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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Championing Alternative PAD Access in the Office-based Lab

Sponsored by Terumo

Improving access is at the center of a pair of new trends in treating peripheral artery disease (PAD). First is the office-based lab (OBL) expanding access to more PAD patients needing therapy, and the second is physicians more often choosing alternative access such as radial, tibial or pedal to treat those patients. Why now?

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Primary PCI boosts 10-year survival rate for STEMI patients 

STEMI mortality remains a primary concern among healthcare providers, and a new study in the American Journal of Cardiology suggests that long-term outcomes are much better if the patient undergoes primary PCI. 

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Frail patients much more likely to experience major bleeding events following PCI

The new study, published by the American Journal of Cardiology, suggests that frailty could be a helpful predictor for major bleeding events after PCI.

Cancer patients are missing out on safe, effective heart attack treatments

The study's authors reviewed data from more than 1.8 million patients, confirming that PCI is still safe and effective when a patient has cancer. 

PASCAL valve repair system still performing well for TR patients after 30 days

Overall, researchers wrote in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology, the PASCAL repair system has been working as it was intended.

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Why STEMI patients undergoing PCI should be tested for subclinical hypothyroidism

For patients undergoing PCI, subclinical hypothyroidism was associated with higher short-term and long-term mortality.

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Same-day discharge after PCI? American College of Cardiology shares a new guidance

Knowing when same-day discharge is the right choice—and when it isn’t—can be especially challenging for cardiologists and their care teams. 

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Edwards evaluating the safety, effectiveness of new mitral valve repair solution

The system was designed to require only one small incision to repair a patient’s mitral valve. 

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