Case Reports

From coronary functional testing to custom structural heart solutions and IVUS-guided PCI, explore the award-winning cases presented by the finalists in CRT 2026’s Nurses and Technologists Competition.

Drs. Etkin and Dowling discuss the practical and technical considerations of adopting the InThrill into a dialysis access management workflow, and highlight two thrombectomy procedures.

The authors describe the successful management of a rare series of complications during primary PCI, highlighting procedural decision-making when conventional options are no longer viable.

Öz et al describe single-session TAVI–EVAR using CO₂ angiography in a high-risk patient with severe aortic stenosis and AAA.

Misbah et al present the case of a 70-year-old female who presented with left lower extremity (LLE) critical limb ischemia (CLI) and underwent a bilateral SFA intervention via the transulnar route.

Drs. Usman and Zakir present 2 challenging cases that highlight how the DETOUR™ System (Endologix) was used for PTAB in complex femoropopliteal disease, including prior stenting, long-segment occlusion, and heavily calcified anatomy.

Cardiac myxomas are histologically benign tumors; however, they may lead to life-threatening complications. The authors share the case of a successful removal of myxoma with resolution of the patient's symptoms.

Dr. Tiede describes using a modified gun-sight recanalization approach to reconstruct an absent/occluded common femoral vein in a patient with severe chronic venous disease. A step-by-step discussion of the gun-sight technique is available in...

Hanif and Sheikh report a dramatic heart failure presentation caused by an acutely ruptured sinus of Valsalva aneurysm with right-atrial shunting. It was successfully treated in the cath lab with transcatheter closure using an Amplatzer Duct...

The authors report a case of recurrent superficial femoral artery occlusion that necessitated the use of endovascular intervention with image-guided stent placement.