Interventional Cardiology

This cardiac subspecialty uses minimally invasive, catheter-based technologies in a cath lab to diagnose and treat coronary artery disease (CAD). The main focus in on percutaneous coronary interventions (PCI) to revascularize patients with CAD that is causing blockages resulting in ischemia or myocardial infarction. PCI mainly consists of angioplasty and implanting stents. Interventional cardiology has greatly expanded in scope over recent years to include a number of transcatheter structural heart interventions.

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TCT 2016: OCT-guided PCI is safe, non-inferior to IVUS-guided PCI

A randomized trial found that the post-PCI minimum stent area achieved after optical coherence tomography (OCT)-guided PCI was non-inferior to intravascular ultrasound (IVUS)-guided PCI. There were also no significant differences in minimum stent area between the two approaches.

TCT 2016: Very thin strut drug-eluting stents are non-inferior to durable polymer stent

After a year, patients who were implanted with either one of two very thin strut drug-eluting stents had similar safety and efficacy outcomes compared with those who received a durable polymer stent, according to a randomized, all-comers trial.

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TCT 2016: Abbott’s bioresorbable heart stent not performing as expected

Highly anticipated research on Abbott Vascular’s bioresorbable coronary stent was revealed over the weekend, and results were a bit underwhelming for cardiologists who hoped it would outperform metallic stents.

Tranexamic acid reduces bleeding risk during coronary artery surgery

Patients who received tranexamic acid while undergoing coronary artery surgery had a lower risk of bleeding but a higher risk of postoperative seizures compared with a placebo group, according to a randomized trial.

FDA grants 510(k) clearance to Corindus’s second-generation vascular robotic system

The FDA granted 510(k) clearance to the CorPath GRX for use in patients undergoing PCIs.

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Future Vision: How Will Today’s Trends Shape Tomorrow’s PCI Toolbox?

What trends will have the greatest impact on interventional cardiology, and which tools will evolve to help the field manage transformation?

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Mitral Mysteries: Imagers Explore a New Frontier in Transcatheter Valve Replacement

Transcatheter aortic valve replacement offers valuable lessons that can be applied to its mitral valve counterpart, according to imagers on the frontlines for both techniques.

Heart tumor successfully removed during fetal surgery

After undergoing prenatal heart surgery at just 24 weeks of gestation while still in his mother’s womb, Tucker Roussin, now 3 years old, is alive and doing well.

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