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Volume 28 - Issue 3 - March 2020

News
ACC.20/WCC: Edwards Sapien 3 Valve Shows Excellent Results At 2 Years
03/29/2020
TAVR resulted in a 37 percent reduction in the event rate for the primary endpoint of the trial, which was a composite of all-cause mortality, all stroke and rehospitalization at two years.
TAVR resulted in a 37 percent reduction in the event rate for the primary endpoint of the trial, which was a composite of all-cause mortality, all stroke and rehospitalization at two years.
TAVR resulted in a 37 percent...
03/29/2020
Cath Lab Digest
News
VOYAGER PAD: Rivaroxaban Reduces Risk in Symptomatic PAD Post Intervention
03/28/2020
VOYAGER PAD is an international trial designed to evaluate whether rivaroxaban, a medication used to treat or prevent dangerous blood clots, added to aspirin is better than aspirin alone in reducing these events in symptomatic patients...
VOYAGER PAD is an international trial designed to evaluate whether rivaroxaban, a medication used to treat or prevent dangerous blood clots, added to aspirin is better than aspirin alone in reducing these events in symptomatic patients...
VOYAGER PAD is an international...
03/28/2020
Cath Lab Digest
Cath Lab Spotlight
Spotlight: Saint Vincent Hospital Cardiovascular Interventional Lab
03/09/2020
Bethanne Mazzola, RN, BSN, MBA
Cath Lab Digest interviews this month's spotlighted cath lab, Saint Vincent Hospital Cardiovascular Interventional Lab.
Cath Lab Digest interviews this month's spotlighted cath lab, Saint Vincent Hospital Cardiovascular Interventional Lab.
Cath Lab Digest interviews this...
03/09/2020
Cath Lab Digest
Use of the Versatile Medtronic SilverHawk DS Plaque Excision System to Recanalize the Pedal Arterial Loop for Maximal Luminal Restoration
03/09/2020
Kirk D. Minkus, MD; Charles MT Jost, MD, MS, FACC; Nachiket J. Patel, MD, FACC, FACP, FSCAI; Sam Dierks, BS ; Samuel Jost, BS ; Angie Aguilar, BA; Michael D. Barry, DO, FACC
We present a case demonstrating use of directional atherectomy technology below the ankle for revascularization of the pedal loop to demonstrate that atherectomy + PTA may be more beneficial to PTA alone in maximizing patient outcomes.
We present a case demonstrating use of directional atherectomy technology below the ankle for revascularization of the pedal loop to demonstrate that atherectomy + PTA may be more beneficial to PTA alone in maximizing patient outcomes.
We present a case demonstrating...
03/09/2020
Cath Lab Digest
Your Path to Success: Expert Advice
SDD – Developing Health Access: The value of outpatient procedures in a high-demand Mexico City hospital
03/09/2020
Gary Clifton; Jorge Emiliano Carrillo Guevara, MD; Andrés García Rincón, MD
Gary Clifton talks with interventional cardiologists Jorge Emiliano Carrillo Guevara, MD, and Andrés García Rincón, MD, Head of Service, Hospital de Especialidades Centro Médico Nacional La Raza IMSS.
Gary Clifton talks with interventional cardiologists Jorge Emiliano Carrillo Guevara, MD, and Andrés García Rincón, MD, Head of Service, Hospital de Especialidades Centro Médico Nacional La Raza IMSS.
Gary Clifton talks with...
03/09/2020
Cath Lab Digest
Image Corner
Dual Source CT Enables High-Quality Cardiac Imaging Pre- and Post-TAVR Imaging
03/09/2020

Shared by Siemens Healthineers.

Shared by Siemens Healthineers. ...
Clear diagnostic images are critical to the successful diagnosis and treatment of structural heart disease (SHD), regardless of the patient.
Clear diagnostic images are critical to the successful diagnosis and treatment of structural heart disease (SHD), regardless of the patient.
Clear diagnostic images are...
03/09/2020
Cath Lab Digest
Increased Operator Comfort During Left Radial Intervention With the StandTall Sheath Extender
03/09/2020
Ryan D. Madder, MD, FACC
CLD talks with Ryan D. Madder, MD, Section Chief of Interventional Cardiology and Director of the Cath Lab at the Frederik Meijer Heart & Vascular Institute, Spectrum Health, Grand Rapids, Michigan.
CLD talks with Ryan D. Madder, MD, Section Chief of Interventional Cardiology and Director of the Cath Lab at the Frederik Meijer Heart & Vascular Institute, Spectrum Health, Grand Rapids, Michigan.
CLD talks with Ryan D. Madder,...
03/09/2020
Cath Lab Digest
Setting the Stage: Getinge Shares Expertise in Hybrid OR Design and Installation
03/09/2020
Thomas Schneider; Thomas Reichenbach
CLD talks with Thomas Schneider, Vice President Global Product Management Surgical Workplaces, and Thomas Reichenbach, Director Global Product Management Hybrid OR Solutions, Getinge.
CLD talks with Thomas Schneider, Vice President Global Product Management Surgical Workplaces, and Thomas Reichenbach, Director Global Product Management Hybrid OR Solutions, Getinge.
CLD talks with Thomas Schneider,...
03/09/2020
Cath Lab Digest
Case Report and Interview
Behind the Scenes With the Operator
03/09/2020
Alpesh Shah, MD, FACC, FSCAI
CLD talks with Alpesh Shah, MD, FACC, FSCAI.
CLD talks with Alpesh Shah, MD, FACC, FSCAI.
CLD talks with Alpesh Shah, MD,...
03/09/2020
Cath Lab Digest
Case Study
Improving CTO PCI Outcomes Using Coronary CTA Fusion and Synchronization in the Cath Lab
03/09/2020
Alpesh Shah, MD, FACC, FSCAI
CTA fusion and synchronization in the cath lab while performing complex anatomical cases such as CTO PCI reduces complications such as perforations, along with providing for a reduction in contrast use and radiation exposure.
CTA fusion and synchronization in the cath lab while performing complex anatomical cases such as CTO PCI reduces complications such as perforations, along with providing for a reduction in contrast use and radiation exposure.
CTA fusion and synchronization...
03/09/2020
Cath Lab Digest
In Our Experience
Successful Same-Day Discharge for PCI Patients Using Radial Access
03/09/2020
Arnold H. Seto, MD, MPA, CCDS, FACC, FSCAI
CLD talks with Arnold H. Seto, MD, MPA, Chief, Cardiology, Long Beach VA Medical Center, Long Beach, California.
CLD talks with Arnold H. Seto, MD, MPA, Chief, Cardiology, Long Beach VA Medical Center, Long Beach, California.
CLD talks with Arnold H. Seto,...
03/09/2020
Cath Lab Digest
Your Path to Success: Expert Advice
Continuous Quality Improvement: Operational Drivers & Clinical Impact
03/09/2020
Amy J. Newell, RT(R); Kim Klima
With technology and practice advances increasing exponentially, quality transparency and program excellence will continue to garner the focus of hospitals and practices, governmental agencies, healthcare organizations, and regulating bodies.
With technology and practice advances increasing exponentially, quality transparency and program excellence will continue to garner the focus of hospitals and practices, governmental agencies, healthcare organizations, and regulating bodies.
With technology and practice...
03/09/2020
Cath Lab Digest
Clinical Editor's Corner
Ten Things I Hate About FFR
03/09/2020
Morton J. Kern, MD, MSCAI, FACC, FAHA
An upcoming meeting organizer gave me the above title as a topic to talk about. Really? C’mon, I don’t hate fractional flow reserve (FFR); I can’t hate FFR (you all know that), but there are things that some people do hate about it.
An upcoming meeting organizer gave me the above title as a topic to talk about. Really? C’mon, I don’t hate fractional flow reserve (FFR); I can’t hate FFR (you all know that), but there are things that some people do hate about it.
An upcoming meeting organizer...
03/09/2020
Cath Lab Digest
Clinical Update
Spontaneous Coronary Artery Dissection: An Update for the Interventionalist
03/09/2020
Daniela R. Crousillat, MD; Malissa J. Wood, MD, FACC
Spontaneous coronary artery dissection (SCAD) is increasingly recognized as a cause of acute coronary syndrome (ACS) and sudden cardiac death, particularly among young women. Although previously estimated to be rare, increasing awareness of...
Spontaneous coronary artery dissection (SCAD) is increasingly recognized as a cause of acute coronary syndrome (ACS) and sudden cardiac death, particularly among young women. Although previously estimated to be rare, increasing awareness of...
Spontaneous coronary artery...
03/09/2020
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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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