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Volume 30 - Issue 8 - August, 2018

Feature

Original Contribution
Long-Term Outcomes of Different Two-Stent Techniques With Second-Generation Drug-Eluting Stents for Unprotected Left Main Bifurcation Disease: Insights From the FAILS-2 Study
07/30/2018
Roberto Garbo, MD; Enrico Cerrato, MD; Federico Conrotto, MD; Antonio Colombo, MD; Hiroyoshi Kawamoto, MD; Fabrizio D'Ascenzo, MD; Ivan Nunez-Gil, MD; Marco Pavani, MD; Mauro Pennone, MD; Francesco Tomassini, MD; Francesco Colombo, MD; Ferdinando Varbella, MD; Paolo Scacciatella, MD; Alaide Chieffo, MD; Javier Escaned, MD, PhD
Several two-stent techniques for unprotected left main coronary artery (ULMCA) bifurcation lesions have been described, however, a paucity of data exists regarding the optimal strategy, especially in the second-generation drug-eluting stent...
Several two-stent techniques for unprotected left main coronary artery (ULMCA) bifurcation lesions have been described, however, a paucity of data exists regarding the optimal strategy, especially in the second-generation drug-eluting stent...
Several two-stent techniques for...
07/30/2018
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Original Contribution
State of Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation in Spain Versus Europe and Non-European Countries
07/30/2018
Gabriela Tirado-Conte, MD; Corina Biagioni, MD
TAVI indications are expanding to lower-risk patients. The objective of this study was to analyze the state of TAVI in Spain vs other European and non-European countries. Using an online questionnaire, we analyzed the routine practice of 250...
TAVI indications are expanding to lower-risk patients. The objective of this study was to analyze the state of TAVI in Spain vs other European and non-European countries. Using an online questionnaire, we analyzed the routine practice of 250...
TAVI indications are expanding...
07/30/2018
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Original Contribution
Outcomes of Orbital Atherectomy in Severely Calcified Small (2.5 mm) Coronary Artery Vessels
07/30/2018
Michael S. Lee, MD, DPM, FACFAS, FACC, FSCAI; Richard A. Shlofmitz, MD; Evan Shlofmitz, DO
We evaluated the outcomes of plaque modification with orbital atherectomy followed by PCI with small-diameter stents for severely calcified coronary arteries.
We evaluated the outcomes of plaque modification with orbital atherectomy followed by PCI with small-diameter stents for severely calcified coronary arteries.
We evaluated the outcomes of...
07/30/2018
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Clinical Images
Management of a Balloon Shaft Fracture During Subintimal Retrograde Chronic Total Occlusion Percutaneous Coronary Intervention Due to In-stent Restenosis
07/30/2018
Imre Ungi, MD, PhD; Viktor Sasi, MD; Judit Karacsonyi, MD, PhD; Emmanouil S. Brilakis, MD, PhD, FACC, FAHA, FESC, FSCAI
Balloon shaft fracture can be challenging to treat in the setting of retrograde CTO-PCI with guidewire externalization; withdrawal of the guide catheter may allow successful removal of the balloon shaft fragment.
Balloon shaft fracture can be challenging to treat in the setting of retrograde CTO-PCI with guidewire externalization; withdrawal of the guide catheter may allow successful removal of the balloon shaft fragment.
Balloon shaft fracture can be...
07/30/2018
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Clinical Images
Percutaneous Closure of a Femoral Arteriovenous Fistula During Transfemoral TAVI
07/30/2018
Leire Unzué, MD, PhD; Eulogio García, MD; Rodrigo Teijeiro, MD; Belen Rubio-Alonso, MD
Percutaneous AVF closure was performed post TAVI in a patient with severe aortic stenosis and an AVF between the right SFA and femoral vein.
Percutaneous AVF closure was performed post TAVI in a patient with severe aortic stenosis and an AVF between the right SFA and femoral vein.
Percutaneous AVF closure was...
07/30/2018
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Clinical Images
Unusual Implantation of a Coronary Sinus Reducer in the Middle Cardiac Vein
07/30/2018
Federico De Marco, MD, PhD; Francesco Bedogni, MD, PhD; Riccardo Gorla, MD, PhD; Francesco Giannini, MD
In patients with small or unfavorable coronary sinus (CS) anatomies, implantation of a CS reducer in atypical sites might be considered, if the target vein is of appropriate size and provides appropriate venous drainage.  
In patients with small or unfavorable coronary sinus (CS) anatomies, implantation of a CS reducer in atypical sites might be considered, if the target vein is of appropriate size and provides appropriate venous drainage.  
In patients with small or...
07/30/2018
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Clinical Images
Mother-and-Child Telescopic Guide-Catheter Extension to Identify Severe Left Main Stem Disease in a Patient With a Severely Dilated Aortic Root
07/30/2018
Rupert Williams, PhD; Sami Firoozi, MD
The importance of selective coronary angiography in patients with severely dilated aortas awaiting surgery is discussed.
The importance of selective coronary angiography in patients with severely dilated aortas awaiting surgery is discussed.
The importance of selective...
07/30/2018
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Clinical Images
Preprocedural Utility of the Echocardiographic Retroaortic Anomalous Coronary Sign
07/30/2018
Brody D. Slostad, MD; Chance M. Witt, MD; Thomas A. Foley, MD; Abdallah El Sabbagh, MD
Image highlights echocardiographic findings associated with the RAC sign and its utility as a non-invasive modality to recognize technically complex and high-risk retroaortic coronary anomalies prior to intervention.
Image highlights echocardiographic findings associated with the RAC sign and its utility as a non-invasive modality to recognize technically complex and high-risk retroaortic coronary anomalies prior to intervention.
Image highlights...
07/30/2018
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Original Contribution
Radiation Safety in the Catheterization Laboratory: Current Perspectives and Practices
06/15/2018
Samir R. Kapadia, MD; Bavana V. Rangan, BDS, MPH, MD; Emmanouil S. Brilakis, MD, PhD, FACC, FAHA, FESC, FSCAI; Michael Luna, MD; Rohan V. Menon, BS , MD; Ehtisham Mahmud, MD; Siddharth M. Patel, MD, BS; Subhash Banerjee, MD, FSCAI; Dharam J. Kumbhani, MD, SM; Charles E. Chambers, MD; Tayo Addo, MD; Aris Karatasakis, MD; Barbara Anna Danek, MD; Judit Karacsonyi, MD, PhD
There is great variability in radiation safety practices in cardiac catheterization laboratories around the world. We performed an international online survey on radiation safety including interventional cardiologists, electrophysiologists,...
There is great variability in radiation safety practices in cardiac catheterization laboratories around the world. We performed an international online survey on radiation safety including interventional cardiologists, electrophysiologists,...
There is great variability in...
06/15/2018
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Original Contribution
The SYNTAX II Score Predicts Mortality at 4 Years in Patients Undergoing Percutaneous Coronary Intervention
06/15/2018
Amol Raizada, MD; Terrence J. Sacchi, MD; Venkatesh Alapati, MD; Doris Chan, DO; John P. O'Laughlin, MD; Akanibo Da-Wariboko, MD; Sorin J. Brener, MD; Yousef Kaid, MD; Chockalingham Arun Narayanan, MD; Yevgeniy Latyshev, MD; Amr Moussa, MD; Gautam Verma, MD
We evaluate the utility of the SYNTAX II score, which incorporates angiographic and clinical parameters, for risk stratification and prediction of 4-year mortality in 831 real-world patients.   
We evaluate the utility of the SYNTAX II score, which incorporates angiographic and clinical parameters, for risk stratification and prediction of 4-year mortality in 831 real-world patients.   
We evaluate the utility of...
06/15/2018
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
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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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