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Volume 29 - Issue 9 - September 2021

Featured Article

Robotic PCI
Precision Robotics With the CorPath GRX System: Safety, Ergonomics, and Improved Workflow
09/08/2021
Rhian E. Davies, DO, MD, MS, FACC, FSCAI
CLD talks with Rhian E. Davies, DO, MS, FACC, FSCAI, WellSpan Health, York Hospital, York, Pennsylvania.
CLD talks with Rhian E. Davies, DO, MS, FACC, FSCAI, WellSpan Health, York Hospital, York, Pennsylvania.
CLD talks with Rhian E. Davies,...
09/08/2021
Cath Lab Digest
Case Report
Retrograde CTO PCI in a Difficult-to-Cross Lesion
09/07/2021
Diljon S. Chahal, MD
Chronic total occlusion (CTO) percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) can be a challenging intervention. However, having the right equipment and tips/tricks for troubleshooting can simplify these interventions. We describe suggested...
Chronic total occlusion (CTO) percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) can be a challenging intervention. However, having the right equipment and tips/tricks for troubleshooting can simplify these interventions. We describe suggested...
Chronic total occlusion (CTO)...
09/07/2021
Cath Lab Digest
Single-Center Study
Use of Cangrelor in a Contemporary Practice of STEMI Interventions
09/07/2021
Ana Patricia Rivera, MD; Carmen Sanchez, MD; Alexandra Penagos, MD; David Zerpa, MD; Cindy L. Grines, MD, FACC, FSCAI; Saleha Ozair, MD; Sameer K. Mehta, MD, FACC, MBA; Nelmary Teresen, MD; Daniel Pinos, MD; Salman A. Raja, MPH
Short D2B times reduce mortality in STEMI interventions. There is a disparity between the race to treat STEMI and the delayed action of oral P2Y12 inhibitors.
Short D2B times reduce mortality in STEMI interventions. There is a disparity between the race to treat STEMI and the delayed action of oral P2Y12 inhibitors.
Short D2B times reduce mortality...
09/07/2021
Cath Lab Digest
Calcium Corner
When to Use IVL: An Exploration of Treatment Algorithms
09/07/2021
Evan Shlofmitz, DO
Information from the past five years of intravascular imaging at St. Francis Hospital, thousands of cases, has allowed us to develop algorithms or workflows for approaching stent implantation, which has been particularly helpful when...
Information from the past five years of intravascular imaging at St. Francis Hospital, thousands of cases, has allowed us to develop algorithms or workflows for approaching stent implantation, which has been particularly helpful when...
Information from the past five...
09/07/2021
Cath Lab Digest
Imaging Corner
Successful Stenting Using Low-Dose Angiography With Asymmetric Edge Enhancement
09/07/2021

Images courtesy Arkansas Methodist Medical Center, Paragould, Arkansas.

Images courtesy Arkansas Methodist Me...
This case involving a stenting procedure demonstrates how low-dose angiography can yield optimal image quality to increase clinical certainty during patient interventions.
This case involving a stenting procedure demonstrates how low-dose angiography can yield optimal image quality to increase clinical certainty during patient interventions.
This case involving a stenting...
09/07/2021
Cath Lab Digest
Your Path to Program Success: Expert Advice
The Hidden Costs of Quality in the Cath Lab
09/07/2021
Ryan Graver; Tim W. Attebery, DSc, MBA, FACHE, MD
As cath lab programs are coming out of COVID, and in some cases, struggling to resume normal volumes, we find ourselves having to face the reality that healthcare has changed and will continue to change in the coming years.
As cath lab programs are coming out of COVID, and in some cases, struggling to resume normal volumes, we find ourselves having to face the reality that healthcare has changed and will continue to change in the coming years.
As cath lab programs are coming...
09/07/2021
Cath Lab Digest
Clinical Update
Replicating a 2018 Meta-Analysis With More Data and Greater Power: Mortality and Paclitaxel-Coated Device Use in the Lower Extremities
09/07/2021
Ramon L. Varcoe, MBBS, MS, PhD
The release of the 2018 meta-analysis1 happened to occur during the VERVE Symposium in Sydney, and this publication, highlighting mortality concerns with paclitaxel use in lower-extremity intervention, was a shock to everyone.
The release of the 2018 meta-analysis1 happened to occur during the VERVE Symposium in Sydney, and this publication, highlighting mortality concerns with paclitaxel use in lower-extremity intervention, was a shock to everyone.
The release of the 2018...
09/07/2021
Cath Lab Digest
Clinical Editor's Corner
Evidence-Based Practices in the Cath Lab: Facts or Fiction? An Update From the AHA
09/07/2021
Morton J. Kern, MD, MSCAI, FACC, FAHA
I began my career in the cath lab in 1979. Having witnessed the remarkable evolution of its procedures, techniques, and patient profiles, I marveled at the birth and development of coronary interventions.
I began my career in the cath lab in 1979. Having witnessed the remarkable evolution of its procedures, techniques, and patient profiles, I marveled at the birth and development of coronary interventions.
I began my career in the cath...
09/07/2021
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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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