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Volume 27 - Issue 7 - July 2019

NEA Approved Features
The Microbiome and Atopic Dermatitis
07/15/2019
Jill Waldbieser
Research has barely scratched the surface of what we can learn about the relationships between immunity and inflammatory skin disease. A leading expert discusses the implications of emerging and future research on managing AD.
Research has barely scratched the surface of what we can learn about the relationships between immunity and inflammatory skin disease. A leading expert discusses the implications of emerging and future research on managing AD.
Research has barely scratched...
07/15/2019
The Dermatologist
NPF Endorsed Features
Exploring Psoriasis and Cardiovascular Comorbidity
07/14/2019
Jill Waldbieser
The association between psoriasis and cardiovascular risk has been well established, yet screening and management still lags behind. Here is what dermatologists should know.
The association between psoriasis and cardiovascular risk has been well established, yet screening and management still lags behind. Here is what dermatologists should know.
The association between...
07/14/2019
The Dermatologist
Feature Story
What Do These Patient Symptoms Mean?
07/14/2019
Michael J. Visconti, BS; Steven R. Feldman, MD, PhD; Arjun M. Bashyam, BA
Test your knowledge of psoriatic disease.
Test your knowledge of psoriatic disease.
Test your knowledge of psoriatic...
07/14/2019
The Dermatologist
Clinical Editor's Corner
The Use and Abuse of Social Media in the Cath Lab
07/09/2019
Morton J. Kern, MD, MSCAI, FACC, FAHA
Twitter, Facebook, and other social media platforms have changed the way we see our world. Social media will be the way we communicate, educate, notify, and share our views across wide groups of users, particularly in the cardiovascular...
Twitter, Facebook, and other social media platforms have changed the way we see our world. Social media will be the way we communicate, educate, notify, and share our views across wide groups of users, particularly in the cardiovascular...
Twitter, Facebook, and other...
07/09/2019
Cath Lab Digest
Educational Update
Cath Lab and Beyond
07/08/2019
Nurses and technologists new to the cath lab came from near and far to the March 2019 session of Cath Lab and Beyond, a 4-day training program offered in Sacramento, California. This program, approved for 32 CEUs, has been offered for over 20...
Nurses and technologists new to the cath lab came from near and far to the March 2019 session of Cath Lab and Beyond, a 4-day training program offered in Sacramento, California. This program, approved for 32 CEUs, has been offered for over 20...
Nurses and technologists new to...
07/08/2019
Cath Lab Digest
Case Report
Treatment of Heart Failure by Coil Embolization of Bilateral Coronary to Pulmonary Artery Fistulas
07/08/2019
Mohammed Nazir, RCIS; Arvin Arthur, MD, FACC, FSCAI; Scott B. Baron, MD, FACC, FSCAI
A 69-year-old morbidly obese Caucasian woman was seen in consultation owing to exertional dyspnea. She was found to have atrial fibrillation and a continuous murmur at the left upper sternal border. Echocardiography suggested the possibility...
A 69-year-old morbidly obese Caucasian woman was seen in consultation owing to exertional dyspnea. She was found to have atrial fibrillation and a continuous murmur at the left upper sternal border. Echocardiography suggested the possibility...
A 69-year-old morbidly obese...
07/08/2019
Cath Lab Digest
Interventional Cardiology: The Numbers Game
07/08/2019
Jay Bitar, MD, FACC
A career in the field of interventional cardiology is a road riddled with land mines. A life of caring for the sickest of the sick through providing urgent and immediate lifesaving intervention. Skills that come at a high price and could, at...
A career in the field of interventional cardiology is a road riddled with land mines. A life of caring for the sickest of the sick through providing urgent and immediate lifesaving intervention. Skills that come at a high price and could, at...
A career in the field of...
07/08/2019
Cath Lab Digest
New Accredited Online Professional Certificate Program in Electrophysiology
07/08/2019
Letitia P. Esbenshade-Smith, AS, RCIS, NASPE/PE, MS, RCES, RCIS
Pennsylvania College’s Professional Certificate Program in Cardiac Electrophysiology is the first online program to be granted initial accreditation. On March 15, 2019, the Pennsylvania College of Health Sciences was awarded initial...
Pennsylvania College’s Professional Certificate Program in Cardiac Electrophysiology is the first online program to be granted initial accreditation. On March 15, 2019, the Pennsylvania College of Health Sciences was awarded initial...
Pennsylvania College’s...
07/08/2019
Cath Lab Digest
Cath Lab Spotlight
Pikeville Medical Center Cardiac Cath Lab
07/08/2019
Johnny Webb, RT(R); Muhammad Ahmad, MD, FACC, FSCAI; Cheryl Hickman, RN, BSN, MS; Deanna Porter, RN, BSN; Lorri Burgess, RN
Pikeville Medical Center is located in Pikeville, Kentucky. Nestled in the beautiful mountains of Appalachia, Pikeville Medical Center services a large rural area, including bordering states of West Virginia and Virginia. We began with a...
Pikeville Medical Center is located in Pikeville, Kentucky. Nestled in the beautiful mountains of Appalachia, Pikeville Medical Center services a large rural area, including bordering states of West Virginia and Virginia. We began with a...
Pikeville Medical Center is...
07/08/2019
Cath Lab Digest
Getting a Balloon Through in Complex PCI: Crossing Made Easier
07/08/2019
J. Aaron Grantham, MD
I do 250-300 percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) procedures per year, and 60-70% of those procedures are chronic total occlusions (CTOs) or complex high-risk indicated procedures (CHIP). It is important to emphasize that these procedures...
I do 250-300 percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) procedures per year, and 60-70% of those procedures are chronic total occlusions (CTOs) or complex high-risk indicated procedures (CHIP). It is important to emphasize that these procedures...
I do 250-300 percutaneous...
07/08/2019
Cath Lab Digest
Case Report
Noncompliant, High-Pressure Balloon and Calcified, Undilatable Coronary Lesions
07/08/2019
Samir Kammoun, MD, PhD; Amine Bahloul, MD; Hela Sarray, MD; Yassmine Kammoun, MD; Tarek Ellouz, MD; Mourad Hentati, MD, PhD; Leila Abid, MD, PhD
Optimal stent deployment can become a challenge for the interventional cardiologist, especially when it involves calcified, undilatable lesions. Various technologies have been developed to tackle this scenario and the super high-pressure...
Optimal stent deployment can become a challenge for the interventional cardiologist, especially when it involves calcified, undilatable lesions. Various technologies have been developed to tackle this scenario and the super high-pressure...
Optimal stent deployment can...
07/08/2019
Cath Lab Digest
Your Path to Success: Expert Advice
The Time to Act is Now: The Medicare Bundle Payment Program
07/08/2019
In this month’s article, we are placing a significant focus on the need for cardiovascular programs to become aware of and understand available opportunities regarding the Medicare bundle payment program, as well as any exposure their program...
In this month’s article, we are placing a significant focus on the need for cardiovascular programs to become aware of and understand available opportunities regarding the Medicare bundle payment program, as well as any exposure their program...
In this month’s article, we are...
07/08/2019
Cath Lab Digest
Case Report
Treating a Rare Delayed Iatrogenic Mid Femoral Pseudoaneurysm After Chronic Total Occlusion Revascularization
07/08/2019
Hamza Malik, DO; Farhan Ali, MD, MA, MPH, FSCAI, FACC, RPVI; Mark Chou, DO
Arterial pseudoaneurysms or “contained ruptures,” are rare complications of endovascular procedures.1 Arterial pseudoaneurysms are characterized by a defect in the layers of the vessel wall that can result in severe pain, nerve compression,...
Arterial pseudoaneurysms or “contained ruptures,” are rare complications of endovascular procedures.1 Arterial pseudoaneurysms are characterized by a defect in the layers of the vessel wall that can result in severe pain, nerve compression,...
Arterial pseudoaneurysms or...
07/08/2019
Cath Lab Digest
Robotic-Supported Imaging With CT/Echo Fusion Overlay for Structural Heart Disease Treatment
07/08/2019
Michael S. Kim, MD, FACC, FSCAI
As we now consider treating a younger patient population, minimization of radiation exposure is of higher importance and greater focus. The first step is to minimize radiation and contrast use during the procedures themselves, thereby making...
As we now consider treating a younger patient population, minimization of radiation exposure is of higher importance and greater focus. The first step is to minimize radiation and contrast use during the procedures themselves, thereby making...
As we now consider treating a...
07/08/2019
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Penumbra Launches Lightning Flash 3.0 — The Next Evolution in CAVT Technology
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Penumbra recently launched the Lightning Flash® 3.0 Computer Assisted Vacuum Thrombectomy (CAVT™) system, which includes significant upgrades that further advance our leading venous thromboembolism (VTE) platform.
Penumbra recently launched the Lightning Flash® 3.0 Computer Assisted Vacuum Thrombectomy (CAVT™) system, which includes significant upgrades that further advance our leading venous thromboembolism (VTE) platform.
Penumbra recently launched the...
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AI Cardiac Imaging Software
Study Reveals Stark Disconnect Between Americans’ Desire for Preventive Cardiac Screening and Care They Can Access
01/27/2026
New York, NY – In the lead-up to American Heart Health Month, a new national study reveals a stark disconnect between Americans’ desire for preventive cardiac screening and the care they can access. Despite heart disease remaining the leading...
New York, NY – In the lead-up to American Heart Health Month, a new national study reveals a stark disconnect between Americans’ desire for preventive cardiac screening and the care they can access. Despite heart disease remaining the leading...
New York, NY – In the lead-up to...
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Cath Lab Digest
Patent Foramen Ovale Detection
BURL Concepts Announces First Human Uses of FOQUS Ultrasound System for Patent Foramen Ovale (PFO) Detection
01/27/2026
The FOQUS ultrasound system, powered by SONAS technology, includes a transcranial headset system. The system introduces a new method to assist physicians in diagnosing a PFO, addressing the need for diagnostic tools that are both faster,...
The FOQUS ultrasound system, powered by SONAS technology, includes a transcranial headset system. The system introduces a new method to assist physicians in diagnosing a PFO, addressing the need for diagnostic tools that are both faster,...
The FOQUS ultrasound system,...
01/27/2026
Cath Lab Digest
AI Plaque analysis
Aetna Approves Coverage for Cleerly's AI Cardiovascular Imaging Analysis
01/21/2026
DENVER, CO – Cleerly, focused on AI-based cardiovascular imaging, announced that Aetna will begin covering Cleerly® LABS plaque analysis effective immediately. Aetna, which covers more than 20+ million lives,...
DENVER, CO – Cleerly, focused on AI-based cardiovascular imaging, announced that Aetna will begin covering Cleerly® LABS plaque analysis effective immediately. Aetna, which covers more than 20+ million lives,...
DENVER,...
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Cath Lab Digest
AI Plaque analysis
Coverage Unlocks Reimbursable AI Plaque Quantification With Circle Cardiovascular Imaging's cvi42|Plaque
01/21/2026
CALGARY, Alberta -- Circle Cardiovascular Imaging Inc. (Circle CVI), focused on cardiovascular imaging post-processing, announced that clinical practices using its FDA 510(k)-cleared cvi42 with AI-enabled plaque...
CALGARY, Alberta -- Circle Cardiovascular Imaging Inc. (Circle CVI), focused on cardiovascular imaging post-processing, announced that clinical practices using its FDA 510(k)-cleared cvi42 with AI-enabled plaque...
CALGARY, Alberta -- Circle...
01/21/2026
Cath Lab Digest
Acquisitions
Haemonetics Acquires Vivasure Medical Limited
01/21/2026
Vivasure's PerQseal® Elite system uses a proprietary bioabsorbable patch to seal large-bore (up to 26 F) arteriotomies and venotomies from inside the vessel, offering a sutureless, fully absorbable solution for structural heart and...
Vivasure's PerQseal® Elite system uses a proprietary bioabsorbable patch to seal large-bore (up to 26 F) arteriotomies and venotomies from inside the vessel, offering a sutureless, fully absorbable solution for structural heart and...
Vivasure's PerQseal® Elite...
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Cath Lab Digest
Early CAD Detection
Mammograms and Hidden Heart Disease: Annual Scans Can Detect This Silent Killer and Help Save Lives, but Awareness Is Key
01/21/2026
In the “Mammography and Breast Arterial Calcification Trial at Mount Sinai,” doctors are sending letters to patients with high breast artery calcification levels, urging them to see a cardiologist or other doctor for further evaluation to...
In the “Mammography and Breast Arterial Calcification Trial at Mount Sinai,” doctors are sending letters to patients with high breast artery calcification levels, urging them to see a cardiologist or other doctor for further evaluation to...
In the “Mammography and Breast...
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Radiation Protection Systems
Cathpax Demonstrates Ability to Offer Interventional Physicians Unmatched Level of Radiation Protection Thanks to First-of-Its-Kind NOVARAD Clinical Study
01/21/2026
Final results of NOVARAD clinical study show that use of Nova-X® full-body, team-wide radiation protection system reduces dose received by main operator in interventional neuroradiology by a factor of eleven.
Final results of NOVARAD clinical study show that use of Nova-X® full-body, team-wide radiation protection system reduces dose received by main operator in interventional neuroradiology by a factor of eleven.
Final results of NOVARAD...
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Technology & Health Literacy
ECRI: Misuse of AI Chatbots Tops Annual List of Health Tech Hazards
01/21/2026
ECRI experts say that chatbots have suggested incorrect diagnoses, recommended unnecessary testing, promoted subpar medical supplies, and even invented body parts in response to medical questions while sounding like a trusted expert.
ECRI experts say that chatbots have suggested incorrect diagnoses, recommended unnecessary testing, promoted subpar medical supplies, and even invented body parts in response to medical questions while sounding like a trusted expert.
ECRI experts say that chatbots...
01/21/2026
Cath Lab Digest
CAD Risk Factors
North Carolina State University Study Finds Police-Related Stress Associated With Physical Markers of Cardiovascular Health Risk for Black Women
01/19/2026
The paper, “Police-Related Stress and Carotid Intima-Media Thickness Among African American Women,” is published in the journal Biopsychosocial Science and Medicine.
The paper, “Police-Related Stress and Carotid Intima-Media Thickness Among African American Women,” is published in the journal Biopsychosocial Science and Medicine.
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July 2019 Volume 27 Issue 7

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Clinical Editor
Morton J. Kern, MD, MSCAI, FAHA, FACC 

Managing Editor
Rebecca Kapur, rkapur@hmpglobal.com

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Elizabeth Vasil

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