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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

News

White Paper
SG2 Data Highlights Urgency for Increased Cardiovascular Intervention Resources in U.S. Hospitals
11/14/2024
Sg2 recommends health systems focus on short-term care redesign and long-term investment plans for catheterization labs, care teams, resources and patient beds to match forecasted demand. The paper includes multiple short- and long-term...
Sg2 recommends health systems focus on short-term care redesign and long-term investment plans for catheterization labs, care teams, resources and patient beds to match forecasted demand. The paper includes multiple short- and long-term...
Sg2 recommends health systems...
11/14/2024
Cath Lab Digest
First Aid guidelines
AHA/American Red Cross: Updated First Aid Guidelines Enhance Care for Opioid Overdose, Bleeding, Other Emergencies
11/14/2024
These are the first major comprehensive updates to the first aid guidelines since 2010 and address shifts in how the public manages common and critical first aid emergencies.
These are the first major comprehensive updates to the first aid guidelines since 2010 and address shifts in how the public manages common and critical first aid emergencies.
These are the first major...
11/14/2024
Cath Lab Digest
Thrombectomy
Data Show Patients Treated with Penumbra’s Computer Assisted Vacuum Thrombectomy Technology for Pulmonary Embolism Experience Shorter Hospital Stays and Fewer Complications Compared to Other Treatment Options
11/13/2024
Data show patients with intermediate-risk pulmonary embolism (PE) treated with Penumbra’s computer assisted vacuum thrombectomy (CAVT™) technology have a shorter length of hospital stay, shorter post-procedure length of stay, and fewer...
Data show patients with intermediate-risk pulmonary embolism (PE) treated with Penumbra’s computer assisted vacuum thrombectomy (CAVT™) technology have a shorter length of hospital stay, shorter post-procedure length of stay, and fewer...
Data show patients with...
11/13/2024
Cath Lab Digest
Atherosclerosis
Study Identifies Molecule That Simulates Inflammation-Reducing Effects of Low-Fat Diet
11/13/2024
“We have already seen its effectiveness in multiple models of atherosclerosis,” said Andrei Maiseyeu, associate professor at the Cardiovascular Research Institute and Department of Biomedical Engineering at Case Western Reserve’s School of...
“We have already seen its effectiveness in multiple models of atherosclerosis,” said Andrei Maiseyeu, associate professor at the Cardiovascular Research Institute and Department of Biomedical Engineering at Case Western Reserve’s School of...
“We have already seen its...
11/13/2024
Cath Lab Digest
defibrillation
Researchers Discover Far Less Energy Is Needed Than Currently Used in State-of-the-Art Defibrillation Techniques
11/11/2024
"Existing low-energy defibrillation protocols yield only a moderate reduction in tissue damage and pain," author Roman Grigoriev said. "Our study shows these can be completely eliminated. Conventional protocols require substantial power for...
"Existing low-energy defibrillation protocols yield only a moderate reduction in tissue damage and pain," author Roman Grigoriev said. "Our study shows these can be completely eliminated. Conventional protocols require substantial power for...
"Existing low-energy...
11/11/2024
Cath Lab Digest
Heat & CVD
NEJM: Using a Fan and Wetting the Skin Reduces Risk of Deadly Cardiac Strain in Hot and Humid Weather
11/11/2024
"Older adults, especially those with heart disease, are at greater risk due to the strain that hot temperatures put on the heart. Understanding the impacts of different cooling strategies on the heart is important to help vulnerable people...
"Older adults, especially those with heart disease, are at greater risk due to the strain that hot temperatures put on the heart. Understanding the impacts of different cooling strategies on the heart is important to help vulnerable people...
"Older adults, especially those...
11/11/2024
Cath Lab Digest
Endocarditis
New Catheter-Based Approach for Right-Sided Infective Endocarditis
11/11/2024
In a recent study, over 90% of the participants had their infection cleared, and they had lower in-hospital mortality compared to those whose infections remained.
In a recent study, over 90% of the participants had their infection cleared, and they had lower in-hospital mortality compared to those whose infections remained.
In a recent study, over 90% of...
11/11/2024
Cath Lab Digest
Hearts in space
Artificial 'Mini-Hearts' Take Flight to the International Space Station
11/11/2024
The International Space Station research project will examine microgravity’s effect on heart tissue and is designed to better understand how microgravity affects the function of the human heart.
The International Space Station research project will examine microgravity’s effect on heart tissue and is designed to better understand how microgravity affects the function of the human heart.
The International Space Station...
11/11/2024
Cath Lab Digest
Microvascular Disease
Hourglass-Shaped Stent Could Ease Severe Chest Pain From Microvascular Disease
11/08/2024
The different design is thought to increase back pressure, redistributing blood flow more fully through small vessels in the heart that were not working at capacity.
The different design is thought to increase back pressure, redistributing blood flow more fully through small vessels in the heart that were not working at capacity.
The different design is thought...
11/08/2024
Cath Lab Digest
Peripheral IVL
DISRUPT BTK II: Shockwave Medical Further Validates Utility of Intravascular Lithotripsy in Lower Limb Lesions in Late-Breaking Presentation at VIVA 2024
11/08/2024
DISRUPT BTK II's primary effectiveness endpoint of procedural success, defined as ≤50% residual stenosis for all treated target lesions without serious angiographic complications, was met with a rate of 97.9% at 30 days.
DISRUPT BTK II's primary effectiveness endpoint of procedural success, defined as ≤50% residual stenosis for all treated target lesions without serious angiographic complications, was met with a rate of 97.9% at 30 days.
DISRUPT BTK II's primary...
11/08/2024
Cath Lab Digest

White Paper
SG2 Data Highlights Urgency for Increased Cardiovascular Intervention Resources in U.S. Hospitals
11/14/2024
Sg2 recommends health systems focus on short-term care redesign and long-term investment plans for catheterization labs, care teams, resources and patient beds to match forecasted demand. The paper includes multiple short- and long-term...
Sg2 recommends health systems focus on short-term care redesign and long-term investment plans for catheterization labs, care teams, resources and patient beds to match forecasted demand. The paper includes multiple short- and long-term...
Sg2 recommends health systems...
11/14/2024
Cath Lab Digest
First Aid guidelines
AHA/American Red Cross: Updated First Aid Guidelines Enhance Care for Opioid Overdose, Bleeding, Other Emergencies
11/14/2024
These are the first major comprehensive updates to the first aid guidelines since 2010 and address shifts in how the public manages common and critical first aid emergencies.
These are the first major comprehensive updates to the first aid guidelines since 2010 and address shifts in how the public manages common and critical first aid emergencies.
These are the first major...
11/14/2024
Cath Lab Digest
Thrombectomy
Data Show Patients Treated with Penumbra’s Computer Assisted Vacuum Thrombectomy Technology for Pulmonary Embolism Experience Shorter Hospital Stays and Fewer Complications Compared to Other Treatment Options
11/13/2024
Data show patients with intermediate-risk pulmonary embolism (PE) treated with Penumbra’s computer assisted vacuum thrombectomy (CAVT™) technology have a shorter length of hospital stay, shorter post-procedure length of stay, and fewer...
Data show patients with intermediate-risk pulmonary embolism (PE) treated with Penumbra’s computer assisted vacuum thrombectomy (CAVT™) technology have a shorter length of hospital stay, shorter post-procedure length of stay, and fewer...
Data show patients with...
11/13/2024
Cath Lab Digest
Atherosclerosis
Study Identifies Molecule That Simulates Inflammation-Reducing Effects of Low-Fat Diet
11/13/2024
“We have already seen its effectiveness in multiple models of atherosclerosis,” said Andrei Maiseyeu, associate professor at the Cardiovascular Research Institute and Department of Biomedical Engineering at Case Western Reserve’s School of...
“We have already seen its effectiveness in multiple models of atherosclerosis,” said Andrei Maiseyeu, associate professor at the Cardiovascular Research Institute and Department of Biomedical Engineering at Case Western Reserve’s School of...
“We have already seen its...
11/13/2024
Cath Lab Digest
defibrillation
Researchers Discover Far Less Energy Is Needed Than Currently Used in State-of-the-Art Defibrillation Techniques
11/11/2024
"Existing low-energy defibrillation protocols yield only a moderate reduction in tissue damage and pain," author Roman Grigoriev said. "Our study shows these can be completely eliminated. Conventional protocols require substantial power for...
"Existing low-energy defibrillation protocols yield only a moderate reduction in tissue damage and pain," author Roman Grigoriev said. "Our study shows these can be completely eliminated. Conventional protocols require substantial power for...
"Existing low-energy...
11/11/2024
Cath Lab Digest
Heat & CVD
NEJM: Using a Fan and Wetting the Skin Reduces Risk of Deadly Cardiac Strain in Hot and Humid Weather
11/11/2024
"Older adults, especially those with heart disease, are at greater risk due to the strain that hot temperatures put on the heart. Understanding the impacts of different cooling strategies on the heart is important to help vulnerable people...
"Older adults, especially those with heart disease, are at greater risk due to the strain that hot temperatures put on the heart. Understanding the impacts of different cooling strategies on the heart is important to help vulnerable people...
"Older adults, especially those...
11/11/2024
Cath Lab Digest
Endocarditis
New Catheter-Based Approach for Right-Sided Infective Endocarditis
11/11/2024
In a recent study, over 90% of the participants had their infection cleared, and they had lower in-hospital mortality compared to those whose infections remained.
In a recent study, over 90% of the participants had their infection cleared, and they had lower in-hospital mortality compared to those whose infections remained.
In a recent study, over 90% of...
11/11/2024
Cath Lab Digest
Hearts in space
Artificial 'Mini-Hearts' Take Flight to the International Space Station
11/11/2024
The International Space Station research project will examine microgravity’s effect on heart tissue and is designed to better understand how microgravity affects the function of the human heart.
The International Space Station research project will examine microgravity’s effect on heart tissue and is designed to better understand how microgravity affects the function of the human heart.
The International Space Station...
11/11/2024
Cath Lab Digest
Microvascular Disease
Hourglass-Shaped Stent Could Ease Severe Chest Pain From Microvascular Disease
11/08/2024
The different design is thought to increase back pressure, redistributing blood flow more fully through small vessels in the heart that were not working at capacity.
The different design is thought to increase back pressure, redistributing blood flow more fully through small vessels in the heart that were not working at capacity.
The different design is thought...
11/08/2024
Cath Lab Digest
Peripheral IVL
DISRUPT BTK II: Shockwave Medical Further Validates Utility of Intravascular Lithotripsy in Lower Limb Lesions in Late-Breaking Presentation at VIVA 2024
11/08/2024
DISRUPT BTK II's primary effectiveness endpoint of procedural success, defined as ≤50% residual stenosis for all treated target lesions without serious angiographic complications, was met with a rate of 97.9% at 30 days.
DISRUPT BTK II's primary effectiveness endpoint of procedural success, defined as ≤50% residual stenosis for all treated target lesions without serious angiographic complications, was met with a rate of 97.9% at 30 days.
DISRUPT BTK II's primary...
11/08/2024
Cath Lab Digest

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