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Volume 29 - Issue 7 - July 2021

Single-Center Study
Rates of Intraprocedural Adverse Events and Supportive Interventions During Percutaneous Coronary Interventions: A Single-Center, Retrospective Analysis
07/07/2021
Ryan Quinn, MD, FRCPC; Ahmad Alshatti, MD, MRCP; Matthew Sibbald, MD, FRCPC, MSc, PhD; Madhu K. Natarajan, MD, MSc; Hussain Alzayer, MD; Aiman Alak, MD
In PCI literature, major adverse events such as stroke, MI, bleeding, or death have been well studied. However, no studies have evaluated the types and rates of adverse events requiring intraprocedural supportive interventions that occur...
In PCI literature, major adverse events such as stroke, MI, bleeding, or death have been well studied. However, no studies have evaluated the types and rates of adverse events requiring intraprocedural supportive interventions that occur...
In PCI literature, major adverse...
07/07/2021
Cath Lab Digest
Transradial Procedures
The Left Radial is Now Open for Access: How to Keep Radial First
07/07/2021
Carmelo J. Panetta, MD; Greg Gordon, MD, LP
The lower mortality with radial approach for those with myocardial infarction has driven a surge in radial approach for vascular access.
The lower mortality with radial approach for those with myocardial infarction has driven a surge in radial approach for vascular access.
The lower mortality with radial...
07/07/2021
Cath Lab Digest
Anomalies
Intramural Course of the Left Main Coronary Artery
07/07/2021
Vinayak Nagaraja, MD, MBBS, MS, FRACP, MMed; Christopher T. Bajzer, MD
Malignant or interarterial course of the large epicardial coronary arteries can cause myocardial ischemia, angina, acute coronary syndromes, congestive heart failure, or sudden cardiac death. Interarterial course occurs when the coronary...
Malignant or interarterial course of the large epicardial coronary arteries can cause myocardial ischemia, angina, acute coronary syndromes, congestive heart failure, or sudden cardiac death. Interarterial course occurs when the coronary...
Malignant or interarterial...
07/07/2021
Cath Lab Digest
Case Report
Expandable Sheath Perforation in Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement
07/07/2021
Bernadette S. Speiser, BSN, MSN, CCRN, RCIS; Xi Yuan, BSN, RCIS
Aortic stenosis has been treated with transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) since 2002 by Dr. Cribier and his colleagues.¹ The most common delivery technique for catheter-based valve replacement has been the retrograde femoral artery...
Aortic stenosis has been treated with transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) since 2002 by Dr. Cribier and his colleagues.¹ The most common delivery technique for catheter-based valve replacement has been the retrograde femoral artery...
Aortic stenosis has been treated...
07/07/2021
Cath Lab Digest
Perspectives
“A Burning India” – Pandemic Crisis and Response From American Physician Associations
07/07/2021
Kusum Lata, MD, FACC, FSCAI; Anshita Kumari; Avijit Bagga
Our sincere acknowledgments to family, friends and world citizens who have lost their loved ones in the COVID-19 pandemic. India is being hit hard by a second wave of COVID-19 illness. The rate of COVID infection and a related mortality...
Our sincere acknowledgments to family, friends and world citizens who have lost their loved ones in the COVID-19 pandemic. India is being hit hard by a second wave of COVID-19 illness. The rate of COVID infection and a related mortality...
Our sincere acknowledgments to...
07/07/2021
Cath Lab Digest
Radiation Safety
Effects of Real-Time Dosimetry on Staff Radiation Exposure in the Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory
07/07/2021
Dilschad Murat, MD
Radiation protection is essential for staff of cardiac catheterization laboratories in order to prevent long-term radiation-associated injury and disease. Instant feedback about the actual received dose may help operators to optimize the use...
Radiation protection is essential for staff of cardiac catheterization laboratories in order to prevent long-term radiation-associated injury and disease. Instant feedback about the actual received dose may help operators to optimize the use...
Radiation protection is...
07/07/2021
Cath Lab Digest
Commentary
Proper Shielding Technique in Protecting Operators and Staff From Radiation Exposure in the Fluoroscopy Environment
07/07/2021
Lloyd W. Klein, MD
Radiation shielding can provide effective protection from scatter radiation during cardiac interventional procedures, but the individual shields must be thoughtfully and precisely arranged to achieve optimum protection.
Radiation shielding can provide effective protection from scatter radiation during cardiac interventional procedures, but the individual shields must be thoughtfully and precisely arranged to achieve optimum protection.
Radiation shielding can provide...
07/07/2021
Cath Lab Digest
Clinical Editor's Corner
What is the Life Expectancy for Your Lead Apron? Are Your Lab Teams Protected?
07/07/2021
Morton J. Kern, MD, MSCAI, FACC, FAHA
Every year and especially at the beginning of the academic year, we have requests from new cath lab staff and some faculty or fellows about getting a new lead apron for procedures using fluoroscopy.
Every year and especially at the beginning of the academic year, we have requests from new cath lab staff and some faculty or fellows about getting a new lead apron for procedures using fluoroscopy.
Every year and especially at the...
07/07/2021
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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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