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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Cook Medical recalls transseptal needles due to safety concerns

Multiple customers have complained about finding rust on brand new products. 

PAD patients more likely to die from COVID-19

The mortality rate for COVID-19 patients was nearly twice as high if they had a history of peripheral artery disease, researchers found. 

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Greater myocardial tissue damage seen in STEMI patients during COVID-19 pandemic

The ability for CVD patients to get urgent interventions was impacted indirectly by the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Women less likely to have valve replacement for infective endocarditis

“The salient finding is that female sex was associated with a decreased likelihood of undergoing overall cardiac valve replacement,” the researchers wrote.

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Adopting a clopidogrel-based DAPT strategy after PCI boosts outcomes for heart attack patients

Patients given clopidogrel plus aspirin faced a lower risk of adverse events than those given ticagrelor plus aspirin.

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PCI underused among NSTEMI patients with prior CABG

The new study, published in the Journal of the American Heart Association, focused on nearly 290,000 NSTEMI patients.

Many PAD patients are missing out on vital risk assessments

The findings, based on Medicare data, were presented at VIVA21 in Las Vegas.

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First patient treated with CSI’s new peripheral support catheter

A vascular surgeon in Nashville performed the procedure, praising the device's "balance of support and flexibility."

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