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Journal Highlight
04/16/2025
Mohammad Reza Movahed, MD, PhD, FACP, FACC, FSCAI
Sympathetic Crashing Acute Pulmonary Edema (SCAPE) is sometimes referred to as flash pulmonary edema. A protocol developed by Mohammad Reza Movahed, MD, PhD, uses repeated buccal administration of nitroglycerin ointment as a non-invasive,...
Sympathetic Crashing Acute Pulmonary Edema (SCAPE) is sometimes referred to as flash pulmonary edema. A protocol developed by Mohammad Reza Movahed, MD, PhD, uses repeated buccal administration of nitroglycerin ointment as a non-invasive,...
Sympathetic Crashing Acute...
04/16/2025
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New Devices
04/04/2025
Dean J. Kereiakes, MD, FACC, MSCAI
The DynamX Bioadaptor (Elixir Medical) is a coronary prosthesis that circumferentially separates post-implantation, freeing the vessel, and which subsequently provides the essential and necessary mechanism of dynamic support to restore more...
The DynamX Bioadaptor (Elixir Medical) is a coronary prosthesis that circumferentially separates post-implantation, freeing the vessel, and which subsequently provides the essential and necessary mechanism of dynamic support to restore more...
The DynamX Bioadaptor (Elixir...
04/04/2025
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Clinical Editor's Corner
04/04/2025
Morton J. Kern, MD, MSCAI, FACC, FAHA
A critical part of a cardiology consultation and review in preparation for a cardiac catheterization should include the chest x-ray (CXR). How should we approach reading the CXR?
A critical part of a cardiology consultation and review in preparation for a cardiac catheterization should include the chest x-ray (CXR). How should we approach reading the CXR?
A critical part of a cardiology...
04/04/2025
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Renal Denervation
03/05/2025
Amir Kaki, MD, FACC, FSCAI
The Paradise ultrasound Renal Denervation (uRDN) System (Recor Medical, Inc.) uses circumferential ultrasound energy to thermally ablate and disrupt sympathetic nerves along the renal arteries.
The Paradise ultrasound Renal Denervation (uRDN) System (Recor Medical, Inc.) uses circumferential ultrasound energy to thermally ablate and disrupt sympathetic nerves along the renal arteries.
The Paradise ultrasound Renal...
03/05/2025
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Clinical Editor's Corner
03/05/2025
Morton J. Kern, MD, MSCAI, FACC, FAHA; David A. Cox, MD; Stephen Jenkins, MD; Dean J. Kereiakes, MD, FACC, MSCAI; Gary S. Mintz, MD; Jeffrey W. Moses, MD; Stephen R. Ramee, MD; Kenneth Rosenfield, MD, MHCDS; Barry F. Uretsky, MD
Stenting across a coronary aneurysm invariably leaves free-floating struts which remain of concern to the operators despite good antiplatelet regiments after the procedure. Most of the time, this is a benign percutaneous coronary intervention...
Stenting across a coronary aneurysm invariably leaves free-floating struts which remain of concern to the operators despite good antiplatelet regiments after the procedure. Most of the time, this is a benign percutaneous coronary intervention...
Stenting across a coronary...
03/05/2025
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Clinical Editor's Corner
02/05/2025
Morton J. Kern, MD, MSCAI, FACC, FAHA; Paul S. Teirstein, MD, FACC
"I hope this brief collection of tips and tricks for easy PCI in 2025 is helpful," says Dr. Kern. "If you identify a tip or trick that makes PCI or intervention or cardiac cath easier in your lab, please consider sending it along to me."
"I hope this brief collection of tips and tricks for easy PCI in 2025 is helpful," says Dr. Kern. "If you identify a tip or trick that makes PCI or intervention or cardiac cath easier in your lab, please consider sending it along to me."
"I hope this brief collection of...
02/05/2025
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Cardiovascular ASCs
02/04/2025
Ann E. Honeycutt, MSN
Ann Honeycutt, MSN, Executive Director of the Virginia Cardiovascular Specialist group, describes her experience building an ASC, the VCS Heart and Vascular Center, that first opened with a focus on electrophysiology and peripheral vascular...
Ann Honeycutt, MSN, Executive Director of the Virginia Cardiovascular Specialist group, describes her experience building an ASC, the VCS Heart and Vascular Center, that first opened with a focus on electrophysiology and peripheral vascular...
Ann Honeycutt, MSN, Executive...
02/04/2025
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Clinical Editor's Corner
01/08/2025
Morton J. Kern, MD, MSCAI, FACC, FAHA
"A good apron is a critical element of our profession and we should make every effort to maintain them for our safety," says Dr. Kern. "Because I was surprised by my own lack of knowledge on the care and ‘feeding’ of our PPA, I thought I...
"A good apron is a critical element of our profession and we should make every effort to maintain them for our safety," says Dr. Kern. "Because I was surprised by my own lack of knowledge on the care and ‘feeding’ of our PPA, I thought I...
"A good apron is a critical...
01/08/2025
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Peripheral Intervention
01/04/2025
The authors review demographic and clinical characteristics, and short-intermediate term outcomes of patients presenting to a safety-net hospital with peripheral arterial disease treated with directional atherectomy and drug-coated balloon...
The authors review demographic and clinical characteristics, and short-intermediate term outcomes of patients presenting to a safety-net hospital with peripheral arterial disease treated with directional atherectomy and drug-coated balloon...
The authors review demographic...
01/04/2025
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Structural Heart
12/06/2024
CLD talks with Nish Harshadkumar Patel, MD, about his presentation at Baptist Health’s Echocardiography and Structural Heart Symposium, which took place September 27th-28th in Coral Gables, Florida.
CLD talks with Nish Harshadkumar Patel, MD, about his presentation at Baptist Health’s Echocardiography and Structural Heart Symposium, which took place September 27th-28th in Coral Gables, Florida.
CLD talks with Nish Harshadkumar...
12/06/2024
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