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Vascular Access and Mortality Outcomes: Insights From the Percutaneous Coronary Interventions Registry From the Netherlands Heart Registration
11/07/2025
Ioannis Karalis, MD, PhD; Marijke JC Timmermans, PhD; Andrea Tuccillo, MD; J. Wouter Jukema, MD, PhD; Lineke Derks, MSc; Eva C. Verbeek, PhD; Giovanni Amoroso, MD, PhD
This study examines the relationship between vascular access site and mortality in patients undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention.
This study examines the relationship between vascular access site and mortality in patients undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention.
This study examines the...
11/07/2025
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Original Contribution
Hospital Outcomes of Patients With Acute Myocardial Infarction-Related Cardiogenic Shock With and Without Revascularization
10/29/2025
Tobias Heer, MD; Matthias Hochadel, PhD; Sebastian Kerber, MD; Bernward Lauer, MD; Ralf Zahn, MD; Uwe Zeymer, MD
The authors examined the characteristics and outcomes of patients with acute myocardial infarction-related cardiogenic shock who underwent early coronary angiography and were treated with or without acute percutaneous coronary intervention.
The authors examined the characteristics and outcomes of patients with acute myocardial infarction-related cardiogenic shock who underwent early coronary angiography and were treated with or without acute percutaneous coronary intervention.
The authors examined the...
10/29/2025
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Original Contribution
Comparison of Excimer Laser Coronary Atherectomy as a Sole Device or as Part of a Multimodality Technique
10/10/2025
Jonathan Hinton, MD; William Carr, MBBS; Natasha Khullar, MBBS; Trisha Singh, PhD; Vivek Kodoth, MD; Jehangir Din, MD; Peter O’Kane, MD
This study compared the use of excimer laser coronary atherectomy (ELCA) as a sole device for coronary intervention with ELCA in combination with additional calcium modification devices.
This study compared the use of excimer laser coronary atherectomy (ELCA) as a sole device for coronary intervention with ELCA in combination with additional calcium modification devices.
This study compared the use of...
10/10/2025
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Brief Communication
Multipurpose Radiofrequency Wire System Improves Procedural Workflow Compared With Mechanical Needle for Left Atrial Appendage Closure
10/09/2025
Desiree Wussler, MD; Sophie Offen, MBBS, PhD; Julius Jelisejevas, MD; Hassan Ogran, MD; Jacqueline Saw, MD
The authors sought to compare procedural time and adverse events between the use of mechanical Brockenbrough needle vs the VersaCross Connect for WATCHMAN (Boston Scientific) implantation.
The authors sought to compare procedural time and adverse events between the use of mechanical Brockenbrough needle vs the VersaCross Connect for WATCHMAN (Boston Scientific) implantation.
The authors sought to compare...
10/09/2025
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Clinical Images
Leadless Pacemaker Placement Through the Subclavian Vein: An Alternative to the Femoral Route
09/26/2025
Leili Pourafkari, MD; Jeong Hwan J. Kim, MD; Ali Sovari, MD
A 70-year-old woman with dementia, history of sick sinus syndrome, and permanent atrial fibrillation previously underwent dual-chamber transvenous pacemaker implantation. Over time, she developed Twiddler’s syndrome with repeated generator...
A 70-year-old woman with dementia, history of sick sinus syndrome, and permanent atrial fibrillation previously underwent dual-chamber transvenous pacemaker implantation. Over time, she developed Twiddler’s syndrome with repeated generator...
A 70-year-old woman with...
09/26/2025
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Clinical Images
Endovascular Repair of a Complex Thoracoabdominal Aneurysm Using Thoracoabdominal Branch Endoprosthesis (TAMBE) in a High-Risk Vascular Patient
09/25/2025
Chaitanya Tumuluri, MBBS; M. Fuad Jan, MBBS (Hons), MD; Prabhjot Hundal, MD; Niloufar Javadi, MD; Rajeev Gupta, MD; Tanvir Bajwa, MD
A 65-year-old man with a medical history of coronary artery disease (6 stents) and prior left femoral-popliteal bypass presented for routine abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) surveillance. Computed tomography angiography demonstrated a 5.2-cm...
A 65-year-old man with a medical history of coronary artery disease (6 stents) and prior left femoral-popliteal bypass presented for routine abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) surveillance. Computed tomography angiography demonstrated a 5.2-cm...
A 65-year-old man with a medical...
09/25/2025
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Clinical Images
A Kissing WATCHMAN Approach to Bilobar Left Atrial Appendage Occlusion
09/24/2025
Gregory Offiah, MB, BAO, BCh; Ciara Mahon, MB, MAO, BCh; James Shand, MBBS, MD, FRCP
An 83-year-old man with a history of atrial fibrillation presented with a subdural hematoma. His apixaban was stopped and a pacemaker was implanted.
An 83-year-old man with a history of atrial fibrillation presented with a subdural hematoma. His apixaban was stopped and a pacemaker was implanted.
An 83-year-old man with a...
09/24/2025
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Clinical Images
Walls Within Walls: A Tale of Twin Aortic Stenosis in Type II Familial Hypercholesterolemia
09/08/2025
Anbhigya Kumar Arya, MD; Krishna Prasad Akkineni, MD, DM; Shrividya Rao, MS, MCh; Saurabh Kumar Singh, MD; Souvik Sardar, MD, DM; Anwar Hussain Ansari, MD, DM; Devesh Kumar, MD, MRCP, DM
A teenage boy presented with multiple episodes of exertional syncope over the previous 3 months. Clinical examination revealed pulsus parvus et tardus and a late-peaking, ejection systolic, crescendo-decrescendo murmur in the aortic area with...
A teenage boy presented with multiple episodes of exertional syncope over the previous 3 months. Clinical examination revealed pulsus parvus et tardus and a late-peaking, ejection systolic, crescendo-decrescendo murmur in the aortic area with...
A teenage boy presented with...
09/08/2025
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Clinical Images
Live Three-Dimensional Multiplanar Reconstruction for Advanced Guidance of Transcatheter Tricuspid Valve-in-Valve Procedure
09/05/2025
Giulia Passaniti, MD; Sahil Khera, MD, MPH; Rajeev R. Samtani, MD; Stamatios Lerakis, MD; Gilbert H.L. Tang, MD, MSc, MBA; Lucy M. Safi, DO
A 65-year-old woman with a past medical history of rheumatic heart disease underwent mechanical mitral and aortic valve replacements in 1992 followed by a 27-mm Epic tricuspid valve (Abbott) replacement in 2018 for treatment of severe...
A 65-year-old woman with a past medical history of rheumatic heart disease underwent mechanical mitral and aortic valve replacements in 1992 followed by a 27-mm Epic tricuspid valve (Abbott) replacement in 2018 for treatment of severe...
A 65-year-old woman with a past...
09/05/2025
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Clinical Images
Collateral Clarity: Balloon Occlusion of an Epicardial Right Coronary Artery Branch to Map Left Anterior Descending Artery Perfusion
08/28/2025
Dimitris Karelas, MD, MSc; Konstantinos Filippou, MD, MSc; Panagiotis Varelas, MD, MSc; Konstantinos Manousopoulos, MD, PhD; Ioannis Papadopoulos, MD; Ioannis Tsiafoutis, MD, PhD
The authors present a technically informative case of a 65-year-old man referred for coronary angiography because of new onset presented angina during exercise.
The authors present a technically informative case of a 65-year-old man referred for coronary angiography because of new onset presented angina during exercise.
The authors present a...
08/28/2025
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Clinical Images
Cinematic Rendering of Single Ventricle Congenital Heart Disease and Body-Pulmonary Collateral Circulation
08/27/2025
Qian Wang, MD; Yao Ma, MD; Xuepeng Yan, MS; Rui Guo, MS
A 40-year-old woman presented to the hospital with recurrent chest pain and dyspnea. Cardiac computed tomography angiography and cinematic rendering showed the dual inlets of a single ventricle with the right and left atria converging into...
A 40-year-old woman presented to the hospital with recurrent chest pain and dyspnea. Cardiac computed tomography angiography and cinematic rendering showed the dual inlets of a single ventricle with the right and left atria converging into...
A 40-year-old woman presented to...
08/27/2025
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Clinical Images
Transcatheter Tricuspid Valve Replacement for Rheumatic Tricuspid Valve Disease
08/27/2025
Craig Basman, MD; Perry Wengrofsky, MD; Polydoros Kampaktsis, MD; Vandan Upadhyaya, MD; Rachel Spallone, MD; Sung-Han Yoon, MD; Ryan Kaple, MD
An 82-year-old woman with a history of rheumatic heart disease with mild mitral stenosis and severe tricuspid valve regurgitation/stenosis was referred to our center for transfemoral transcatheter tricuspid valve replacement.
An 82-year-old woman with a history of rheumatic heart disease with mild mitral stenosis and severe tricuspid valve regurgitation/stenosis was referred to our center for transfemoral transcatheter tricuspid valve replacement.
An 82-year-old woman with a...
08/27/2025
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
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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
Rob Williamson, RAMPART CRO
Industry Leaders
RAMPART Appoints Rob Williamson as Chief Revenue Officer
02/12/2026
As Chief Revenue Officer, Rob Williamson will lead Rampart’s U.S. Sales organization, focusing on revenue growth, field execution, and team expansion.
As Chief Revenue Officer, Rob Williamson will lead Rampart’s U.S. Sales organization, focusing on revenue growth, field execution, and team expansion.
As Chief Revenue Officer, Rob...
02/12/2026
Cath Lab Digest
AI + ECG
Study Shows AccurKardia’s AI-Enabled ECG Can Detect Aortic Stenosis Years Before Valve Replacement and Improve Mortality Risk Prediction
02/11/2026
The study found that AK-AVS can detect aortic stenosis through routine ECGs up to 4.5 years before TAVR intervention, potentially enabling earlier detection, easier-to-access monitoring, and better timing of intervention.
The study found that AK-AVS can detect aortic stenosis through routine ECGs up to 4.5 years before TAVR intervention, potentially enabling earlier detection, easier-to-access monitoring, and better timing of intervention.
The study found that AK-AVS can...
02/11/2026
Cath Lab Digest
The Salus and Tallahassee Memorial HealthCare teams celebrate after the first AeroShield case.
Radiation Protection Systems
Tallahassee Memorial HealthCare Advances Cath Lab Safety Through First-in-the-World Technology Adoption
02/10/2026
Salus Scientific and Tallahassee Memorial HealthCare (TMH) announced the successful implementation and first clinical use of AeroShield™, a groundbreaking radiation protection technology developed by Salus Scientific.
Salus Scientific and Tallahassee Memorial HealthCare (TMH) announced the successful implementation and first clinical use of AeroShield™, a groundbreaking radiation protection technology developed by Salus Scientific.
Salus Scientific and Tallahassee...
02/10/2026
Cath Lab Digest
Thrombectomy
Avantec Vascular, a NIPRO Company, Announces FDA 510(k) Clearance of Thrombectomy System
02/10/2026
Sunnyvale, California – Avantec Vascular, a NIPRO Company, has received FDA 510(k) clearance for a thrombectomy system that will enable a new type of treatment for patients with thrombus in the peripheral venous...
Sunnyvale, California – Avantec Vascular, a NIPRO Company, has received FDA 510(k) clearance for a thrombectomy system that will enable a new type of treatment for patients with thrombus in the peripheral venous...
Sunnyvale, California...
02/10/2026
Cath Lab Digest
Heart Disease and Flu
Mount Sinai Scientists Uncover Link Between Influenza and Heart Disease
02/09/2026
New York, NY – Mount Sinai researchers have identified a cellular mechanism linking infections from influenza A viruses (IAVs) to cardiovascular disease, providing critical insights on how influenza can damage the heart and increase the risk...
New York, NY – Mount Sinai researchers have identified a cellular mechanism linking infections from influenza A viruses (IAVs) to cardiovascular disease, providing critical insights on how influenza can damage the heart and increase the risk...
New York, NY – Mount Sinai...
02/09/2026
Cath Lab Digest
Transseptal Access
AF Symposium 2026: New Data Show Atraverse Medical’s HOTWIRE™ System Mitigates Unintended Left Atrial Injury With Reduced RF Delivery
02/09/2026
The HOTWIRE™ Transseptal Access System combines a novel RF guidewire with a next-generation RF generator designed to optimize transseptal access, streamline procedural workflows and improve patient outcomes with the best-in-class platform for...
The HOTWIRE™ Transseptal Access System combines a novel RF guidewire with a next-generation RF generator designed to optimize transseptal access, streamline procedural workflows and improve patient outcomes with the best-in-class platform for...
The HOTWIRE™ Transseptal Access...
02/09/2026
EP Lab Digest
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
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...
01/27/2026
Cath Lab Digest
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
Cath Lab Digest

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CRT 2026
Early Clinical Experience and Outcomes With PFA for Atrial Fibrillation
03/20/2026
Laura Simson, MA
In this session from CRT 2026, Dr Nassir F. Marrouche of Tulane University presented the latest evidence positioning pulsed field ablation as a transformative advance in AF ablation.
In this session from CRT 2026, Dr Nassir F. Marrouche of Tulane University presented the latest evidence positioning pulsed field ablation as a transformative advance in AF ablation.
In this session from CRT 2026,...
03/20/2026
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
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
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CRT 2026
Performance Of Machine Learning Models in Predicting Incident and Recurrent Atrial Fibrillation After Catheter Ablation — An Interview With Andreas Sarantopoulos, MD
03/18/2026
Andreas Sarantopoulos, MD
In this CRT 2026 interview, Dr Andreas Sarantopoulos of the NCH Rooney Heart Institute discusses his Top Abstract on machine learning for predicting recurrent atrial fibrillation and its implications for interventional cardiology practice.
In this CRT 2026 interview, Dr Andreas Sarantopoulos of the NCH Rooney Heart Institute discusses his Top Abstract on machine learning for predicting recurrent atrial fibrillation and its implications for interventional cardiology practice.
In this CRT 2026 interview, Dr...
03/18/2026
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
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CRT 2026
Future Directions for RDN | From Hypertension to AFib and Beyond: 2026 Update
03/18/2026
Laura Simson, MA
In his session at CRT 2026, Dr Eric Secemsky reviewed contemporary data linking sympathetic overactivity to heart failure, atrial fibrillation, and cardiometabolic disease, and examined how renal and multi-organ denervation may modify these...
In his session at CRT 2026, Dr Eric Secemsky reviewed contemporary data linking sympathetic overactivity to heart failure, atrial fibrillation, and cardiometabolic disease, and examined how renal and multi-organ denervation may modify these...
In his session at CRT 2026, Dr...
03/18/2026
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
RDN for AFib title slide
CRT 2026
Future Directions for RDN | From Hypertension to AFib and Beyond: 2026 Update — An Interview With Eric A. Secemsky, MD, MSc
03/18/2026
Eric A. Secemsky, MD, MSc, RPVI, FACC, FAHA, FSCAI
In this interview from CRT 2026, Dr Eric A. Secemsky of Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center speaks about the current status of renal denervation as a management strategy for atrial fibrillation and hypertension.
In this interview from CRT 2026, Dr Eric A. Secemsky of Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center speaks about the current status of renal denervation as a management strategy for atrial fibrillation and hypertension.
In this interview from CRT 2026,...
03/18/2026
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
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CRT 2026
Combined Left Atrial Appendage and OAC: The Next Frontier | LAAOS IV Trial
03/17/2026
Laura Simson, MA
At CRT 2026, Dr Sanjit S. Jolly of McMaster University presented the most recent developments in combination therapy for atrial fibrillation and the highly anticipated LAAOS IV trial.
At CRT 2026, Dr Sanjit S. Jolly of McMaster University presented the most recent developments in combination therapy for atrial fibrillation and the highly anticipated LAAOS IV trial.
At CRT 2026, Dr Sanjit S. Jolly...
03/17/2026
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
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
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
Lerakis Figure. Transesophageal echocardiography of flail left coronary cusp
Clinical Videos
Video Supplement: Late Degeneration of a Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement Presenting With Flail Leaflet
03/06/2026
Leila Alizadeh, MD; Maria Eleni Drosou, MD; Takayuki Onishi, MD; Roya Anahita Mousavi, MD; Amit Hooda, MD; Sahil Khera, MD, MPH; Lucy M. Safi, DO; George D. Dangas, MD, PhD; Gilbert H.L. Tang, MD, MSc, MBA; Samin K. Sharma, MD; Annapoorna S. Kini, MD; Stamatios Lerakis, MD, PhD
Video Supplement to "Late Degeneration of a Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement Presenting With Flail Leaflet."
Video Supplement to "Late Degeneration of a Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement Presenting With Flail Leaflet."
Video Supplement to "Late...
03/06/2026
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Clinical Images
Late Degeneration of a Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement Presenting With Flail Leaflet
03/06/2026
Leila Alizadeh, MD; Maria Eleni Drosou, MD; Takayuki Onishi, MD; Roya Anahita Mousavi, MD; Amit Hooda, MD; Sahil Khera, MD, MPH; Lucy M. Safi, DO; George D. Dangas, MD, PhD; Gilbert H.L. Tang, MD, MSc, MBA; Samin K. Sharma, MD; Annapoorna S. Kini, MD; Stamatios Lerakis, MD, PhD
An 80-year-old man presented with dyspnea. Nine years earlier, he had undergone transcatheter aortic valve replacement with a 29-mm Evolut R self-expanding valve (Medtronic) following aborted surgical aortic valve replacement due to extensive...
An 80-year-old man presented with dyspnea. Nine years earlier, he had undergone transcatheter aortic valve replacement with a 29-mm Evolut R self-expanding valve (Medtronic) following aborted surgical aortic valve replacement due to extensive...
An 80-year-old man presented...
03/06/2026
Journal of Invasive Cardiology

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