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Volume 30 - Issue 6 - June 2022

Featured Article

Peripheral Arterial Disease
Crossing Peripheral Chronic Total Occlusions Efficiently With the Crosser iQ™ CTO Recanalization System
06/02/2022
Ehrin J. Armstrong, MD, MSc, FACC
I am an interventional cardiologist at Adventist Heart and Vascular Institute. We have an extensive practice focused on limb salvage and limb preservation in patients with advanced peripheral artery disease (PAD). This includes patients with...
I am an interventional cardiologist at Adventist Heart and Vascular Institute. We have an extensive practice focused on limb salvage and limb preservation in patients with advanced peripheral artery disease (PAD). This includes patients with...
I am an interventional...
06/02/2022
Cath Lab Digest
Case Report
Novel Approach in Percutaneous Large-Bore Arteriotomy Closure: Manta With Angiographic Guidance
06/02/2022
Darren Jat-Lon Wong, MBBS; Yam Hong Wong, MBBS; Ka Hei Ho, MBChB; Ho Lam, MBChB; Ping Wa Yam, MBBS
We present two cases of percutaneous closure of an Impella CP (Abiomed) and venoarterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (VA-ECMO), respectively, with the use of a Manta vascular closure device (VCD) (Teleflex) and angiogram-guided...
We present two cases of percutaneous closure of an Impella CP (Abiomed) and venoarterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (VA-ECMO), respectively, with the use of a Manta vascular closure device (VCD) (Teleflex) and angiogram-guided...
We present two cases of...
06/02/2022
Cath Lab Digest
Case Report
Left Main Coronary Artery Occlusion Following Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement
06/02/2022
Monarch Shah, MD; Riya-Aisha Patel; Pratik B. Patel, MD, FACC; Michelle Nabi; Shreya Patel
We report herein a case of hemodynamic collapse immediately after transfemoral transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) using a balloon-expanding valve, resulting from extrinsic compression of the left main coronary artery by the native...
We report herein a case of hemodynamic collapse immediately after transfemoral transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) using a balloon-expanding valve, resulting from extrinsic compression of the left main coronary artery by the native...
We report herein a case of...
06/02/2022
Cath Lab Digest
Path to Publication
What is a Case Study, and How Should It Be Formatted When Writing for Publication?
06/02/2022
Abdulrahman Abu Aqil, MS, PhD; Richard J. Merschen, EdS, MS, RT(R)(CV), RCIS
Case study reports are valuable teaching resources for practitioners and students, and are written to discuss such topics as new technologies, procedures and imaging techniques, novel uses of technology and equipment, and unusual clinical...
Case study reports are valuable teaching resources for practitioners and students, and are written to discuss such topics as new technologies, procedures and imaging techniques, novel uses of technology and equipment, and unusual clinical...
Case study reports are valuable...
06/02/2022
Cath Lab Digest
Case Files by Dr. George
Management of Submassive Pulmonary Embolism With Aspiration Thrombectomy
06/02/2022
Jon C. George, MD, MBA; Richard J. Merschen, EdS, MS, RT(R)(CV), RCIS
This article describes a case in which a large-bore aspiration thrombectomy system was used to successfully treat a submassive saddle pulmonary embolism (PE) in a symptomatic patient with recent SARS-CoV-2 pneumonia. Details of the clinical...
This article describes a case in which a large-bore aspiration thrombectomy system was used to successfully treat a submassive saddle pulmonary embolism (PE) in a symptomatic patient with recent SARS-CoV-2 pneumonia. Details of the clinical...
This article describes a case in...
06/02/2022
Cath Lab Digest
Cath Lab Management
The Dilemma of Cardiovascular Catheterization Laboratory Staffing Needs
06/02/2022
Talal Abd Al Rahman, MSN, RN
Hiring and retaining cardiovascular catheterization laboratory (CCL) talent has been overwhelming for leaders and hospitals since the discovery of cardiovascular catheterization procedure itself. As a very complex clinical area, CCL...
Hiring and retaining cardiovascular catheterization laboratory (CCL) talent has been overwhelming for leaders and hospitals since the discovery of cardiovascular catheterization procedure itself. As a very complex clinical area, CCL...
Hiring and retaining...
06/02/2022
Cath Lab Digest
Clinical Editor's Corner
Contrast Media Shortage: What Should We Do About It?
06/01/2022
Duane S. Pinto, MD, MPH; Paul S. Teirstein, MD, FACC; Morton J. Kern, MD, MSCAI, FACC, FAHA; Amir Kaki, MD, FACC, FSCAI; Stephen R. Ramee, MD; John W. Hirshfeld, Jr.; Ken Rosenfeld, MD; Peter Pelican
I recently learned that there is a worldwide shortage of the iodinated contrast agents (Omnipaque, Visipaque [both GE Healthcare], Isovue [Bracco Imaging], and Optiray [Guerbet]) used for computed tomography (CT) exams for general radiology...
I recently learned that there is a worldwide shortage of the iodinated contrast agents (Omnipaque, Visipaque [both GE Healthcare], Isovue [Bracco Imaging], and Optiray [Guerbet]) used for computed tomography (CT) exams for general radiology...
I recently learned that there is...
06/01/2022
Cath Lab Digest
Case Report
Inadvertent Transarterial Temporary Pacemaker Lead Placement: An Unusual Complication
06/02/2022
Miguel Angel Rojas Carrera, MD; Gabriel Guzman Olea, MD; Hugo Arturo Alvarez Alvarado, MD; Juan Francisco Rodriguez Alvarado, MD; Elliot Ivan Hernandez Heredia, MD; Carlos Javier Gonzalez Alvarez, MD; Jose Carlos Gonzalez Gutierrez, MD; Daniel Ivan Perez Vasquez, MD; Miguel Angel Gomez Pluma, MD; Juan Guzman Olea, MD; Gonzalo Tolosa Dzul, MD
Temporary pacemakers are utilized in emergency situations when severe bradyarrhythmias secondary to acute myocardial infarction (AMI) and to non-AMI related cardiac disorders occur. Malposition of pacemaker lead is a rare, underreported...
Temporary pacemakers are utilized in emergency situations when severe bradyarrhythmias secondary to acute myocardial infarction (AMI) and to non-AMI related cardiac disorders occur. Malposition of pacemaker lead is a rare, underreported...
Temporary pacemakers are...
06/02/2022
Cath Lab Digest
Case Report
Acquired Torsades de Pointes in Atrioventricular Block
06/02/2022
Pradnya Brijmohan Bhattad, MD; Richard M. Wholey, MD
A 73-year-old female with no significant cardiac history presented for an elective right knee replacement surgery. After the right knee replacement surgery and while in the recovery room, she was noted to be bradycardic and telemetry showed a...
A 73-year-old female with no significant cardiac history presented for an elective right knee replacement surgery. After the right knee replacement surgery and while in the recovery room, she was noted to be bradycardic and telemetry showed a...
A 73-year-old female with no...
06/02/2022
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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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