Objectives: The aim of this study was to examine the current practice and use of transfemoral approach (TFA) for coronary angiography and intervention.
Objectives: This study sought to examine the relationship between access site practice and clinical outcomes in patients requiring percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) following thrombolysis for ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI).
Objectives: The study sought to define patient, operator, and institutional factors associated with transradial access (TRA) in ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI), the variation in use across operators and institutions, and the relationship with mortality and bleeding.
Objectives: This study sought to compare pulmonary arterial (PA) growth during palliation after right ventricular outflow tract (RVOT) stenting versus modified Blalock-Taussig shunt (mBTS) in patients coming forward for complete repair of tetralogy of Fallot–type lesions.
Objectives: This study sought to obtain in vivo data to confirm assumptions on device loading conditions and assess procedural feasibility, safety, and valve performance.
Background: The treatment of congenital heart (CHD) has changed rapidly.
Fractional flow reserve (FFR) is an invasive procedure used during coronary angiography to determine the functional significance of coronary stenoses. Its use is particularly helpful in intermediate or angiographically ambiguous lesions in the absence of noninvasive functional studies. Randomized clinical trials have reported improved clinical outcomes with the use of FFR to guide coronary revascularization, including a reduction in cardiac death or myocardial infarction, as well as costs, with an FFR-based strategy compared with a conventional angiography-based approach. Current societal guidelines provide a Class II, Level of Evidence: A recommendation to perform FFR in angiographically intermediate stenoses in the absence of stress testing or in the presence of discordant stress test results and angiographic findings. However, despite the relative ease of use of FFR, multiple technical factors can impair its accuracy, and attention to detail is critical when performing the test. This review focuses on the fundamental basics of FFR testing, clinical evidence, and limitations.
Background: Despite advances in treatment, mortality in acute myocardial infarction (AMI) complicated by cardiogenic shock (CS) remains high. Short-term mechanical circulatory support devices acutely improve hemodynamic conditions.
Background: Neurological complications after transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) may be reduced with transcatheter cerebral embolic protection (TCEP).
Background: Symptomatic mitral regurgitation (MR) is associated with high morbidity and mortality that can be ameliorated by surgical valve repair or replacement. Despite this, many patients with MR do not undergo surgery. Transcatheter mitral valve replacement (TMVR) may be an option for selected patients with severe MR.
Background: The extent of coronary disease affects clinical outcomes and may predict the effectiveness of coronary revascularization with either coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery or percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). The SYNTAX (Synergy Between Percutaneous Coronary Intervention With Taxus and Cardiac Surgery) score quantifies the extent of coronary disease.
Background: The Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS)/American College of Cardiology Transcatheter Valve Therapy (TVT) Registry captures all procedures with Food and Drug Administration–approved transcatheter valve devices performed in the United States, and is mandated as a condition of reimbursement by the Centers for Medicaid & Medicare Services.
Background: Recent studies have demonstrated relatively high rates of percutaneous coronary interventions (PCIs) classified as “inappropriate.” The New York State Department of Health shared rates with hospitals and announced the intention of withholding reimbursement pending demonstration of clinical rationale for Medicaid patients with inappropriate PCIs.
Background: Clinical trials applying catheter-based radiofrequency renal denervation (RDN) demonstrated a favorable safety profile with minimal acute or procedural adverse events. Whether ablation of renal nerves adversely affects compensatory responses to hemodynamic challenge has not been extensively investigated.
Background: A previously under-recognized subset of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) patients with left ventricular (LV) apical aneurysms is being identified with increasing frequency. However, risks associated with this subgroup are unknown.
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