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Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Explore the Journal of Invasive Cardiology (JIC), a monthly, peer-reviewed, PubMed® indexed journal and online clinical resource for interventional cardiologists.

August Issue Highlights

Original Research
Original Contribution
04/16/2026
Harmanpreet Kaur, BS; Michaella Alexandrou, MD; Ozgur Selim Ser, MD; Deniz Mutlu, MD; Dimitrios Strepkos, MD; Pedro E.P. Carvalho, MD; Eleni Kladou, MD; Syed Ahmad, DO; Olga Mastrodemos, BA; Bavana V. Rangan, BDS, MPH; Noah Nick Williford, MD; Silvia Moscardelli, MD; Lorenzo Azzalini, MD, PhD, MSc; M. Nicholas Burke, MD; Yader Sandoval, MD; Emmanouil S. Brilakis, MD, PhD
The authors sought to examine clinical characteristics, procedural features, and outcomes of patients undergoing emergency cardiac surgery after percutaneous coronary intervention.
The authors sought to examine clinical characteristics, procedural features, and outcomes of patients undergoing emergency cardiac surgery after percutaneous coronary intervention.
The authors sought to examine...
04/16/2026
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Original Research
Original Contribution
04/29/2026
Tara Seirafi; Jeremy Y. Levett, MD; Areesha Moiz, MSc; Tetiana Zolotarova, MD; Kristian B. Filion, PhD; Adelina Dobromir Angheluta; Pauline Reynier, MSc; Mark J. Eisenberg, MD, MPH
The authors sought to determine the efficacy of extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation vs conventional cardiopulmonary resuscitation among patients with out-of-hospital cardiac arrests in the pre-hospital setting.
The authors sought to determine the efficacy of extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation vs conventional cardiopulmonary resuscitation among patients with out-of-hospital cardiac arrests in the pre-hospital setting.
The authors sought to determine...
04/29/2026
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Original Research
Original Contribution
04/21/2026
Ermin Tale, DO; Riya Kaushal, BA; Bilal Niazi, BS; Katie Nikishina, BA; Amy Chen, MS; Bernadette Riley, DO; Todd J. Cohen, MD
The authors compared palpitations, presyncope, syncope, and postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome prevalence among patients with hypermobile Ehlers-Danlos syndrome and hypermobility spectrum disorder.
The authors compared palpitations, presyncope, syncope, and postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome prevalence among patients with hypermobile Ehlers-Danlos syndrome and hypermobility spectrum disorder.
The authors compared...
04/21/2026
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Brief Communication
Brief Communication
04/16/2026
Dimitrios Strepkos, MD; Michaella Alexandrou, MD; Pedro E.P. Carvalho, MD; Eleni Kladou, MD; Nick Williford, MD; Olga Mastrodemos, BA; Bavana V. Rangan, BDS, MPH; Yader Sandoval, MD; Emmanouil S. Brilakis, MD, PhD
The authors evaluated if quantification of the myocardial mass supplied by a side branch could be predictive of bifurcation percutaneous coronary intervention outcomes
The authors evaluated if quantification of the myocardial mass supplied by a side branch could be predictive of bifurcation percutaneous coronary intervention outcomes
The authors evaluated if...
04/16/2026
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Conference Coverage
Clinical Conference Proceedings
12/31/2025
These proceedings summarize the educational activity of the 18th Biennial Meeting of the International Andreas Gruentzig Society held January 27 to 30, 2026 in Santa Cruz, Ecuador.
These proceedings summarize the educational activity of the 18th Biennial Meeting of the International Andreas Gruentzig Society held January 27 to 30, 2026 in Santa Cruz, Ecuador.
These proceedings summarize the...
12/31/2025
Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Videos

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Clinical Videos
08/05/2026
Charalampos Kakderis, MD, MSc; Matthaios Didagelos, MD, PhD; Antonios Kouparanis, MD; Stylianos Daios, MD, PhD; Konstantinos C. Theodoropoulos, MD, PhD; Antonios Ziakas, MD, PhD
Video Supplement to "Melody Valve Embolization During Transcatheter Pulmonary Valve Replacement" (Clinical Image).
Video Supplement to "Melody Valve Embolization During Transcatheter Pulmonary Valve Replacement" (Clinical Image).
Video Supplement to "Melody...
08/05/2026
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Author Interview
07/31/2026
Karthik Murugiah, MBBS, MHS
Dr Karthik Murugiah shares background and insights on his article, “Adoption of Intravascular Imaging Use Among Intermediate to High-Volume Operators in the United States From 2019 to 2023: A Medicare Data Analysis.”
Dr Karthik Murugiah shares background and insights on his article, “Adoption of Intravascular Imaging Use Among Intermediate to High-Volume Operators in the United States From 2019 to 2023: A Medicare Data Analysis.”
Dr Karthik Murugiah shares...
07/31/2026
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Clinical Videos
07/28/2026
Katherine Rand, MD; Roberto Valdovinos, MD; Cynthia Herrington, MD; Neil D. Patel, MD
Video Supplement to "Device Occlusion of Giant Pulmonary Artery Aneurysm in a 12-Year-Old With Behçet's Disease" (Clinical Image).
Video Supplement to "Device Occlusion of Giant Pulmonary Artery Aneurysm in a 12-Year-Old With Behçet's Disease" (Clinical Image).
Video Supplement to "Device...
07/28/2026
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Clinical Videos
07/16/2026
Carmen Labarta-Bello, MD; Mattia Basile, MD; Gonzalo Acedo, MD; Miguel A. Martín-Arena, MD; Adrián Martínez-Roca, MD; Javier Gómez-Herrero, MD; Borja Rivero-Santana, MD, PhD; Daniel Tébar-Márquez, MD; Santiago Jiménez-Valero, MD; Guillermo Galeote, MD, PhD; Benjamin Faurie, MD; Elvin Kedhi, MD, PhD; Raúl Moreno, MD, PhD; Alfonso Jurado-Román, MD, PhD
Video Supplement to "Novel Intravascular Lithotripsy Balloon for Complex Coronary Calcification: Two Cases Demonstrating Feasibility and Safety" (Clinical Image).
Video Supplement to "Novel Intravascular Lithotripsy Balloon for Complex Coronary Calcification: Two Cases Demonstrating Feasibility and Safety" (Clinical Image).
Video Supplement to "Novel...
07/16/2026
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Clinical Videos
07/15/2026
Aarim Dutta, MBBS; FNU Maitri, MBBS; Devinderpal Singh Dhanota, MD; Amitoj Singh Sodhi, MD; Akash Batta, MD, DM; Ruhani Bali, MD, DM; Bishav Mohan, MD, DM; Sarju Ralhan, MS, MCh; Shitij Chaudhary, MD, DM
Video Supplement to: "Double Jeopardy: Interarterial Malignant Course of the Left Main Coronary Artery in a Patient With Kawasaki Disease With Coronary Aneurysms" (Clinical Image).
Video Supplement to: "Double Jeopardy: Interarterial Malignant Course of the Left Main Coronary Artery in a Patient With Kawasaki Disease With Coronary Aneurysms" (Clinical Image).
Video Supplement to: "Double...
07/15/2026
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Clinical Videos
07/08/2026
Enrico Fabris, MD, PhD; Gloria Lorenzon, MD; Giancarlo Vitrella, MD; Andrea Perkan, MD; Gianfranco Sinagra, MD
Video Supplement to "Left Ventricular Contrast Staining During Venoarterial Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation" (Clinical Image).
Video Supplement to "Left Ventricular Contrast Staining During Venoarterial Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation" (Clinical Image).
Video Supplement to "Left...
07/08/2026
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Clinical Videos
07/07/2026
Pradyumna Agasthi, MD; Kaitlyn Krebushevski, MD; Allison K. Cabalka, MD; Jason H. Anderson, MD
Video Supplement to "Endograft-Facilitated Overexpansion of a Calcified Right Ventricle-to-Right Pulmonary Artery Contegra Conduit for Transcatheter Pulmonary Valve Replacement" (Clinical Image).
Video Supplement to "Endograft-Facilitated Overexpansion of a Calcified Right Ventricle-to-Right Pulmonary Artery Contegra Conduit for Transcatheter Pulmonary Valve Replacement" (Clinical Image).
Video Supplement to...
07/07/2026
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Clinical Videos
07/06/2026
Muzamil Yousuf Lone, MD; Sumanyu Suresh, MD; Bijulal Sasidharan, MD, DM
Video Supplement to "Transapical Device Closure of a Submitral Left Ventricular Pseudoaneurysm After Mitral Valve Replacement" (Clinical Image).
Video Supplement to "Transapical Device Closure of a Submitral Left Ventricular Pseudoaneurysm After Mitral Valve Replacement" (Clinical Image).
Video Supplement to "Transapical...
07/06/2026
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Contorni Figure
Clinical Videos
07/01/2026
Caterina Cavazza, MD; Francesco Contorni, MD; Carolina Moretti, MD; Manfredi Arioti, MD; Andrea Casadei, MD; Annamaria Di Cesare, MD; Samuela Carigi, MD; Filippo Ottani, MD
Video Supplement to "Percutaneous Management of Delayed Aortic Annular Rupture After Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation Complicated by Severe Aortic Regurgitation" (Clinical Image).
Video Supplement to "Percutaneous Management of Delayed Aortic Annular Rupture After Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation Complicated by Severe Aortic Regurgitation" (Clinical Image).
Video Supplement to...
07/01/2026
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Clinical Videos
06/30/2026
Burcu Kodal, MD; Ali Nail Kaya, MD; Aziz Inan Celik, MD
Video Supplement to " Long-Segment Honeycomb-Like Structure of the Right Coronary Artery Presenting With Acute Coronary Syndrome" (Clinical Image).
Video Supplement to " Long-Segment Honeycomb-Like Structure of the Right Coronary Artery Presenting With Acute Coronary Syndrome" (Clinical Image).
Video Supplement to "...
06/30/2026
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Podcasts

Ryan K. Kaple, MD, FACC, FSCAI
Heart Failure Care
01/23/2026
Ryan Kaple, MD
In this 35-minute podcast, Dr. Kaple discusses how the CardioMEMS™ HF System has become an essential tool in managing patients with chronic heart failure.
In this 35-minute podcast, Dr. Kaple discusses how the CardioMEMS™ HF System has become an essential tool in managing patients with chronic heart failure.
In this 35-minute podcast, Dr....
01/23/2026
Cath Lab Digest
Podcasts
04/21/2025
Nishtha Sareen, MD, MPH, FACC, FSCAI
EPLD talks with Nishtha Sareen, MD, MPH, FACC, FSCAI, about challenges in cardiovascular care for women, gaps in knowledge, and more.
EPLD talks with Nishtha Sareen, MD, MPH, FACC, FSCAI, about challenges in cardiovascular care for women, gaps in knowledge, and more.
EPLD talks with Nishtha Sareen,...
04/21/2025
EP Lab Digest
Podcasts
02/07/2025
Bibhu D. Mohanty, MD; Elizabeth Schetina, BSN, RN
EP Lab Digest highlights Tampa General Hospital’s NeuroCardiac Program, a unique, collaborative approach to patient care that is shaping the future of heart-brain health.
EP Lab Digest highlights Tampa General Hospital’s NeuroCardiac Program, a unique, collaborative approach to patient care that is shaping the future of heart-brain health.
EP Lab Digest highlights Tampa...
02/07/2025
EP Lab Digest
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Podcasts
09/13/2023
The JIC Podcast is the official podcast of the Journal of Invasive Cardiology. The Journal of Invasive Cardiology (JIC) is a peer-reviewed scientific medical journal serving clinicians who treat cardiovascular disease.
The JIC Podcast is the official podcast of the Journal of Invasive Cardiology. The Journal of Invasive Cardiology (JIC) is a peer-reviewed scientific medical journal serving clinicians who treat cardiovascular disease.
The JIC Podcast is the official...
09/13/2023
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Deepak L. Bhatt, MD, MPH, and Nassir Marrouche, MD
Podcasts
09/13/2023
Jodie Elrod
Nassir Marrouche, MD, talks with Deepak L. Bhatt, MD, MPH, about how the Western AF Symposium includes opportunities for interventional cardiologists.
Nassir Marrouche, MD, talks with Deepak L. Bhatt, MD, MPH, about how the Western AF Symposium includes opportunities for interventional cardiologists.
Nassir Marrouche, MD, talks with...
09/13/2023
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Drs Bhatt and Sharma
Podcasts
03/09/2023
Samin K. Sharma, MD, FACC, FSCAI; Deepak L. Bhatt, MD, MPH, FACC, FAHA, FESC, MSCAI
03/09/2023
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Dr Bhatt
Podcast
02/01/2023
Deepak L. Bhatt, MD, MPH, FACC, FAHA, FESC, MSCAI
Deepak Bhatt, MD, MPH, JIC Editor-in-Chief, selects the most notable articles from JIC 2022.
Deepak Bhatt, MD, MPH, JIC Editor-in-Chief, selects the most notable articles from JIC 2022.
Deepak Bhatt, MD, MPH, JIC...
02/01/2023
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Bhatt and Wang
Podcast
12/05/2022
Dee Dee Wang, MD; Deepak L. Bhatt, MD, MPH, FACC, FAHA, FESC, MSCAI
In this interview, Drs Bhatt and Wang discuss the Door-To-Unload (DTU)-STEMI pilot trial, set up to evaluate the safety and feasibility of LV unloading and delayed reperfusion in patients with STEMI.
In this interview, Drs Bhatt and Wang discuss the Door-To-Unload (DTU)-STEMI pilot trial, set up to evaluate the safety and feasibility of LV unloading and delayed reperfusion in patients with STEMI.
In this interview, Drs Bhatt and...
12/05/2022
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Bhatt and Brilakis
Podcast
11/07/2022
Emmanouil S. Brilakis, MD, PhD, FACC, FAHA, FESC, FSCAI; Deepak L. Bhatt, MD, MPH, FACC, FAHA, FESC, MSCAI
Emmanouil Brilakis discusses the largest meta-analysis to date investigating the impact of CTO-PCI on clinical events during long-term follow-up. The analysis (Simsek et al), included 58 publications containing a total of 45,527 who underwent...
Emmanouil Brilakis discusses the largest meta-analysis to date investigating the impact of CTO-PCI on clinical events during long-term follow-up. The analysis (Simsek et al), included 58 publications containing a total of 45,527 who underwent...
Emmanouil Brilakis discusses the...
11/07/2022
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Bhatt and Brilakis
Podcast
11/07/2022
Emmanouil S. Brilakis, MD, PhD, FACC, FAHA, FESC, FSCAI; Deepak L. Bhatt, MD, MPH, FACC, FAHA, FESC, MSCAI
Deepak Bhatt, MD, MPH, Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Invasive Cardiology (JIC), and Emmanouil Brilakis discuss coronary perforation, a rare but potentially life-threatening complication of PCI.
Deepak Bhatt, MD, MPH, Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Invasive Cardiology (JIC), and Emmanouil Brilakis discuss coronary perforation, a rare but potentially life-threatening complication of PCI.
Deepak Bhatt, MD, MPH,...
11/07/2022
Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Quizzes

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Quiz
11/14/2025
Test your understanding of what optical coherence tomography can reveal in the setting of coronary artery ectasia and acute coronary syndrome.
Test your understanding of what optical coherence tomography can reveal in the setting of coronary artery ectasia and acute coronary syndrome.
Test your understanding of what...
11/14/2025
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Quiz
09/15/2025
Take this quiz to test your knowledge of ECG interpretation and subtle imaging clues.
Take this quiz to test your knowledge of ECG interpretation and subtle imaging clues.
Take this quiz to test your...
09/15/2025
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Quiz
08/27/2025
Can you identify this rare anatomical variation of the heart? Take the quiz to find out!
Can you identify this rare anatomical variation of the heart? Take the quiz to find out!
Can you identify this rare...
08/27/2025
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Quiz
08/12/2025
What is the likelihood of encountering a pseudoaneurysm when performing a transradial procedure? Take the quick to find out!
What is the likelihood of encountering a pseudoaneurysm when performing a transradial procedure? Take the quick to find out!
What is the likelihood of...
08/12/2025
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
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Quiz
07/24/2025
Can you identify Scimitar syndrome on chest x-ray? Take the quiz to find out!
Can you identify Scimitar syndrome on chest x-ray? Take the quiz to find out!
Can you identify Scimitar...
07/24/2025
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
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Quiz
07/18/2025
Test your knowledge on the recent trends observed in 2 international registries: the PROGRESS-CTO and the Japanese Expert CTO-PCI.
Test your knowledge on the recent trends observed in 2 international registries: the PROGRESS-CTO and the Japanese Expert CTO-PCI.
Test your knowledge on the...
07/18/2025
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
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Quiz
07/15/2025
Test your knowledge on the geographic diversity of CTO-PCI patients.
Test your knowledge on the geographic diversity of CTO-PCI patients.
Test your knowledge on the...
07/15/2025
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
quiz
Quiz
06/24/2025
Test your knowledge on whether wearables and smartphones are impacting clinical oversight.
Test your knowledge on whether wearables and smartphones are impacting clinical oversight.
Test your knowledge on whether...
06/24/2025
EP Lab Digest
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Quiz
06/17/2025
Ronald N. Rubin, MD
Test your knowledge on this case of a previously healthy 58-year-old man who presented to the clinician’s office with a sensation of intermittent palpitations of about 1 week’s duration.
Test your knowledge on this case of a previously healthy 58-year-old man who presented to the clinician’s office with a sensation of intermittent palpitations of about 1 week’s duration.
Test your knowledge on this case...
06/17/2025
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