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The Invisible Revealed: The Importance of IVUS in Diagnosing and Treating a Coronary Wire Complication
11/26/2025
Muhammad Imran Hanif, MBBS, FCPS, FSCAI, FRCP; Muhammad Sikandar Saleem, MBBS, FCPS; Muhammad Ansar Maqsood, MBBS, FCPS
Muhammad Imran Hanif, MBBS, FCPS (Cardiology), FSCAI, FRCP; Muhammad Sikandar Saleem, MBBS, FCPS (Cardiology); and Muhammad Ansar Maqsood, MBBS, FCPS (Cardiology) share a case of complex wire entrapment during left anterior descending...
Muhammad Imran Hanif, MBBS, FCPS (Cardiology), FSCAI, FRCP; Muhammad Sikandar Saleem, MBBS, FCPS (Cardiology); and Muhammad Ansar Maqsood, MBBS, FCPS (Cardiology) share a case of complex wire entrapment during left anterior descending...
Muhammad Imran Hanif, MBBS, FCPS...
11/26/2025
Cath Lab Digest
Rural Care
Bridging the Healthcare Gap: Addressing Physician Shortages in Rural Communities Amid an Aging Population
11/01/2025
Brad Serwer, MD; Reese Ebner
According to the National Rural Health Association, rural areas house nearly 20% of the U.S. population but only approximately 10% of physicians.
According to the National Rural Health Association, rural areas house nearly 20% of the U.S. population but only approximately 10% of physicians.
According to the National Rural...
11/01/2025
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CLD Explainer
What Does the CMS National Coverage Determination (NCD) for Renal Denervation Mean for Device Companies, Physicians, and Hospitals?
10/29/2025
Rebecca Kapur (Yospyn)
The final CMS National Coverage Determination (NCD) for renal denervation (RDN) marks an important milestone for companies with FDA-approved RDN devices. It establishes national Medicare coverage for RDN as a treatment option for patients...
The final CMS National Coverage Determination (NCD) for renal denervation (RDN) marks an important milestone for companies with FDA-approved RDN devices. It establishes national Medicare coverage for RDN as a treatment option for patients...
The final CMS National Coverage...
10/29/2025
Cath Lab Digest
Case Series
Coronary Artery Fistulas: Unmasking Acquired Origins in the Setting of Chronic Coronary Artery Disease
10/03/2025
Arnav Kumar Singla, MD; Cody Uhlich, MD; Namrata Kadambi, MD; Shannon Li, MD; Stuart Chen, MD; Fareed M. Collado, MD
Coronary artery fistulas (CAF) are rare anomalies with variable presentations and complications including congestive heart failure, myocardial infarction, and arrhythmia depending on anatomy. Congenital etiologies account for the majority of...
Coronary artery fistulas (CAF) are rare anomalies with variable presentations and complications including congestive heart failure, myocardial infarction, and arrhythmia depending on anatomy. Congenital etiologies account for the majority of...
Coronary artery fistulas (CAF)...
10/03/2025
Cath Lab Digest
Manual Compression
The Correct Way to Pull a Sheath
07/05/2025
Phillip Mumford, MHA, MBA, RCIS
I know that holding pressure in one place for a long period of time can hurt. Yet holding pressure has to be done correctly every time, the same way, in order to minimize complications.
I know that holding pressure in one place for a long period of time can hurt. Yet holding pressure has to be done correctly every time, the same way, in order to minimize complications.
I know that holding pressure in...
07/05/2025
Cath Lab Digest
Alexandria Foley, MSN, RN
Remote monitoring
Bridging Gaps in Heart Failure Care Through Remote Technology
06/30/2025
Alexandria Foley, MSN, RN
Imagine a world where a sudden weight gain of two pounds could trigger a life-saving intervention for a heart failure patient — all before they even realize they're in danger. This isn't a scene from a futuristic medical drama; it's the...
Imagine a world where a sudden weight gain of two pounds could trigger a life-saving intervention for a heart failure patient — all before they even realize they're in danger. This isn't a scene from a futuristic medical drama; it's the...
Imagine a world where a sudden...
06/30/2025
Cath Lab Digest
Dr Kumar Madassery
AMP 2025
AMP Ahead: Embracing the Future of CLTI Care
06/02/2025
Kumar Madassery, MD
AMP Course Director Kumar Madassery, MD, explains what sets the Amputation Prevention Symposium apart from other vascular meetings.
AMP Course Director Kumar Madassery, MD, explains what sets the Amputation Prevention Symposium apart from other vascular meetings.
AMP Course Director Kumar...
06/02/2025
Vascular Disease Management
Case Report
Multivessel Giant Coronary Artery Aneurysms Causing Cardiomyopathy
06/01/2025
Ishan Chauhan; Neha Gupta, MS III; Ketul Chauhan MD, FACC; Sunil Gupta MD, FACC
The authors report the case of a 70-year-old patient who was admitted with congestive heart failure symptoms. An initial investigation discovered cardiomyopathy. Subsequently, coronary angiography and cardiac CT showed multivessel giant...
The authors report the case of a 70-year-old patient who was admitted with congestive heart failure symptoms. An initial investigation discovered cardiomyopathy. Subsequently, coronary angiography and cardiac CT showed multivessel giant...
The authors report the case of a...
06/01/2025
Cath Lab Digest
Anomalies
Approach to Percutaneous Coronary Revascularization in Anomalous Right Coronary Artery Originating From Left Sinus of Valsalva
06/01/2025
Pradnya Brijmohan Bhattad, MD; Basel Humos, MD; Wael F. Al-Husami, MD
"The uncommon location and course of this coronary anomaly present a technical challenge to a successful PCI outcome," write the authors. "Appropriate guide catheter selection is of the utmost importance for successful angiography and...
"The uncommon location and course of this coronary anomaly present a technical challenge to a successful PCI outcome," write the authors. "Appropriate guide catheter selection is of the utmost importance for successful angiography and...
"The uncommon location and...
06/01/2025
Cath Lab Digest
Meeting Update
Bridging Continents Through Cath Lab Collaboration: Reflections From the Inaugural TCT Middle East
06/01/2025
Bailey Ann Estes, AGNP-C, MSN, RN-BC, RCIS, RNFA
"As a panelist and speaker at the Allied Health and Nurse Symposium, I was honored to present on strategies for maintaining patient satisfaction in a busy cath lab," writes Bailey Estes, AGNP-C. "But more than anything, I came away deeply...
"As a panelist and speaker at the Allied Health and Nurse Symposium, I was honored to present on strategies for maintaining patient satisfaction in a busy cath lab," writes Bailey Estes, AGNP-C. "But more than anything, I came away deeply...
"As a panelist and speaker at...
06/01/2025
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Clinical & Industry News

AI Plaque analysis
Aetna Approves Coverage for Cleerly's AI Cardiovascular Imaging Analysis
01/21/2026
DENVER, CO – Cleerly, focused on AI-based cardiovascular imaging, announced that Aetna will begin covering Cleerly® LABS plaque analysis effective immediately. Aetna, which covers more than 20+ million lives,...
DENVER, CO – Cleerly, focused on AI-based cardiovascular imaging, announced that Aetna will begin covering Cleerly® LABS plaque analysis effective immediately. Aetna, which covers more than 20+ million lives,...
DENVER,...
01/21/2026
Cath Lab Digest
AI Plaque analysis
Coverage Unlocks Reimbursable AI Plaque Quantification With Circle Cardiovascular Imaging's cvi42|Plaque
01/21/2026
CALGARY, Alberta -- Circle Cardiovascular Imaging Inc. (Circle CVI), focused on cardiovascular imaging post-processing, announced that clinical practices using its FDA 510(k)-cleared cvi42 with AI-enabled plaque...
CALGARY, Alberta -- Circle Cardiovascular Imaging Inc. (Circle CVI), focused on cardiovascular imaging post-processing, announced that clinical practices using its FDA 510(k)-cleared cvi42 with AI-enabled plaque...
CALGARY, Alberta -- Circle...
01/21/2026
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Acquisitions
Haemonetics Acquires Vivasure Medical Limited
01/21/2026
Vivasure's PerQseal® Elite system uses a proprietary bioabsorbable patch to seal large-bore (up to 26 F) arteriotomies and venotomies from inside the vessel, offering a sutureless, fully absorbable solution for structural heart and...
Vivasure's PerQseal® Elite system uses a proprietary bioabsorbable patch to seal large-bore (up to 26 F) arteriotomies and venotomies from inside the vessel, offering a sutureless, fully absorbable solution for structural heart and...
Vivasure's PerQseal® Elite...
01/21/2026
Cath Lab Digest
Early CAD Detection
Mammograms and Hidden Heart Disease: Annual Scans Can Detect This Silent Killer and Help Save Lives, but Awareness Is Key
01/21/2026
In the “Mammography and Breast Arterial Calcification Trial at Mount Sinai,” doctors are sending letters to patients with high breast artery calcification levels, urging them to see a cardiologist or other doctor for further evaluation to...
In the “Mammography and Breast Arterial Calcification Trial at Mount Sinai,” doctors are sending letters to patients with high breast artery calcification levels, urging them to see a cardiologist or other doctor for further evaluation to...
In the “Mammography and Breast...
01/21/2026
Cath Lab Digest
Radiation Protection Systems
Cathpax Demonstrates Ability to Offer Interventional Physicians Unmatched Level of Radiation Protection Thanks to First-of-Its-Kind NOVARAD Clinical Study
01/21/2026
Final results of NOVARAD clinical study show that use of Nova-X® full-body, team-wide radiation protection system reduces dose received by main operator in interventional neuroradiology by a factor of eleven.
Final results of NOVARAD clinical study show that use of Nova-X® full-body, team-wide radiation protection system reduces dose received by main operator in interventional neuroradiology by a factor of eleven.
Final results of NOVARAD...
01/21/2026
Cath Lab Digest
Technology & Health Literacy
ECRI: Misuse of AI Chatbots Tops Annual List of Health Tech Hazards
01/21/2026
ECRI experts say that chatbots have suggested incorrect diagnoses, recommended unnecessary testing, promoted subpar medical supplies, and even invented body parts in response to medical questions while sounding like a trusted expert.
ECRI experts say that chatbots have suggested incorrect diagnoses, recommended unnecessary testing, promoted subpar medical supplies, and even invented body parts in response to medical questions while sounding like a trusted expert.
ECRI experts say that chatbots...
01/21/2026
Cath Lab Digest
CAD Risk Factors
North Carolina State University Study Finds Police-Related Stress Associated With Physical Markers of Cardiovascular Health Risk for Black Women
01/19/2026
The paper, “Police-Related Stress and Carotid Intima-Media Thickness Among African American Women,” is published in the journal Biopsychosocial Science and Medicine.
The paper, “Police-Related Stress and Carotid Intima-Media Thickness Among African American Women,” is published in the journal Biopsychosocial Science and Medicine.
The paper, “Police-Related...
01/19/2026
Cath Lab Digest
Acquisitions
Boston Scientific Announces Agreement to Acquire Penumbra, Inc.
01/15/2026
MARLBOROUGH, Mass. and ALAMEDA, Calif. -- Boston Scientific Corporation and Penumbra, Inc., today announced the companies have entered into a definitive agreement under which Boston Scientific will acquire Penumbra in a cash and stock...
MARLBOROUGH, Mass. and ALAMEDA, Calif. -- Boston Scientific Corporation and Penumbra, Inc., today announced the companies have entered into a definitive agreement under which Boston Scientific will acquire Penumbra in a cash and stock...
MARLBOROUGH, Mass. and ALAMEDA,...
01/15/2026
Cath Lab Digest
Radiation Safety
Rampart Launches SECURE Clinical Program to Advance Clinical Evidence for Next Generation Radiation Protection
01/08/2026
First-of-its-Kind, Multi-Specialty Clinical Initiative Across IC, EP, Endovascular, Aortic, and Neurovascular BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — January 8, 2025 — Rampart, a Birmingham, Alabama–based medical device company redefining interventional...
First-of-its-Kind, Multi-Specialty Clinical Initiative Across IC, EP, Endovascular, Aortic, and Neurovascular BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — January 8, 2025 — Rampart, a Birmingham, Alabama–based medical device company redefining interventional...
First-of-its-Kind,...
01/08/2026
Vascular Disease Management
Mitral Valve Intervention
FDA Approves Edwards Lifesciences' SAPIEN M3 Mitral Valve Replacement System as First Transseptal Transcatheter Therapy
01/05/2026
The SAPIEN M3 transcatheter mitral valve replacement (TMVR) system is indicated for the treatment of symptomatic moderate-to-severe or severe MR in patients who are deemed unsuitable for surgery or transcatheter edge-to-edge repair (TEER)...
The SAPIEN M3 transcatheter mitral valve replacement (TMVR) system is indicated for the treatment of symptomatic moderate-to-severe or severe MR in patients who are deemed unsuitable for surgery or transcatheter edge-to-edge repair (TEER)...
The SAPIEN M3 transcatheter...
01/05/2026
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