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Volume 15 - Issue 5 - May, 2003

Commentary
Letters to the Editor
08/01/2008
Alborz Hassankhani, MD, PhD; Brian Funaki, MD; William F. Penny, MD
To the Editor: Recently, I have treated a number of patients with functioning dialysis fistulae or synthetic arteriovenous grafts referred for arm swelling developing after pacemaker insertion (Figure A). Invariably, a stenosis or occlusion...
To the Editor: Recently, I have treated a number of patients with functioning dialysis fistulae or synthetic arteriovenous grafts referred for arm swelling developing after pacemaker insertion (Figure A). Invariably, a stenosis or occlusion...
To the Editor: Recently, I have...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Case Report
Subacute Development of a Coronary Artery Pseudoaneurysm After Primary Angioplasty and Stenting for Acute Myocardial Infarction
08/01/2008
Camille Brasselet, MD; Sophie Parotin, MS; Jean-Francois Fuzellier, MD
The pharmacological and mechanical coronary angioplasty environment extensively enhances the immediate outcome so much that acute procedural complications seem to belong to the past. Other than restenosis, the management of which is now well...
The pharmacological and mechanical coronary angioplasty environment extensively enhances the immediate outcome so much that acute procedural complications seem to belong to the past. Other than restenosis, the management of which is now well...
The pharmacological and...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Electrophysiology Corner
Results of the Companion Trial — Another Breakthrough in Electrophysiology
08/01/2008
Todd J. Cohen, MD, FACC, FHRS
Recently, the Companion Trial was terminated via the Safety and Monitoring Board for that trial. This was a breakthrough trial in which patients with moderate to severe congestive heart failure (New York Heart Association class III and IV),...
Recently, the Companion Trial was terminated via the Safety and Monitoring Board for that trial. This was a breakthrough trial in which patients with moderate to severe congestive heart failure (New York Heart Association class III and IV),...
Recently, the Companion Trial...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Electrophysiology Corner
Mechanical Reperfusion of Acute Right Coronary Artery Occlusion After Radiofrequency Catheter Ablation and Long-Term Follow-up A
08/01/2008
Angelo A. de Paola, MD; Luiz R. Leite, MD; Elerson Arfelli, MD
Radiofrequency catheter ablation (RFCA) has become the most effective and safe method for treating Wolff-Parkinson-White (WPW) syndrome in children and adolescents. Accessory pathways (APs) located in the postero-septal region account for up...
Radiofrequency catheter ablation (RFCA) has become the most effective and safe method for treating Wolff-Parkinson-White (WPW) syndrome in children and adolescents. Accessory pathways (APs) located in the postero-septal region account for up...
Radiofrequency catheter ablation...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Editorial Message
Editor`s Message - March 2003
08/01/2008
Richard E. Shaw, PhD, FACC
Dear Readers, This issue of the Journal of Invasive Cardiology, which coincides with the 52nd Annual Scientific Sessions of the American College of Cardiology, includes original research articles, case reports, editorials, articles from the...
Dear Readers, This issue of the Journal of Invasive Cardiology, which coincides with the 52nd Annual Scientific Sessions of the American College of Cardiology, includes original research articles, case reports, editorials, articles from the...
Dear Readers, This issue of the...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Early and Late Reactions Following the Use of Iopamidol 340, Iomeprol 350 and Iodixanol 320 in Cardiac Catheterization
08/01/2008
Andrew G.C. Sutton, MA, MD, MRCP; P. Finn; P.G. Campbell; D.G.A. Price; J.A. Hall; M.J. Stewart; A. Davies; N.J. Linker; Alun A. Harcombe, MD, MRCP; Mark A. de Belder, MA, MD, FRCP
The choice of contrast agent used in diagnostic cardiac catheterization might be considered relatively unimportant compared to decisions on arterial access, choice of catheters and potential technical pitfalls. However, the choice of contrast...
The choice of contrast agent used in diagnostic cardiac catheterization might be considered relatively unimportant compared to decisions on arterial access, choice of catheters and potential technical pitfalls. However, the choice of contrast...
The choice of contrast agent...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Commentary
The Intractable Angina Patient (Proceedings of the International Andreas Gruentzig Society 2002 Meeting - Session 8)
08/01/2008
Fayaz Shawl, MD
Some Patients Can’t Be Revascularized with PCI or CABG Despite the advances that have occurred in coronary revascularization, there is a growing population of patients who are not candidates for either coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG)...
Some Patients Can’t Be Revascularized with PCI or CABG Despite the advances that have occurred in coronary revascularization, there is a growing population of patients who are not candidates for either coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG)...
Some Patients Can’t Be...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Vascular Disease
Renal Angioplasty Under Protection of the PercuSurge GuardWire Plus System
08/01/2008
C.H. Wong, MD; C.W. Lam, MD; Steven Siu-Lung Li, MD
Renal artery stenosis may occur in combination with hypertension and renal function impairment. Renal artery revascularization with angioplasty may facilitate hypertension control and preserve renal function.1,2 However, distal embolization...
Renal artery stenosis may occur in combination with hypertension and renal function impairment. Renal artery revascularization with angioplasty may facilitate hypertension control and preserve renal function.1,2 However, distal embolization...
Renal artery stenosis may occur...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Commentary
Reteplase Thrombolysis for Treatment of Mechanical Valve Thrombosis
08/01/2008
Randy Wolcoot, MD; Scot Schultz, MD; Paula D. Ambra, PA-C; Silvio Travalia, MD
Thrombolytic therapy and surgery are 2 approaches to the treatment of mechanical valve thrombosis (MVT). Because surgery is an invasive and very costly procedure, noninvasive thrombolytic therapy may be a practical and effective treatment...
Thrombolytic therapy and surgery are 2 approaches to the treatment of mechanical valve thrombosis (MVT). Because surgery is an invasive and very costly procedure, noninvasive thrombolytic therapy may be a practical and effective treatment...
Thrombolytic therapy and surgery...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Editorial
Carotid Stenting: A Gordian Knot to be Unraveled (Part I of II)
08/01/2008
Gerald Dorros, MD, DSc, FACC, ScD
Balloons, stents and embolic protection devices, as treatment for extracranial obliterative disease, have created in recent decades a predicament not dissimilar to the percutaneous treatment of coronary angioplasty and mitral valvuloplasty....
Balloons, stents and embolic protection devices, as treatment for extracranial obliterative disease, have created in recent decades a predicament not dissimilar to the percutaneous treatment of coronary angioplasty and mitral valvuloplasty....
Balloons, stents and embolic...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Editorial
Carotid Stenting: A Gordian Knot to be Unraveled (Part II of II)<br />
08/01/2008
Gerald Dorros, MD, DSc, FACC, ScD
Conclusions. As this nascent period of endovascular carotid procedures draws to an end, what is clear, crystal clear to me, is that a significant conundrum exists. The Gordian knot to be unraveled is not whether stent-supported carotid...
Conclusions. As this nascent period of endovascular carotid procedures draws to an end, what is clear, crystal clear to me, is that a significant conundrum exists. The Gordian knot to be unraveled is not whether stent-supported carotid...
Conclusions. As this nascent...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Practice Management and Economics
Heart Center Implementation and Start-Up: The Parma Community General Hospital Experience
08/01/2008
Ron Schmidt
Just over three years ago, the President and CEO of Parma Community General Hospital (PCGH) and his administrative team decided to expand the cardiovascular service line to include open-heart surgery (OHS) and interventional cardiac...
Just over three years ago, the President and CEO of Parma Community General Hospital (PCGH) and his administrative team decided to expand the cardiovascular service line to include open-heart surgery (OHS) and interventional cardiac...
Just over three years ago, the...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Practice Management and Economics
Breaking Some of the Rules
08/01/2008
Ronald N. Riner, MD, FACC
The article on the One Stop Post Op Unit in this issue points to a rather innovative way of taking care of postoperative patients. Peter Drucker, one of the more renowned management thinkers of our time, constantly extols the fact that...
The article on the One Stop Post Op Unit in this issue points to a rather innovative way of taking care of postoperative patients. Peter Drucker, one of the more renowned management thinkers of our time, constantly extols the fact that...
The article on the One Stop Post...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Case Report
Premature Coronary Artery Disease in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus with Extensive Reocclusion Following Coronary Artery Bypass Su
08/01/2008
David J. D'Agate, DO; Spyros Kokolis, MD; Nehad Soloman, MD; Elise Belilos, MD; Steven Carsons, MD; George D. Dangas, MD, PhD; Julia Andrieni, MD; Thomas Argyros, MD; Lynne A. Glasser, MD
Advances in medical therapy and a better understanding of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) have contributed to a dramatic improvement in the long-term survival of patients. However, despite the overall long-term improvement, coronary artery...
Advances in medical therapy and a better understanding of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) have contributed to a dramatic improvement in the long-term survival of patients. However, despite the overall long-term improvement, coronary artery...
Advances in medical therapy and...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Case Report
Aortic Root and Extensive Coronary Dissections Complicating Recanalization of Chronic Right Coronary Artery Occlusion: Refrainin
08/01/2008
Jorgo Kostov, MD; Antonio Colombo, MD; Goran Stankovic, MD
The incidence of chronic total occlusions (CTO) is between 20–40% in patients with angiographically documented coronary artery disease.1 Percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) for chronic total occlusion is associated with a significantly...
The incidence of chronic total occlusions (CTO) is between 20–40% in patients with angiographically documented coronary artery disease.1 Percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) for chronic total occlusion is associated with a significantly...
The incidence of chronic total...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Taxol-Based Eluting Stents — From Theory to Human Validation: Clinical and Intravascular Ultrasound Observations<br />
08/01/2008
Heidi N. Bonneau, RN, MS; Shinjo Sonoda, MD; Toru Kataoka, MD; Yasuhiro Honda, MD; Peter J. Fitzgerald, MD, PhD; Gary S. Mintz, MD; Paul G. Yock, MD; Krishnankutty Sudhir, MD, PhD
Reduction of restenosis remains an important goal of percutaneous coronary interventions. Although coronary stents reduce the rate of primary restenosis compared with balloon angioplasty,1–3 20–30% of treated vessels still develop recurrent...
Reduction of restenosis remains an important goal of percutaneous coronary interventions. Although coronary stents reduce the rate of primary restenosis compared with balloon angioplasty,1–3 20–30% of treated vessels still develop recurrent...
Reduction of restenosis remains...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Direct Stenting May Limit Myocardial Injury During Percutaneous Coronary Intervention<br />
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08/01/2008
Ray J. Wainwright, BSc, MD; Thuraia Nageh, MD, MRCP; Martyn R. Thomas, MD, FRCP; Roy A. Sherwood, DPhil; Beverley M. Harris, MSc; David E. Jewitt, BSc, MD
There has been a dramatic increase in the use of intracoronary stents as the primary percutaneous treatment strategy for coronary lesions. This shift was supported by evidence demonstrating improved acute and long-term outcomes with stenting...
There has been a dramatic increase in the use of intracoronary stents as the primary percutaneous treatment strategy for coronary lesions. This shift was supported by evidence demonstrating improved acute and long-term outcomes with stenting...
There has been a dramatic...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Commentary
Direct Stenting: Good for the Patient, Good for All?
08/01/2008
Michael R. Mooney, MD; Arturo G. Touchard, MD; Wesley D. Pedersen, MD; Robert S. Schwartz, MD
Conventional stenting techniques initially incorporated routine target lesion predilatation with a balloon catheter to permit easy, uncomplicated stent passage prior to stent deployment. With extensive experience in stenting, cardiac...
Conventional stenting techniques initially incorporated routine target lesion predilatation with a balloon catheter to permit easy, uncomplicated stent passage prior to stent deployment. With extensive experience in stenting, cardiac...
Conventional stenting techniques...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Practice and Outcomes of Percutaneous Coronary Intervention in the Community Before Drug-Eluting Stents: A Report from the HCA D
08/01/2008
Salvatore L. Battaglia, MD, BS; Lynn G. Tarkington, RN; Edmund R. Becker, PhD; Steven D. Culler, PhD; Michael J. Mack, MD, FACC; Aaron D. Kugelmass, MD; David J. Cohen, MD, MPH, MSc; Frank Houser, MD; April W. Simon, RN, MSN
Rapid advancements in percutaneous coronary interventional (PCI) techniques have changed the manner in which we treat coronary artery disease.1 Clinical trials have demonstrated the efficacy of coronary stents in preventing abrupt vessel...
Rapid advancements in percutaneous coronary interventional (PCI) techniques have changed the manner in which we treat coronary artery disease.1 Clinical trials have demonstrated the efficacy of coronary stents in preventing abrupt vessel...
Rapid advancements in...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
A Randomized, Multicenter Trial Comparing a New, Low-Pressure Stent Versus a Conventional Stent: Primary Results from the CONSER
08/01/2008
Eric J. Topol, MD; Danielle M. Brennan, MS; Mark G. Midei, MD; Dean J. Kereiakes, MD, FACC, MSCAI; Dean Nukta, MD; Donel Murphy, RN; Sorin J. Brener, MD; David J. Moliterno, MD; David G. Rizik, MD, FACC, FSCAI
As compared with balloon angioplasty alone, coronary stent implantation has resulted in improved clinical outcomes and lower clinical restenosis rates.1–3 The latter is not due to less neointimal proliferation, but rather to a larger initial...
As compared with balloon angioplasty alone, coronary stent implantation has resulted in improved clinical outcomes and lower clinical restenosis rates.1–3 The latter is not due to less neointimal proliferation, but rather to a larger initial...
As compared with balloon...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology

News

thrombectomy
Penumbra Launches Lightning Flash 3.0 — The Next Evolution in CAVT Technology
01/27/2026
Penumbra recently launched the Lightning Flash® 3.0 Computer Assisted Vacuum Thrombectomy (CAVT™) system, which includes significant upgrades that further advance our leading venous thromboembolism (VTE) platform.
Penumbra recently launched the Lightning Flash® 3.0 Computer Assisted Vacuum Thrombectomy (CAVT™) system, which includes significant upgrades that further advance our leading venous thromboembolism (VTE) platform.
Penumbra recently launched the...
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AI Cardiac Imaging Software
Study Reveals Stark Disconnect Between Americans’ Desire for Preventive Cardiac Screening and Care They Can Access
01/27/2026
New York, NY – In the lead-up to American Heart Health Month, a new national study reveals a stark disconnect between Americans’ desire for preventive cardiac screening and the care they can access. Despite heart disease remaining the leading...
New York, NY – In the lead-up to American Heart Health Month, a new national study reveals a stark disconnect between Americans’ desire for preventive cardiac screening and the care they can access. Despite heart disease remaining the leading...
New York, NY – In the lead-up to...
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Patent Foramen Ovale Detection
BURL Concepts Announces First Human Uses of FOQUS Ultrasound System for Patent Foramen Ovale (PFO) Detection
01/27/2026
The FOQUS ultrasound system, powered by SONAS technology, includes a transcranial headset system. The system introduces a new method to assist physicians in diagnosing a PFO, addressing the need for diagnostic tools that are both faster,...
The FOQUS ultrasound system, powered by SONAS technology, includes a transcranial headset system. The system introduces a new method to assist physicians in diagnosing a PFO, addressing the need for diagnostic tools that are both faster,...
The FOQUS ultrasound system,...
01/27/2026
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AI Plaque analysis
Aetna Approves Coverage for Cleerly's AI Cardiovascular Imaging Analysis
01/21/2026
DENVER, CO&nbsp;–&nbsp;Cleerly, focused on AI-based cardiovascular imaging, announced that Aetna will begin covering&nbsp;Cleerly®&nbsp;LABS plaque analysis effective immediately. Aetna, which covers more than&nbsp;20+ million lives,...
DENVER, CO&nbsp;–&nbsp;Cleerly, focused on AI-based cardiovascular imaging, announced that Aetna will begin covering&nbsp;Cleerly®&nbsp;LABS plaque analysis effective immediately. Aetna, which covers more than&nbsp;20+ million lives,...
DENVER,...
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AI Plaque analysis
Coverage Unlocks Reimbursable AI Plaque Quantification With Circle Cardiovascular Imaging's cvi42|Plaque
01/21/2026
CALGARY, Alberta -- Circle Cardiovascular Imaging Inc. (Circle CVI), focused on cardiovascular imaging post-processing, announced that clinical practices using its&nbsp;FDA 510(k)-cleared cvi42&nbsp;with AI-enabled plaque...
CALGARY, Alberta -- Circle Cardiovascular Imaging Inc. (Circle CVI), focused on cardiovascular imaging post-processing, announced that clinical practices using its&nbsp;FDA 510(k)-cleared cvi42&nbsp;with AI-enabled plaque...
CALGARY, Alberta -- Circle...
01/21/2026
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Acquisitions
Haemonetics Acquires Vivasure Medical Limited
01/21/2026
Vivasure's PerQseal® Elite system uses a proprietary bioabsorbable patch to seal large-bore (up to 26 F) arteriotomies and venotomies from inside the vessel, offering a sutureless, fully absorbable solution for structural heart and...
Vivasure's PerQseal® Elite system uses a proprietary bioabsorbable patch to seal large-bore (up to 26 F) arteriotomies and venotomies from inside the vessel, offering a sutureless, fully absorbable solution for structural heart and...
Vivasure's PerQseal® Elite...
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Early CAD Detection
Mammograms and Hidden Heart Disease: Annual Scans Can Detect This Silent Killer and Help Save Lives, but Awareness Is Key
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In the “Mammography and Breast Arterial Calcification Trial at Mount Sinai,” doctors are sending letters to patients with high breast artery calcification levels, urging them to see a cardiologist or other doctor for further evaluation to...
In the “Mammography and Breast Arterial Calcification Trial at Mount Sinai,” doctors are sending letters to patients with high breast artery calcification levels, urging them to see a cardiologist or other doctor for further evaluation to...
In the “Mammography and Breast...
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Radiation Protection Systems
Cathpax Demonstrates Ability to Offer Interventional Physicians Unmatched Level of Radiation Protection Thanks to First-of-Its-Kind NOVARAD Clinical Study
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Final results of NOVARAD clinical study show that use of Nova-X® full-body, team-wide radiation protection system reduces dose received by main operator in interventional neuroradiology by a factor of eleven.
Final results of NOVARAD clinical study show that use of Nova-X® full-body, team-wide radiation protection system reduces dose received by main operator in interventional neuroradiology by a factor of eleven.
Final results of NOVARAD...
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Technology & Health Literacy
ECRI: Misuse of AI Chatbots Tops Annual List of Health Tech Hazards
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ECRI experts say that chatbots have suggested incorrect diagnoses, recommended unnecessary testing, promoted subpar medical supplies, and even invented body parts in response to medical questions while sounding like a trusted expert.
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ECRI experts say that chatbots...
01/21/2026
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CAD Risk Factors
North Carolina State University Study Finds Police-Related Stress Associated With Physical Markers of Cardiovascular Health Risk for Black Women
01/19/2026
The paper, “Police-Related Stress and Carotid Intima-Media Thickness Among African American Women,” is published in the journal Biopsychosocial Science and Medicine.
The paper, “Police-Related Stress and Carotid Intima-Media Thickness Among African American Women,” is published in the journal Biopsychosocial Science and Medicine.
The paper, “Police-Related...
01/19/2026
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Bangalore top 10
Author Interview
Editor’s 2025 Top 10: Outcomes With Distal Transradial Access in Patients With Advanced Chronic Kidney Disease
02/02/2026
Sripal Bangalore, MD, MHA; Deepak L. Bhatt, MD, MPH, FACC, FAHA, FESC, MSCAI
Dr Deepak L. Bhatt, editor-in-chief of the Journal of Invasive Cardiology, catches up with Dr Sripal Bangalore about his Editor’s 2025 Top 10 article, “Outcomes With Distal Transradial Access in Patients With Advanced Chronic Kidney Disease.”
Dr Deepak L. Bhatt, editor-in-chief of the Journal of Invasive Cardiology, catches up with Dr Sripal Bangalore about his Editor’s 2025 Top 10 article, “Outcomes With Distal Transradial Access in Patients With Advanced Chronic Kidney Disease.”
Dr Deepak L. Bhatt,...
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Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Editor's 2025 Top 10
Editor's Message
Editor’s 2025 Top 10
02/02/2026
Deepak L. Bhatt, MD, MPH, FACC, FAHA, FESC, MSCAI
Dr Deepak L. Bhatt, Editor-in-Chief of JIC, presents the Top 10 Articles from 2025.
Dr Deepak L. Bhatt, Editor-in-Chief of JIC, presents the Top 10 Articles from 2025.
Dr Deepak L. Bhatt,...
02/02/2026
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Original Contribution
Early Outcomes of the Myval Octacor Transcatheter Heart Valve in Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation: A Single-Center Study From Serbia
01/30/2026
Valentina Balint, MD; Mihajlo Farkic, MD; Jovan Petrovic, MD; Matija Furtula, MD; Milos D. Babic, MD; Dragan Topic, MD; Ida Subotic, MD; Vladimir Zobenica, MD; Alfonso Ielasi, MD; Luca Testa, MD, PhD; Milovan Bojic, MD, PhD; Aleksandra Nikolic, MD, PhD
This study evaluated the early safety and performance of the new Myval Octacor Transcatheter Heart Valve (Meril Life Sciences).
This study evaluated the early safety and performance of the new Myval Octacor Transcatheter Heart Valve (Meril Life Sciences).
This study evaluated the early...
01/30/2026
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Sovari Figure 1
Clinical Videos
Right Internal Jugular Pulsed Field Ablation for Atrial Fibrillation in a Patient With an Inferior Vena Cava Filter
01/29/2026
Jeong Hwan J. Kim, MD; Leili Pourafkari, MD; Jonathan Lalezari, MD; Ali Sovari, MD
Video Supplement to "Right Internal Jugular Pulsed Field Ablation for Atrial Fibrillation in a Patient With an Inferior Vena Cava Filter" (Clinical Image).
Video Supplement to "Right Internal Jugular Pulsed Field Ablation for Atrial Fibrillation in a Patient With an Inferior Vena Cava Filter" (Clinical Image).
Video Supplement to "Right...
01/29/2026
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Clinical Images
Right Internal Jugular Pulsed Field Ablation for Atrial Fibrillation in a Patient With an Inferior Vena Cava Filter
01/29/2026
Jeong Hwan J. Kim, MD; Leili Pourafkari, MD; Jonathan Lalezari, MD; Ali Sovari, MD
A 77-year-old man with peripheral arterial disease, sick sinus syndrome, hypertension, and paroxysmal atrial fibrillation (AF) presented for rhythm control. He had a normally functioning dual-chamber pacemaker but had frequent symptomatic AF...
A 77-year-old man with peripheral arterial disease, sick sinus syndrome, hypertension, and paroxysmal atrial fibrillation (AF) presented for rhythm control. He had a normally functioning dual-chamber pacemaker but had frequent symptomatic AF...
A 77-year-old man with...
01/29/2026
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Clinical Images
Septal Coronary Artery Fistula After Implantation of a Left Bundle Branch Area Pacemaker
01/28/2026
Nicolas Bradt, MD; Maxim Verlee, MD, PhD(c); Christophe Borin, MD; Hans Vandekerckhove, MD; Laurens De Vos, MD
A 51-year-old man with a mixed-phenotype cardiomyopathy was referred for coronary angiography because of new-onset episodes of ventricular arrythmias. At his initial presentation in 2014, he was diagnosed with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy,...
A 51-year-old man with a mixed-phenotype cardiomyopathy was referred for coronary angiography because of new-onset episodes of ventricular arrythmias. At his initial presentation in 2014, he was diagnosed with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy,...
A 51-year-old man with a...
01/28/2026
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Bradt Figure
Clinical Videos
Septal Coronary Artery Fistula After Implantation of a Left Bundle Branch Area Pacemaker
01/28/2026
Nicolas Bradt, MD; Maxim Verlee, MD, PhD(c); Christophe Borin, MD; Hans Vandekerckhove, MD; Laurens De Vos, MD
Video Supplement to "Septal Coronary Artery Fistula After Implantation of a Left Bundle Branch Area Pacemaker" (Clinical Image).
Video Supplement to "Septal Coronary Artery Fistula After Implantation of a Left Bundle Branch Area Pacemaker" (Clinical Image).
Video Supplement to "Septal...
01/28/2026
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
thrombectomy
Penumbra Launches Lightning Flash 3.0 — The Next Evolution in CAVT Technology
01/27/2026
Penumbra recently launched the Lightning Flash® 3.0 Computer Assisted Vacuum Thrombectomy (CAVT™) system, which includes significant upgrades that further advance our leading venous thromboembolism (VTE) platform.
Penumbra recently launched the Lightning Flash® 3.0 Computer Assisted Vacuum Thrombectomy (CAVT™) system, which includes significant upgrades that further advance our leading venous thromboembolism (VTE) platform.
Penumbra recently launched the...
01/27/2026
Cath Lab Digest
Heart Failure Devices
CVRx Announces Initiation of BENEFIT-HF, a Landmark Heart Failure Trial Evaluating Barostim in Significantly Expanded Population
01/27/2026
The BENEFIT-HF trial is expected to be one of the largest therapeutic cardiac device trials ever performed in heart failure, randomizing 2,500 patients in approximately 150 centers in the United States and Germany. The primary endpoint will...
The BENEFIT-HF trial is expected to be one of the largest therapeutic cardiac device trials ever performed in heart failure, randomizing 2,500 patients in approximately 150 centers in the United States and Germany. The primary endpoint will...
The BENEFIT-HF trial is expected...
01/27/2026
Cath Lab Digest
HighLife TMVR
Mitral Valve Intervention
HighLife Receives CE Mark Approval for its Transcatheter Mitral Valve Replacement (TMVR) Solution
01/27/2026
Paris&nbsp;– HighLife SAS, a leading MedTech company focused on transcatheter solutions for structural heart disease, today announced that it has received&nbsp;CE Mark approval&nbsp;for the HighLife Transcatheter Mitral Valve Replacement...
Paris&nbsp;– HighLife SAS, a leading MedTech company focused on transcatheter solutions for structural heart disease, today announced that it has received&nbsp;CE Mark approval&nbsp;for the HighLife Transcatheter Mitral Valve Replacement...
Paris&nbsp;– HighLife SAS, a...
01/27/2026
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