Case Reports

Rushi Parikh, MD, FACC, FSCAI, shares a complex NSTEMI case where the Makoto HD NIRS-IVUS (Nipro Medical) supported a precise and optimized PCI strategy, helping to guide stent sizing and landing zones while identifying lipid-rich plaque that...

Brian K. Jefferson, MD, FACC, FSCAI, presents a challenging case of recurrent multilayer in-stent restenosis treated with the AGENT™ Drug-Coated Balloon (Boston Scientific).

Richard Casazza, MAS, and colleagues present a rare cardiac hemangioma visualized during coronary angiography as a circular structure perfused by septal perforator branches, with complete disappearance of the opacification after surgical...

Drs. Kallala, Godin, and Landolff present a complex calcified LCx PCI complicated by sequential balloon entrapment, describing stepwise bailout strategies that ultimately enabled successful stent implantation.

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.

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.

Dr. Robert L. Minor presents two complex cases of “global” renal and mesenteric ischemia in which right radial access improved visceral artery cannulation and guide support, avoided challenging aortoiliac anatomy, and facilitated multivessel...

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.

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.