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EDITOR’S UPDATE • September/October 2026, Vol. 34, No. 5

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Articles for Sept/Oct 2026

CASE REPORT
A Complex Cardiovascular Case Using the AGENT Drug-Coated Balloon
Supported by Boston Scientific

HYPERTENSION TREATMENT
Building a Comprehensive Hypertension Program: A Multidisciplinary Approach to Renal Denervation
A conversation with Dr. Maria Carolina Delgado-Lelievre and Dr. Iliana Hurtado-Rendón from the University of Miami on patient selection, collaboration, and integrating ultrasound renal denervation into hypertension care.
Supported by Recor Medical.

THROMBECTOMY
Advancing Pulmonary Embolism Care: Treatment, Outcomes, and PERT Programs
Supported by Penumbra.

CLINICAL UPDATE
Coronary Artery Calcium and PCI Plaque Modification Considerations
Jake Rogers, Student Technologist; Richard J. Merschen, EdS, RT(R)(CV), RCIS

CARDIAC TUMOR
Cardiac Hemangioma Opacification During Cardiac Catheterization: “Now You See Me, Now You Don’t”
Richard Casazza MAS; Armando Seitllari, MD; Khaled Abaza, MD; Arsalan Hashmi, MD

CATH LAB BASICS
Protecting Yourself from Radiation in the Cardiac Cath Lab
Sarah Ertley

IMAGING CORNER
Same-Day Relief: ASC-Based Therapy for Chronic Venous Insufficiency
Images/courtesy Sorin Medical.

POST TAVR COMPLICATION
Hemolytic Anemia Due to Paravalvular Leakage After TAVR
Riya-Aisha Patel, MPH; Shruti Patel, APN; Radhika-Alicia Patel, MD, MPH; Pratik B Patel, MD, FACC, FSCAI

CASE REPORT
Pulmonary Vein Stenosis Following Atrial Fibrillation Ablation
Riya-Aisha Patel, MPH; Radhika-Alicia Patel, MD, MPH; Pratik B. Patel, MD, FACC, FSCAI

GUIDE EXTENSION CATHETERS
Beware of the “Paddle”: Proximal Tab-Related Extracorporeal Entanglement with GuideLiner Use
Andrii Maryniak, MD; Jacob Stys; Tomasz P. Stys, MD, FACC, FSCAI; Adam T. Stys, MD, FACC, FACP, FASA, FSCAI

CLINICAL EDITOR’S CORNER
Morton J. Kern, MD, MSCAI, FACC, FAHA

*Note: Articles subject to change at the discretion of the editor.

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