study to date among patients undergoing a transcatheter aortic valve replacement.
The study population consisted of 414,649 patients. Of those, 53,398 patients received an embolic protection device. This is the largest study to date among patients undergoing a transcatheter aortic valve replacement.
The study population consisted...
08/06/2024
Cath Lab Digest
Risk Factors
Study Reveals Link Between Transthyretin (TTR) Protein Levels and Heart Disease Risk
08/06/2024
"Our research highlights the critical role of TTR levels in predicting heart disease risk," said Pankaj Arora, MD. "By understanding the factors that influence TTR levels, we can better identify individuals at high risk and develop targeted...
"Our research highlights the critical role of TTR levels in predicting heart disease risk," said Pankaj Arora, MD. "By understanding the factors that influence TTR levels, we can better identify individuals at high risk and develop targeted...
"Our research highlights the...
08/06/2024
Cath Lab Digest
Out-of-Hospital Care
Corazon Offers Comprehensive Services to Ambulatory Surgery Centers, Including those Looking to Enter Cardiovascular
08/05/2024
“Our goal is to empower ASCs to enhance their cardiovascular services, ultimately improving patient outcomes and operational efficiency,” said Karen Hartman, President of Corazon. “With our comprehensive approach, we guide ASCs through the...
“Our goal is to empower ASCs to enhance their cardiovascular services, ultimately improving patient outcomes and operational efficiency,” said Karen Hartman, President of Corazon. “With our comprehensive approach, we guide ASCs through the...
“Our goal is to empower ASCs to...
08/05/2024
Cath Lab Digest
Scientists and clinicians at Scripps Research have shown that heart conditions can be diagnosed roughly as accurately using just three electrodes and an artificial intelligence (AI) tool. CREDIT Scripps Research
AI
New AI Tool Simplifies ECG: Fewer Leads, Same Accuracy
08/01/2024
Scientists report that their AI algorithm can recreate full 12-lead ECGs with data from only three ECG leads. Moreover, clinicians can identify heart attacks with nearly the same accuracy when they review the AI-generated ECGs as compared to...
Scientists report that their AI algorithm can recreate full 12-lead ECGs with data from only three ECG leads. Moreover, clinicians can identify heart attacks with nearly the same accuracy when they review the AI-generated ECGs as compared to...
Scientists report that their AI...
08/01/2024
Cath Lab Digest
Psychological Stress & HD
Stock Market Turbulence Linked to Increased Risk of Heart Attacks, Strokes, and Suicide: A Groundbreaking Study Analyzes 12 Million Deaths
08/01/2024
The research, which analyzed over 12 million deaths across China from 2013 to 2019, provides compelling evidence that the psychological stress induced by stock market fluctuations has severe and immediate health implications.
The research, which analyzed over 12 million deaths across China from 2013 to 2019, provides compelling evidence that the psychological stress induced by stock market fluctuations has severe and immediate health implications.
The research, which analyzed...
08/01/2024
Cath Lab Digest
Mental Health
AHA: Risks of Anxiety, Suicide Attempt May Rise Significantly After Cardiovascular Hospitalization
07/31/2024
This analysis of a large database included environmental and lifestyle factors that assessed both short- and long-term risk. It also reviewed whether different genetic susceptibilities to psychiatric disorders affect the possible link between...
This analysis of a large database included environmental and lifestyle factors that assessed both short- and long-term risk. It also reviewed whether different genetic susceptibilities to psychiatric disorders affect the possible link between...
This analysis of a large...
07/31/2024
Cath Lab Digest
Peripheral Interventions
VentureMed Completes Enrollment of the FLEX Vessel Prep System FLEX First AV Registry For The Treatment of Arteriovenous (AV) Access Management
07/30/2024
The FLEX Vessel Prep System has a unique non-balloon-based mechanism of action that creates longitudinal micro-incisions that release circumferential tension in diseased vessels. This release of tension is how FLEX modifies AV stenoses to...
The FLEX Vessel Prep System has a unique non-balloon-based mechanism of action that creates longitudinal micro-incisions that release circumferential tension in diseased vessels. This release of tension is how FLEX modifies AV stenoses to...
The FLEX Vessel Prep System has...
07/30/2024
Cath Lab Digest

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Psychological Stress & HD
Adding 9th Psychological Health Metric to Life’s Essential 8 Enhances Cardiovascular Health Construct for Predicting Mortality Risk
08/08/2024
A cardiovascular health construct based on the American Heart Association’s Life’s Essential 8 but enhanced with a ninth psychological health metric strongly predicts all-cause and cardiovascular mortality, according to a new study at...
A cardiovascular health construct based on the American Heart Association’s Life’s Essential 8 but enhanced with a ninth psychological health metric strongly predicts all-cause and cardiovascular mortality, according to a new study at...
A cardiovascular health...
08/08/2024
Cath Lab Digest
Reprocessing Devices
SxanPro Introduces New Cost-Recovery Dashboard to Reduce Hospital Device Waste
08/08/2024
The advanced XCHG dashboard uses customizable algorithms to analyze inventory data, collected from the UDI using SxanPro's mobile technology, to identify items that can be transferred, sold, or repurposed. This unique capability minimizes...
The advanced XCHG dashboard uses customizable algorithms to analyze inventory data, collected from the UDI using SxanPro's mobile technology, to identify items that can be transferred, sold, or repurposed. This unique capability minimizes...
The advanced XCHG dashboard uses...
08/08/2024
Cath Lab Digest
Clinical Images
Redo Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement in a Young Patient With Congenital Aortic Valve Disease
08/07/2024
A 39-year-old man with Shone complex presented with acute decompensated heart failure. He had undergone 4 previous sternotomies and a 23-mm Sapien XT transcatheter aortic valve replacement for severe bioprosthetic aortic regurgitation in 2014.
A 39-year-old man with Shone complex presented with acute decompensated heart failure. He had undergone 4 previous sternotomies and a 23-mm Sapien XT transcatheter aortic valve replacement for severe bioprosthetic aortic regurgitation in 2014.
A 39-year-old man with Shone...
08/07/2024
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Sleep and CVD
Study of Sleep in Women Shows Delaying Bedtime by Just 90 Minutes Each Night Damages Endothelial Cells
08/06/2024
After just six weeks of shortened sleep, the study found, the cells that line our blood vessels are flooded by damaging oxidants. And unlike well-rested cells, sleep-restricted cells fail to activate antioxidant responses to clear the...
After just six weeks of shortened sleep, the study found, the cells that line our blood vessels are flooded by damaging oxidants. And unlike well-rested cells, sleep-restricted cells fail to activate antioxidant responses to clear the...
After just six weeks of...
08/06/2024
Cath Lab Digest
TAVR
Can a Cerebral Embolic Protection Device Prevent a Stroke During a Heart Valve Procedure? New Research Shows Potential Benefit
08/06/2024
The study population consisted of 414,649 patients. Of those, 53,398 patients received an embolic protection device. This is the largest study to date among patients undergoing a transcatheter aortic valve replacement.
The study population consisted of 414,649 patients. Of those, 53,398 patients received an embolic protection device. This is the largest study to date among patients undergoing a transcatheter aortic valve replacement.
The study population consisted...
08/06/2024
Cath Lab Digest
Risk Factors
Study Reveals Link Between Transthyretin (TTR) Protein Levels and Heart Disease Risk
08/06/2024
"Our research highlights the critical role of TTR levels in predicting heart disease risk," said Pankaj Arora, MD. "By understanding the factors that influence TTR levels, we can better identify individuals at high risk and develop targeted...
"Our research highlights the critical role of TTR levels in predicting heart disease risk," said Pankaj Arora, MD. "By understanding the factors that influence TTR levels, we can better identify individuals at high risk and develop targeted...
"Our research highlights the...
08/06/2024
Cath Lab Digest
Al-Ogaili Figure
Clinical Videos
Stentectomy by an Entrapped Rotational Atherectomy Burr
08/05/2024
Video Supplement to "Stentectomy by an Entrapped Rotational Atherectomy Burr" (Clinical Image).
Video Supplement to "Stentectomy by an Entrapped Rotational Atherectomy Burr" (Clinical Image).
Video Supplement to "Stentectomy...
08/05/2024
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Clinical Images
Stentectomy by an Entrapped Rotational Atherectomy Burr
08/05/2024
A 73-year-old man presented with exertional angina and anterior ischemia on stress testing. He had undergone prior coronary artery bypass surgery and multiple percutaneous coronary interventions.
A 73-year-old man presented with exertional angina and anterior ischemia on stress testing. He had undergone prior coronary artery bypass surgery and multiple percutaneous coronary interventions.
A 73-year-old man presented with...
08/05/2024
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Out-of-Hospital Care
Corazon Offers Comprehensive Services to Ambulatory Surgery Centers, Including those Looking to Enter Cardiovascular
08/05/2024
“Our goal is to empower ASCs to enhance their cardiovascular services, ultimately improving patient outcomes and operational efficiency,” said Karen Hartman, President of Corazon. “With our comprehensive approach, we guide ASCs through the...
“Our goal is to empower ASCs to enhance their cardiovascular services, ultimately improving patient outcomes and operational efficiency,” said Karen Hartman, President of Corazon. “With our comprehensive approach, we guide ASCs through the...
“Our goal is to empower ASCs to...
08/05/2024
Cath Lab Digest
Scientists and clinicians at Scripps Research have shown that heart conditions can be diagnosed roughly as accurately using just three electrodes and an artificial intelligence (AI) tool. CREDIT Scripps Research
AI
New AI Tool Simplifies ECG: Fewer Leads, Same Accuracy
08/01/2024
Scientists report that their AI algorithm can recreate full 12-lead ECGs with data from only three ECG leads. Moreover, clinicians can identify heart attacks with nearly the same accuracy when they review the AI-generated ECGs as compared to...
Scientists report that their AI algorithm can recreate full 12-lead ECGs with data from only three ECG leads. Moreover, clinicians can identify heart attacks with nearly the same accuracy when they review the AI-generated ECGs as compared to...
Scientists report that their AI...
08/01/2024
Cath Lab Digest

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