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Volume 23 - Issue 2 - February, 2015

Meeting Update
VEITHSymposium — Outcomes by Gender After Directional Atherectomy for Claudication or Critical Limb Ischemia: A DEFINITIVE LE substudy
02/03/2015
Lawrence A. Garcia, MD, FACC, FAHA
DEFINITIVE looked at directional atherectomy in the treatment of lower extremity disease.
DEFINITIVE looked at directional atherectomy in the treatment of lower extremity disease.
DEFINITIVE looked at directional...
02/03/2015
Cath Lab Digest
Meeting Update
VEITHSymposium — Minimizing CIN in Peripheral Interventions
02/03/2015
Jonathan R. Boyle, MD
 My interest in CIN began about 12 years ago, partly driven by a patient who presented with an ischemic leg as the result of an embolization from an aneurysm.
 My interest in CIN began about 12 years ago, partly driven by a patient who presented with an ischemic leg as the result of an embolization from an aneurysm.
 My interest in CIN began about...
02/03/2015
Cath Lab Digest
Meeting Update
VEITHSymposium — Should We Attempt an Endovascular Procedure on all CLI Patients with a CTO?
02/03/2015
Enrico Ascher, MD
Too many of us are jumping on the bandwagon to say that all limb salvage procedures, and all patients who have claudication, are candidates for endovascular procedures. However, there are a substantial number of patients where endovascular...
Too many of us are jumping on the bandwagon to say that all limb salvage procedures, and all patients who have claudication, are candidates for endovascular procedures. However, there are a substantial number of patients where endovascular...
Too many of us are jumping on...
02/03/2015
Cath Lab Digest
Treatment of Coronary and Peripheral Chronic Total Occlusions Using a Unique Super Support Catheter
02/03/2015
Kalyan K. Veerina, MD, FACC, FSCAI; Zaheed Tai, MD, DO, FACC, FSCAI; Orlando Marrero, RCIS, MBA
I. A coronary chronic total occlusion (CTO) case performed by Zaheed Tai, DO. A 74-year-old female presents with a history of multi-vessel coronary artery disease, diabetes, hyperlipidemia, hypertension, and renal insufficiency.
I. A coronary chronic total occlusion (CTO) case performed by Zaheed Tai, DO. A 74-year-old female presents with a history of multi-vessel coronary artery disease, diabetes, hyperlipidemia, hypertension, and renal insufficiency.
I. A coronary chronic...
02/03/2015
Cath Lab Digest
Conversations in Cardiology: Is a hematocrit drop after uncomplicated PCI really a bleeding complication?
02/03/2015
John Bittl, MD; Richard G. Bach, MD; Barry Borlaug, MD; Morton J. Kern, MD, MSCAI, FACC, FAHA; Lloyd W. Klein, MD; Habib Samady, MD; Augusto D. Pichard, MD, FACC, FSCAI; Bonnie H. Weiner, MD, MBA, FSCAI, FACC; Mitchell W. Krucoff, MD; Gregory J. Dehmer, MD; Kirk N. Garrett
Do people think that aggressive hydration combined with typical procedural blood loss could push the Hgb down by 3gms, or am I fooling myself?
Do people think that aggressive hydration combined with typical procedural blood loss could push the Hgb down by 3gms, or am I fooling myself?
Do people think that aggressive...
02/03/2015
Cath Lab Digest
Your Path to Success: Expert Advice
Heart Month & Beyond: Promoting Public Awareness of Heart Disease Risk Factors & Symptoms
02/03/2015
Amy J. Newell, RT(R)
Every year, the month of February is an exciting time for cardiac programs across the country – it is National Heart Month, and also the traditional time for “Go Red for Women” recognition. These efforts across the country are aimed at...
Every year, the month of February is an exciting time for cardiac programs across the country – it is National Heart Month, and also the traditional time for “Go Red for Women” recognition. These efforts across the country are aimed at...
Every year, the month of...
02/03/2015
Cath Lab Digest
Protecting the Provider: A Reexamination of Cath Lab Radiation Safety
02/03/2015
David H. Wohns, MD; Ryan D. Madder, MD, FACC
In the delivery of high quality healthcare, patient safety is always a major concern of providers and the public. The safety of healthcare workers frequently receives significantly less attention.
In the delivery of high quality healthcare, patient safety is always a major concern of providers and the public. The safety of healthcare workers frequently receives significantly less attention.
In the delivery of high quality...
02/03/2015
Cath Lab Digest
Case Files by Dr. George
Flaring of Ostial Coronary Stent Using Flash Ostial Balloon for Aorto-Ostial Coronary Disease in a Right Coronary Artery Chronic Total Occlusion Intervention
02/03/2015
Jon C. George, MD, MBA; Richard C. Kovach, MD; Thomas E. Waggoner, DO
The anatomic nature of percutaneous stenting of aorto-ostial lesions remains an angiographic challenge for interventional cardiologists. There are greater than 300,000 aorto-ostial stenting procedures performed worldwide each year.1-2 Herein,...
The anatomic nature of percutaneous stenting of aorto-ostial lesions remains an angiographic challenge for interventional cardiologists. There are greater than 300,000 aorto-ostial stenting procedures performed worldwide each year.1-2 Herein,...
The anatomic nature of...
02/03/2015
Cath Lab Digest
CLI Perspectives
CLI PERSPECTIVES: Alternative Access for CTOs in CLI
02/03/2015
Andrej Schmidt, MD, PhD; Jihad A. Mustapha, MD, FACC, FSCAI
Dr. Andrej Schmidt, cardiologist and angiologist from Leipzig, Germany, pioneered many of the new access techniques that have led to increases in procedural success rates. Chronic total obstruction (CTO) crossing is a major obstacle...
Dr. Andrej Schmidt, cardiologist and angiologist from Leipzig, Germany, pioneered many of the new access techniques that have led to increases in procedural success rates. Chronic total obstruction (CTO) crossing is a major obstacle...
Dr. Andrej Schmidt, cardiologist...
02/03/2015
Cath Lab Digest
Transradial Series
TRANSRADIAL SERIES: Don’t Use PCI Complexity to Triage Away From Transradial Access: Plan For It and Take Advantage of It
02/03/2015
Nicholas Lerovante, DO; Samir B. Pancholy, MD, FACP, FACC, FSCAI
A 67-year-old male with diabetes, hypertension, chronic kidney disease, and known coronary artery disease presents with progressive exertional dyspnea, peripheral edema, and intermittent chest discomfort.
A 67-year-old male with diabetes, hypertension, chronic kidney disease, and known coronary artery disease presents with progressive exertional dyspnea, peripheral edema, and intermittent chest discomfort.
A 67-year-old male with...
02/03/2015
Cath Lab Digest
Cath Lab Spotlight
Spotlight Interview: Johns Hopkins Heart and Vascular Institute
02/03/2015
Daniel Marconi, BS, RT(R); Jessica Moore, MHA; Lauren Johnson, MS
Our department—the Cardiovascular Interventional Laboratory (CVIL)—is one of the teams that comprises the HVI. CVIL is home to the cardiac catheterization and electrophysiology (EP) laboratories. It consists of 12 procedural suites—five...
Our department—the Cardiovascular Interventional Laboratory (CVIL)—is one of the teams that comprises the HVI. CVIL is home to the cardiac catheterization and electrophysiology (EP) laboratories. It consists of 12 procedural suites—five...
Our department—the...
02/03/2015
Cath Lab Digest
Cath Lab Spotlight
Spotlight Interview: Johns Hopkins Heart and Vascular Institute
02/03/2015
Lauren Johnson, MS; Daniel Marconi, BS, RT(R); Jessica Moore, MHA
Our department—the Cardiovascular Interventional Laboratory (CVIL)—is one of the teams that comprises the HVI. CVIL is home to the cardiac catheterization and electrophysiology (EP) laboratories. It consists of 12 procedural suites—five...
Our department—the Cardiovascular Interventional Laboratory (CVIL)—is one of the teams that comprises the HVI. CVIL is home to the cardiac catheterization and electrophysiology (EP) laboratories. It consists of 12 procedural suites—five...
Our department—the...
02/03/2015
Cath Lab Digest
Meeting Update
VEITHSymposium — The Dawn of a New Era in Ischemic Stroke
02/03/2015
L. Nelson Hopkins, MD
I can’t remember seeing anything else in medicine more exciting and impressive than what happens when a patient who is paralyzed on one side and unable to speak with a clot in his middle cerebral artery, within seconds of removing the clot,...
I can’t remember seeing anything else in medicine more exciting and impressive than what happens when a patient who is paralyzed on one side and unable to speak with a clot in his middle cerebral artery, within seconds of removing the clot,...
I can’t remember seeing anything...
02/03/2015
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New Britain, PA, March 16, 2026 – Thrombolex, Inc., a commercial-stage medical device company advancing a differentiated pharmaco-mechanical lysis (PML) platform for the treatment of pulmonary embolism (PE) and other thromboembolic diseases,...
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03/11/2026
Scientia's novel access platform is designed to improve navigability through complex anatomy and simplify neurovascular procedures. By enabling faster and more reliable access, these technologies improve procedural efficiency.
Scientia's novel access platform is designed to improve navigability through complex anatomy and simplify neurovascular procedures. By enabling faster and more reliable access, these technologies improve procedural efficiency.
Scientia's novel access platform...
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Cath Lab Digest
EggNest (Egg Medical)
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Egg Medical Presents CRT 2026 Data Demonstrating a Responsible Path to Light Lead and Lead-Apron Free Protection
03/10/2026
"By using the EggNest system, we can provide the entire team with protection that is superior to the status quo, by either going apron-free, or while wearing aprons that feel like a light vest," said Santiago Garcia, MD, the study’s lead...
"By using the EggNest system, we can provide the entire team with protection that is superior to the status quo, by either going apron-free, or while wearing aprons that feel like a light vest," said Santiago Garcia, MD, the study’s lead...
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CathWorks FFRangio
Fractional Flow Reserve
Late-Breaking Trial: U.S. Cohort of 4,000+ CathWorks FFRangio Patients Shows 2-Year Outcomes Comparable to Pressure Wire–Guided PCI
03/08/2026
"This first look at contemporary data of the growing adoption of angiography-derived physiology (ADP) in the U.S. shows similar clinical outcomes including death, MI and revascularization through 2 years when compared with invasive pressure...
"This first look at contemporary data of the growing adoption of angiography-derived physiology (ADP) in the U.S. shows similar clinical outcomes including death, MI and revascularization through 2 years when compared with invasive pressure...
"This first look at contemporary...
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Cath Lab Digest
Heart Failure
BioCardia Late Breaking Echocardiography Clinical Results from CardiAMP HF Trial Presented at Technology and Heart Failure Therapeutics (THT)
03/04/2026
Dr. Amish Raval reported that patients receiving the autologous CardiAMP cell therapy under investigation demonstrated positive evidence of decreased pathological left ventricular remodeling over time compared to patients not receiving the...
Dr. Amish Raval reported that patients receiving the autologous CardiAMP cell therapy under investigation demonstrated positive evidence of decreased pathological left ventricular remodeling over time compared to patients not receiving the...
Dr. Amish Raval reported that...
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Cath Lab Digest
Heart Failure
Relief Cardiovascular Reports Positive First-in-Human Data for Device-Based Decongestion Therapy in Heart Failure Patients
03/04/2026
"The RELIEF-FIH study provides encouraging early evidence on a novel approach to HF congestion management," stated Dr. Alex Rothman. "By targeting the negative physiological cardiorenal loop, the Relief System modulates venous congestion in...
"The RELIEF-FIH study provides encouraging early evidence on a novel approach to HF congestion management," stated Dr. Alex Rothman. "By targeting the negative physiological cardiorenal loop, the Relief System modulates venous congestion in...
"The RELIEF-FIH study provides...
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Cath Lab Digest
Amputation Prevention
Researchers Develop New Oxygen-Delivering Gel Designed to Help Wounds Heal Before They Progress to Limb Loss
02/23/2026
A wound that remains open for longer than a month is classified as chronic. Worldwide, about 12 million people experience chronic wounds each year, including roughly 4.5 million in the United States. Approximately one in five of these...
A wound that remains open for longer than a month is classified as chronic. Worldwide, about 12 million people experience chronic wounds each year, including roughly 4.5 million in the United States. Approximately one in five of these...
A wound that remains open for...
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Cath Lab Digest
Nutrition
People Whose Sugar Intake Was Restricted Before Birth and In Early Childhood Had Markedly Lower Rates of Heart Disease Later In Life 
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Limiting sugar consumption during early childhood may reduce the risk of serious heart problems later in life. A study published in The BMJ, based on data from the end of sugar rationing in the United Kingdom in 1953, found that people...
Limiting sugar consumption during early childhood may reduce the risk of serious heart problems later in life. A study published in The BMJ, based on data from the end of sugar rationing in the United Kingdom in 1953, found that people...
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VentiV Mechanical Thrombectomy system illustration
Thrombectomy
FDA Clearance for VentiV Mechanical Thrombectomy System Brings New “Pulse” Platform to Peripheral Clot Removal
02/23/2026
SALT LAKE CITY, UT  — VentiV Scientific announced the FDA clearance of VentiV Mechanical Thrombectomy system to remove blood clots from the peripheral vasculature including the new VentiV Pulse platform. Blood clot removal...
SALT LAKE CITY, UT  — VentiV Scientific announced the FDA clearance of VentiV Mechanical Thrombectomy system to remove blood clots from the peripheral vasculature including the new VentiV Pulse platform. Blood clot removal...
SALT LAKE CITY, UT ...
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Cath Lab Digest
Acute Coronary Syndromes
Acute Coronary Events Registry Provides Insights Into Sex-Specific Differences
02/20/2026
Munich, Germany – Preliminary results from an Italian registry describe the risk profile of women experiencing acute coronary syndromes and provide insights to improve management.1 These findings were presented today at the EAPCI Summit 2026,...
Munich, Germany – Preliminary results from an Italian registry describe the risk profile of women experiencing acute coronary syndromes and provide insights to improve management.1 These findings were presented today at the EAPCI Summit 2026,...
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