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Volume 33 - Issue 6 - June 2025

Renal Denervation

Real-World Experience With the Paradise™ Ultrasound Renal Denervation System
06/05/2025
Orestis Pappas, MD, FACC, FSCAI, FSVM
Dr. Orestis Pappas, of Erie, Pennsylvania, shares his clinical experience using the Paradise™ Ultrasound Renal Denervation (uRDN) System (Recor Medical) in a series of patients with uncontrolled hypertension under his care. He reflects on his...
Dr. Orestis Pappas, of Erie, Pennsylvania, shares his clinical experience using the Paradise™ Ultrasound Renal Denervation (uRDN) System (Recor Medical) in a series of patients with uncontrolled hypertension under his care. He reflects on his...
Dr. Orestis Pappas, of Erie,...
06/05/2025
Cath Lab Digest
Clinical Editor's Corner
Conversations in Cardiology: The Late-Arriving STEMI Patient
06/04/2025
Morton J. Kern, MD, MSCAI, FACC, FAHA; Eric Bates; Jeffrey Cook, MD; Kirk N. Garratt, MD, MSc; Steven L. Goldberg, MD; Timothy D. Henry, MD; Stephen Jenkins, MD; Lloyd W. Klein, MD; Paul S. Teirstein, MD, FACC; William M. Suh, MD
Dr. Jeffrey Cook shares a concerning patient profile with Dr. Kern and expert colleagues, and asks for their suggestions. "Everything seems perfectly routine," Dr. Cook notes. "The patient is brought to the cath lab, the infarct-related...
Dr. Jeffrey Cook shares a concerning patient profile with Dr. Kern and expert colleagues, and asks for their suggestions. "Everything seems perfectly routine," Dr. Cook notes. "The patient is brought to the cath lab, the infarct-related...
Dr. Jeffrey Cook shares a...
06/04/2025
Cath Lab Digest
Peripheral Artery Disease
The Elusive Definitive Device for Amputation Reduction
06/04/2025
Mark C. Bates, MD, DSc(Hons), FACC, FSCAI
"My concern about embolization during interventional procedures dates back almost 3 decades," says Dr. Bates. "While researching and developing one of the early carotid filter systems and as a co-inventor of carotid flow reversal, it became...
"My concern about embolization during interventional procedures dates back almost 3 decades," says Dr. Bates. "While researching and developing one of the early carotid filter systems and as a co-inventor of carotid flow reversal, it became...
"My concern about embolization...
06/04/2025
Cath Lab Digest
Case Report
Percutaneous Transmural Arterial Bypass (PTAB) for Treatment of Recurring Femoral Artery In-Stent Restenosis Despite Prior Atherectomy and Drug-Coated Balloon Angioplasty
06/03/2025
Mehreen Ali; Raza Malik; Asad Rizvi, MD; Akhil Gade, MD; Mohammad Alqaim, MD, MS
This case illustrates the utility of the PTAB procedure as a feasible, minimally invasive alternative for recurrent in-stent restenosis when surgery is not an option.
This case illustrates the utility of the PTAB procedure as a feasible, minimally invasive alternative for recurrent in-stent restenosis when surgery is not an option.
This case illustrates the...
06/03/2025
Cath Lab Digest
CLTI Program Spotlight
The Lorraine and Bill Dodero Limb Preservation Center at University Hospitals Harrington Heart & Vascular Institute
06/03/2025
Mehdi H. Shishehbor, DO, MPH, PhD
"Many patients arrive too late, often after a prior amputation, unaware that a second opinion or limb salvage is even possible," says Dr. Shishehbor. "I frequently see patients who believe losing a leg is inevitable with diabetes because that...
"Many patients arrive too late, often after a prior amputation, unaware that a second opinion or limb salvage is even possible," says Dr. Shishehbor. "I frequently see patients who believe losing a leg is inevitable with diabetes because that...
"Many patients arrive too late,...
06/03/2025
Cath Lab Digest
Letter to the Clinical Editor
Minimizing Points of Failure During Upper Extremity Right Heart Catheterization
06/02/2025
Faris G. Araj, MD
I personally find most of the anxiety that surrounds performing a right heart catheterization via the upper extremity stems from 2 main scenarios: (1) Unsuccessful venous access and (2) inability of the pulmonary artery (PA) catheter to enter...
I personally find most of the anxiety that surrounds performing a right heart catheterization via the upper extremity stems from 2 main scenarios: (1) Unsuccessful venous access and (2) inability of the pulmonary artery (PA) catheter to enter...
I personally find most of the...
06/02/2025
Cath Lab Digest
Case Report
Multivessel Giant Coronary Artery Aneurysms Causing Cardiomyopathy
06/01/2025
Ishan Chauhan; Neha Gupta, MS III; Ketul Chauhan MD, FACC; Sunil Gupta MD, FACC
The authors report the case of a 70-year-old patient who was admitted with congestive heart failure symptoms. An initial investigation discovered cardiomyopathy. Subsequently, coronary angiography and cardiac CT showed multivessel giant...
The authors report the case of a 70-year-old patient who was admitted with congestive heart failure symptoms. An initial investigation discovered cardiomyopathy. Subsequently, coronary angiography and cardiac CT showed multivessel giant...
The authors report the case of a...
06/01/2025
Cath Lab Digest
AI
CRT 2025: Artificial Intelligence in Coronary Artery Disease – Diagnosis and Intervention
06/01/2025
Laura Simson, MA
Learn how AI is transforming clinical practice and research in interventional cardiology, with a recap of a presentation and discussion by Dr. Ran Kornowski, Rabin Medical Center, Petach-Tikva, Israel, at the CRT 2025 meeting in Washington,...
Learn how AI is transforming clinical practice and research in interventional cardiology, with a recap of a presentation and discussion by Dr. Ran Kornowski, Rabin Medical Center, Petach-Tikva, Israel, at the CRT 2025 meeting in Washington,...
Learn how AI is transforming...
06/01/2025
Cath Lab Digest
Anomalies
Approach to Percutaneous Coronary Revascularization in Anomalous Right Coronary Artery Originating From Left Sinus of Valsalva
06/01/2025
Pradnya Brijmohan Bhattad, MD; Basel Humos, MD; Wael F. Al-Husami, MD
"The uncommon location and course of this coronary anomaly present a technical challenge to a successful PCI outcome," write the authors. "Appropriate guide catheter selection is of the utmost importance for successful angiography and...
"The uncommon location and course of this coronary anomaly present a technical challenge to a successful PCI outcome," write the authors. "Appropriate guide catheter selection is of the utmost importance for successful angiography and...
"The uncommon location and...
06/01/2025
Cath Lab Digest
Meeting Update
Bridging Continents Through Cath Lab Collaboration: Reflections From the Inaugural TCT Middle East
06/01/2025
Bailey Ann Estes, AGNP-C, MSN, RN-BC, RCIS, RNFA
"As a panelist and speaker at the Allied Health and Nurse Symposium, I was honored to present on strategies for maintaining patient satisfaction in a busy cath lab," writes Bailey Estes, AGNP-C. "But more than anything, I came away deeply...
"As a panelist and speaker at the Allied Health and Nurse Symposium, I was honored to present on strategies for maintaining patient satisfaction in a busy cath lab," writes Bailey Estes, AGNP-C. "But more than anything, I came away deeply...
"As a panelist and speaker at...
06/01/2025
Cath Lab Digest
Cath Lab Management
A Glass Slipper? The Right Fit for Specialty Service Expansion
06/01/2025
Michael Church
"The planning process for new service expansion includes several critical decisions, one of the most important being, 'Where will this new service reside?'" writes Mike Church, a business consultant at Corazon. "A lot of this discussion boils...
"The planning process for new service expansion includes several critical decisions, one of the most important being, 'Where will this new service reside?'" writes Mike Church, a business consultant at Corazon. "A lot of this discussion boils...
"The planning process for new...
06/01/2025
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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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