commentary

Letters to the Editor

A Paradigm Shift Toward Forearm Arterial Access Requires Establishing Preprocedure Adequacy of Hand Collateralization or Patency of Collateralizing Forearm Arteries

03/29/2016

Yashasvi Chugh, MD¹; Sunita Chugh, MBBS, MASE²; Sanjay Chugh, MD, DM³

Yashasvi Chugh, MD1; Sunita Chugh, M...

The authors offer their opinion on forearm arterial access and the January 2016 article by Gokhroo et al.

The authors offer their opinion...

03/29/2016

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Commentary

"Like a Patient Etherized Upon a Table"? Not Exactly

10/30/2015

Peter C. Block, MD

Dr Block discusses the results of this month's study by Piayda et al, and offers his thoughts on anesthesia-only TAVR.

Dr Block discusses the results...

10/30/2015

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Clopidogrel and Genotyping

07/31/2015

Neville F. Ford, MD, PhD

Dr Ford discusses the United States FDA’s “black box” warning on clopidogrel, and whether this designation was warranted based on the evidence at hand.

Dr Ford discusses the United...

07/31/2015

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Letters to the Editor

Treatment for Coronary Aneurysms: Twenty Years of Experience With Covered Stents

02/01/2015

Richard R. Heuser, MD

Dr Heuser reflects on the evolution of coronary aneurysm treatment, from his experience as part of the team that place the first PTFE-covered stent in 1993, to today.

Dr Heuser reflects on the...

02/01/2015

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Letters to the Editor

Takotsubo Syndrome + Coronary Artery Disease Vs Takotsubo Syndrome + Acute Coronary Syndromes

02/01/2015

John E. Madias, MD

Dr. Madias offers a thoughtful commentary on a June 2014 case report by Rawasia et al, and highlights that Takutsubo syndrome is an enigmatic disease that requires updated diagnostic criteria, including serial echocardiography.

Dr. Madias offers a thoughtful...

02/01/2015

Journal of Invasive Cardiology