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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Rates of false activation of cath lab rise as D2B times dip

Rates of false activation of a cardiac catheterization laboratory for primary PCI increased from 15 percent in 2007 to 40 percent in 2011 at one facility, an analysis published in the August issue of the American Journal of Managed Care found.

Bush’s doc shares reasoning for stent

Tony Das, MD, the cardiologist who treated George W. Bush on Aug. 6, discusses his reasoning for the former president’s stent procedure in a blog entry posted on the American Heart Association’s site. 

Hospitals nationwide begin reporting PCI readmission measure results

Hospitals across the country are now voluntarily reporting their 30-day all-cause risk-standardized readmission rates following PCI.

Ischemic preconditioning may reduce adverse outcomes in CABG patients

Preconditioning the heart with brief episodes of ischemia before an elective coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) protected the heart from injury and lowered the risk of mortality, German researchers found in a study published Aug. 17 in The Lancet.

Valentin Fuster named editor-in-chief of ACC’s flagship journal

World-renowned cardiologist and researcher Valentin Fuster, MD, PhD, MACC, has been named editor-in-chief of the Journal of the American College of Cardiology,  the nation’s leading source of  clinical information in the area of cardiovascular medicine and the flagship journal of the American College of Cardiology.

Mayo Clinic trustees name next chief administrative officer, recognize new named professors

The Mayo Clinic Board of Trustees has named Jeff Bolton Mayo Clinic's next vice president, administration and chief administrative officer and recognized two recipients of Mayo Clinic named professorships.

Politics & PCIs

President George W. Bush’s recent brush with PCI offers an opportunity to educate the public about the need—and sometimes not the need—for coronary angioplasty and stents.

President Bush’s stent brings overuse debate to forefront

The announcement that former President George W. Bush received a stent after an annual physical is resuscitating debate about overuse of PCI in certain cases.

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