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Volume 25 - Issue 1 - January 2017

Cath Lab Laughs
Cath Laughs: A Charlie Brown Christmas Tree
01/12/2017
Heather Bloodworth, Brittany McNeil, Kyle Sisak, and Tom Maloney got creative during a December 2016 transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) case at the University of Virginia, in Charlottesville, Virginia. 
Heather Bloodworth, Brittany McNeil, Kyle Sisak, and Tom Maloney got creative during a December 2016 transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) case at the University of Virginia, in Charlottesville, Virginia. 
Heather Bloodworth, Brittany...
01/12/2017
Cath Lab Digest
Clinical Editor's Corner
Conversations in Cardiology: Thrombus Troubles During STEMI
01/11/2017
Morton J. Kern, MD, MSCAI, FACC, FAHA
The management of a patient with a large intracoronary thrombus during ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) or acute coronary syndromes (ACS) has remained troublesome and controversial.
The management of a patient with a large intracoronary thrombus during ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) or acute coronary syndromes (ACS) has remained troublesome and controversial.
The management of a patient with...
01/11/2017
Cath Lab Digest
Cath Lab Spotlight
Spotlight: Northwell Health – Lenox Hill Hospital
01/11/2017
Pansy Currie, RN; John Coletti, RN
We have 6 angio suites and a 12-bed pre/post area, including a multi-specialty interventional lab and a stroke encephalo-volumetry (EVM) center where we also treat pulmonary embolism and structural heart disease.
We have 6 angio suites and a 12-bed pre/post area, including a multi-specialty interventional lab and a stroke encephalo-volumetry (EVM) center where we also treat pulmonary embolism and structural heart disease.
We have 6 angio suites and a...
01/11/2017
Cath Lab Digest
Clinical News
News: Online Electrophysiology Education Launched to Fill Training Gap
01/10/2017
Reacting to a critical shortage of electrophysiology (EP) lab technologists and nurses who treat heart arrhythmias, SpringBoard Healthcare, Phoenix, Arizon, in collaboration with Duke Heart Center, Durham, North Carolina, has launched an...
Reacting to a critical shortage of electrophysiology (EP) lab technologists and nurses who treat heart arrhythmias, SpringBoard Healthcare, Phoenix, Arizon, in collaboration with Duke Heart Center, Durham, North Carolina, has launched an...
Reacting to a critical shortage...
01/10/2017
Cath Lab Digest
CRF-SKIRBALL Interventional Innovation Corner
Intervention in Heart Failure
01/10/2017
Juan F. Granada, MD
Interventional heart failure is a field that has been growing very fast over the last decade. It has been around for quite some time, particularly with the development of left ventricular assist devices (LVADs), but as catheter-based...
Interventional heart failure is a field that has been growing very fast over the last decade. It has been around for quite some time, particularly with the development of left ventricular assist devices (LVADs), but as catheter-based...
Interventional heart failure is...
01/10/2017
Cath Lab Digest
Meeting Update
Research at VEITHSymposium: Lithoplasty From Shockwave Medical for Treating Heavily Calcified Lower Extremity Occlusive Lesions
01/10/2017
Gunnar Tepe, MD
The Shockwave Medical Lithoplasty System uses lithotripsy to disrupt both superficial and deep vascular calcium.
The Shockwave Medical Lithoplasty System uses lithotripsy to disrupt both superficial and deep vascular calcium.
The Shockwave Medical...
01/10/2017
Cath Lab Digest
Tools
The One-of-a-Kind “Radial Access Sleeve” Finally, an Answer to the Left Radial Prep: “The Black Swan of Radials”
01/10/2017
Richard Casazza, MAS, RT(R)(CI)
With the “Transradial Revolution” in full swing, cath lab staff have also looked for new and innovative ways to contribute to this paradigm shift. One of these innovations is the Radial Access Sleeve (RAS) (Tesslagra Design Solutions, Staten...
With the “Transradial Revolution” in full swing, cath lab staff have also looked for new and innovative ways to contribute to this paradigm shift. One of these innovations is the Radial Access Sleeve (RAS) (Tesslagra Design Solutions, Staten...
With the “Transradial...
01/10/2017
Cath Lab Digest
Calcium Corner
A Look at the IMPRESS Trial: Impella CP vs IABP in Acute MI Complicated by Cardiogenic Shock
01/10/2017
Joseph L. Thomas, MD, FACC, FSCAI
In many areas, STEMI and cardiac arrest care is delivered within regional systems organized in concert with pre-hospital emergency services. So, the expectation that shock is emergently managed and fixed in the cath lab is an increasing...
In many areas, STEMI and cardiac arrest care is delivered within regional systems organized in concert with pre-hospital emergency services. So, the expectation that shock is emergently managed and fixed in the cath lab is an increasing...
In many areas, STEMI and cardiac...
01/10/2017
Cath Lab Digest
Your Path to Success: Expert Advice
Cardiac Bundles — What Are the Implications?
01/10/2017

Terumo Business Edge

Terumo Business Edge
In my interview with Ryan Graver, President of MedAxiom Ventures, we discuss some of the challenges and opportunities that will be facing many cardiac programs, but also look to the future, and how embracing and possibly expanding the...
In my interview with Ryan Graver, President of MedAxiom Ventures, we discuss some of the challenges and opportunities that will be facing many cardiac programs, but also look to the future, and how embracing and possibly expanding the...
In my interview with Ryan...
01/10/2017
Cath Lab Digest
CLI Perspectives
The Benefits of a CLI Program in a Large Health Care System
01/10/2017
Christopher Boyes, MD; Phalan Bolden, MSN, MBA, FNP; Jihad A. Mustapha, MD, FACC, FSCAI
A CLI team was created using a multidisciplinary approach and a well-planned algorithm for treatment. Coordination of care between the different providers was improved though better communication between multiple disciplines, despite the...
A CLI team was created using a multidisciplinary approach and a well-planned algorithm for treatment. Coordination of care between the different providers was improved though better communication between multiple disciplines, despite the...
A CLI team was created using a...
01/10/2017
Cath Lab Digest
Reflections
What’s In and What’s Out for 2017? – Rightsizing Cardiovascular Service Offerings
01/10/2017
Ross Swanson; Rhonda Somnitz
It is not necessary (or even appropriate) for every hospital to provide every cardiac service, but cardiac service, but rather, to find those services in which they excel, and forge partnerships that will strengthen and foster community...
It is not necessary (or even appropriate) for every hospital to provide every cardiac service, but cardiac service, but rather, to find those services in which they excel, and forge partnerships that will strengthen and foster community...
It is not necessary (or even...
01/10/2017
Cath Lab Digest
Calcium Corner
A Look at the SENTINEL Trial: Cerebral Protection in TAVR
01/10/2017
Axel Linke, MD
We as physicians should be very interested in the promise of a device like Sentinel that is showing potential in reducing brain lesions in TAVR. 
We as physicians should be very interested in the promise of a device like Sentinel that is showing potential in reducing brain lesions in TAVR. 
We as physicians should be very...
01/10/2017
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Clinical & Industry News

Endovascular Devices
Thrombolex, Inc. Secures $50 Million Series A Growth Financing to Advance Commercialization of its Innovative Pharmaco-Mechanical Lysis Technology (PML)
03/19/2026
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,...
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,...
New Britain, PA, March 16, 2026...
03/19/2026
Vascular Disease Management
Neurovascular acquisitions
Medtronic to Acquire Scientia Vascular, Marrying Access and Therapeutic Portfolios for Neurovascular Care
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...
03/11/2026
Cath Lab Digest
EggNest (Egg Medical)
Clinical Trial Update
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...
"By using the EggNest system, we...
03/10/2026
EP Lab Digest
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...
03/08/2026
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...
03/04/2026
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...
03/04/2026
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...
02/23/2026
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 
02/23/2026
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...
Limiting sugar consumption...
02/23/2026
Cath Lab Digest
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 ...
02/23/2026
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,...
Munich, Germany – Preliminary...
02/20/2026
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