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Volume 31 - Issue 12 - December 2023

Ask the Expert
Changing the Strategy: Introduction of the 120-Pulse Shockwave C2+ Catheter at St. Francis Heart Center
12/05/2023
Ziad A. Ali, MD, DPhil
"There has been a sort of dogma that in very long lesions it is better to do atherectomy," says Ziad A. Ali, MD, DPhil, "but with the C2+, that thinking should no longer be relevant, because we now have 120 pulses to treat the whole vessel."...
"There has been a sort of dogma that in very long lesions it is better to do atherectomy," says Ziad A. Ali, MD, DPhil, "but with the C2+, that thinking should no longer be relevant, because we now have 120 pulses to treat the whole vessel."...
"There has been a sort of dogma...
12/05/2023
Cath Lab Digest
Clinical Editor's Corner
Upsizing a Radial Sheath? Methods and Cautionary Notes
12/04/2023
Douglas E. Drachman, MD; Arnold H. Seto, MD, MPA, CCDS, FACC, FSCAI; Dmitriy N. Feldman, MD; Morton J. Kern, MD, MSCAI, FACC, FAHA; J. Dawn Abbott, MD
"I had a 6 French [F] radial sheath in situ, and wanted to perform a 7F intervention, but didn’t want to convert to femoral. What methods have you used to upsize radial sheaths?”
"I had a 6 French [F] radial sheath in situ, and wanted to perform a 7F intervention, but didn’t want to convert to femoral. What methods have you used to upsize radial sheaths?”
"I had a 6 French [F] radial...
12/04/2023
Cath Lab Digest
Cutting-Edge Conversations
Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare: The Good, the Bad, and the Scary
12/04/2023
Peter J. Fitzgerald, MD, PhD; Barry T. Katzen, MD, FACC, FACR, FSIR
In a preview of the upcoming International Symposium on Endovascular Therapy (ISET) townhall session, ISET director Dr. Barry Katzen discusses artificial intelligence (AI) in healthcare with Dr. Peter Fitzgerald during the San Francisco TCT...
In a preview of the upcoming International Symposium on Endovascular Therapy (ISET) townhall session, ISET director Dr. Barry Katzen discusses artificial intelligence (AI) in healthcare with Dr. Peter Fitzgerald during the San Francisco TCT...
In a preview of the upcoming...
12/04/2023
Cath Lab Digest
Cutting-Edge Conversations
Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare: The Good, the Bad, and the Scary
12/04/2023
Peter J. Fitzgerald, MD, PhD; Barry T. Katzen, MD, FACC, FACR, FSIR
In a preview of the upcoming International Symposium on Endovascular Therapy (ISET) townhall session, ISET director Dr. Barry Katzen discusses artificial intelligence (AI) in healthcare with Dr. Peter Fitzgerald during the San Francisco TCT...
In a preview of the upcoming International Symposium on Endovascular Therapy (ISET) townhall session, ISET director Dr. Barry Katzen discusses artificial intelligence (AI) in healthcare with Dr. Peter Fitzgerald during the San Francisco TCT...
In a preview of the upcoming...
12/04/2023
Cath Lab Digest
Case Report
Bullet Captured From the Right Atrium Using Novel Sheath, Preventing Central Embolization
12/03/2023
William Terrill, MD; Andrew Klobuka, MD
In this case, the unique use of the Protrieve sheath enabled extraction of the bullet while preventing further proximal migration to the right heart and pulmonary arteries.
In this case, the unique use of the Protrieve sheath enabled extraction of the bullet while preventing further proximal migration to the right heart and pulmonary arteries.
In this case, the unique use of...
12/03/2023
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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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