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Houston Methodist: Reduced Myocardial Blood Flow is New Clue in How COVID-19 Impacting Heart
08/18/2022
Patients with prior COVID may be twice as likely to have unhealthy endothelial cells
Patients with prior COVID may be twice as likely to have unhealthy endothelial cells
Patients with prior COVID may be...
08/18/2022
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JACC: High Blood Viscosity Can Predict Higher Risk of Death in Hospitalized COVID-19 Patients
07/19/2022
Mount Sinai study can lead to increased blood screening and preventive therapy to improve patient outcomes
Mount Sinai study can lead to increased blood screening and preventive therapy to improve patient outcomes
Mount Sinai study can lead to...
07/19/2022
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How the Coronavirus Attacks the Heart
07/05/2022
Effects on the heart due to infection with the novel coronavirus occur mainly in patients with comorbidities such as obesity, diabetes and hypertension. The International Journal of Cardiology published an article on these findings.
Effects on the heart due to infection with the novel coronavirus occur mainly in patients with comorbidities such as obesity, diabetes and hypertension. The International Journal of Cardiology published an article on these findings.
Effects on the heart due to...
07/05/2022
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COVID Vaccines are Safe for Patients With Cardiovascular Disease
06/23/2022
COVID-19 vaccination is not associated with an increased risk of heart attack or stroke in patients with established cardiovascular disease, according to a large study published today in Cardiovascular Research, a journal of the European...
COVID-19 vaccination is not associated with an increased risk of heart attack or stroke in patients with established cardiovascular disease, according to a large study published today in Cardiovascular Research, a journal of the European...
COVID-19 vaccination is not...
06/23/2022
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Breakthrough Omicron COVID-19 Variant Cases Don’t Impair Vascular Health Post-infection in Young Otherwise Healthy Adults
06/17/2022
June 17, 2022 —  New research finds vaccinated young adults who were diagnosed with COVID-19 during the “omicron wave” of late 2021 and early 2022 did not have lasting vascular impairment after active infection. The...
June 17, 2022 —  New research finds vaccinated young adults who were diagnosed with COVID-19 during the “omicron wave” of late 2021 and early 2022 did not have lasting vascular impairment after active infection. The...
June 17, 2022 —  New...
06/17/2022
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Vaccines Have Up to 90% Efficacy Against Severe COVID-19 for Up to Six Months
06/17/2022
June 17, 2022 — Protection against symptomatic COVID-19 begins to decrease after one month from initial vaccination, while immunity against severe COVID-19 remains high for about six months, according to a recent study by Penn...
June 17, 2022 — Protection against symptomatic COVID-19 begins to decrease after one month from initial vaccination, while immunity against severe COVID-19 remains high for about six months, according to a recent study by Penn...
June 17, 2022 — Protection...
06/17/2022
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Heart Failure Patients Unvaccinated Against COVID-19 Are Three Times More Likely to Die From It Than Boosted Heart Failure Patients
06/15/2022
Mount Sinai study shows dramatic protective effects of vaccination in this high-risk population, which often demonstrates vaccine hesitancy 
Mount Sinai study shows dramatic protective effects of vaccination in this high-risk population, which often demonstrates vaccine hesitancy 
Mount Sinai study shows dramatic...
06/15/2022
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Acute Stress May Be Detrimental to Fighting Off COVID-19 and Influenza
05/31/2022
Mount Sinai study shows stress impacts different brain regions that trigger negative cellular immune response in mouse models
Mount Sinai study shows stress impacts different brain regions that trigger negative cellular immune response in mouse models
Mount Sinai study shows stress...
05/31/2022
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Heart Inflammation Found in 1 in 8 Patients After Hospitalization With COVID-19
05/24/2022
One in eight people who were hospitalized with COVID-19 between May 2020 and March 2021 were later diagnosed with myocarditis, or heart inflammation, according to major new research into the clinical long-term effects of COVID-19.
One in eight people who were hospitalized with COVID-19 between May 2020 and March 2021 were later diagnosed with myocarditis, or heart inflammation, according to major new research into the clinical long-term effects of COVID-19.
One in eight people who were...
05/24/2022
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ESC: COVID-19 Vaccine Technique Shows Promise for Heart Disease
05/02/2022
Sophia Antipolis – 30 April 2022: A method for delivering genetic material to the body is being tested as a way to repair damaged heart muscle after a heart attack. The ground-breaking research is presented today at Frontiers in...
Sophia Antipolis – 30 April 2022: A method for delivering genetic material to the body is being tested as a way to repair damaged heart muscle after a heart attack. The ground-breaking research is presented today at Frontiers in...
Sophia Antipolis – 30 April...
05/02/2022
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ESC: COVID-19 Vaccination Safe in Patients With Previous Myocarditis
03/17/2022
A small study has shown that SARS-CoV-2 vaccination in patients who had an inflamed heart muscle in the past is not associated with a recurrence of the condition or other serious side effects.
A small study has shown that SARS-CoV-2 vaccination in patients who had an inflamed heart muscle in the past is not associated with a recurrence of the condition or other serious side effects.
A small study has shown that...
03/17/2022
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Videos

Bailey Estes, NP, and Ahmad Alkhalil, MD
Structural Trials Discussion
New York Valves 2025: 4 Trials Under Discussion
08/05/2025
Bailey Ann Estes MSN, AGNP-C, RN-BC, RNFA, CNOR, RCIS; Ahmad Alkhalil, MD, MSc
Bailey Estes, MSN, AGNP, talks with Dr. Ahmad Alkhalil about four presented trials that were hotly anticipated at the CRF New York Valves Meeting, held June 24-26, 2025, in New York, New York.
Bailey Estes, MSN, AGNP, talks with Dr. Ahmad Alkhalil about four presented trials that were hotly anticipated at the CRF New York Valves Meeting, held June 24-26, 2025, in New York, New York.
Bailey Estes, MSN, AGNP, talks...
08/05/2025
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Bailey Estes, Michelle Bierig, and Chris Steelman
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
The American College of Cardiology's CV Team Allied Health Group: Calling All Cath Lab Team Members – Join Us!
06/12/2025
Bailey Estes, MSN, AGNP, RN-BC, RNFA, CNOR, RCIS, talks with Co-Chairs of the ACC's Allied Health Work Group, Chris Steelman, MS, RT(R)(CI), RCIS, and Michelle Bierig, PhD, ACS, RCS, RDCS.
Bailey Estes, MSN, AGNP, RN-BC, RNFA, CNOR, RCIS, talks with Co-Chairs of the ACC's Allied Health Work Group, Chris Steelman, MS, RT(R)(CI), RCIS, and Michelle Bierig, PhD, ACS, RCS, RDCS.
Bailey Estes, MSN, AGNP, RN-BC,...
06/12/2025
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Robert M. Califf, MD
SCAI 2025
Robert M. Califf, MD, Shares His SCAI 2025 Keynote Summary
05/14/2025
Robert M. Califf, MD
In this 5-minute video, former U.S. FDA Commissioner Robert M. Califf, MD, discusses the American healthcare system and the current state of interventional cardiology. Dr. Califf presented the 2025 Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and...
In this 5-minute video, former U.S. FDA Commissioner Robert M. Califf, MD, discusses the American healthcare system and the current state of interventional cardiology. Dr. Califf presented the 2025 Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and...
In this 5-minute video, former...
05/14/2025
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Jaafar Golzar, MD
Peripheral Intervention

PTAB With the DETOUR™ System: Treatment Options for Complex PAD Patients
05/08/2025
Jaafer A. Golzar, MD
"Percutaneous bypass has opened a new realm of possibilities for patient care," says Dr. Jaafer A. Golzar. Learn about Dr. Golzar's experience with the DETOUR System (Endologix). He also shares one of his first cases treated with PTAB.
"Percutaneous bypass has opened a new realm of possibilities for patient care," says Dr. Jaafer A. Golzar. Learn about Dr. Golzar's experience with the DETOUR System (Endologix). He also shares one of his first cases treated with PTAB.
"Percutaneous bypass has opened...
05/08/2025
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Zola M. N'Dandu, MD
Research
We Must Mitigate Bias When Planning for PAD/CLTI Trials
05/04/2025
Zola N'Dandu, MD
How can we design peripheral arterial disease (PAD) and chronic limb-threatening ischemia (CLTI) trials that actually reflect the patients we treat every day? In his CRT 2025 presentation, Dr. Zola M. N'Dandu addressed the urgent need to...
How can we design peripheral arterial disease (PAD) and chronic limb-threatening ischemia (CLTI) trials that actually reflect the patients we treat every day? In his CRT 2025 presentation, Dr. Zola M. N'Dandu addressed the urgent need to...
How can we design peripheral...
05/04/2025
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Arnold Seto, MD, MPA, Morton Kern, MD, and Bailey Estes, MSN
clinical trials discussion
4 Trials From ACC.25: ALT-SHOCK2, FLAVOUR-II, PROTECT-TAVI, and FAME 3
04/10/2025
Morton J. Kern, MD, MSCAI, FACC, FAHA; Arnold H. Seto, MD, MPA, CCDS, FACC, FSCAI; Bailey Ann Estes, AGNP-C, MSN, RN-BC, RCIS, RNFA
Drs Mort Kern and Arnold Seto, and Bailey Estes, AGNP-C, discuss the results of 4 trials presented at ACC.25 and how decision making in the cath lab will be affected by the trial results.
Drs Mort Kern and Arnold Seto, and Bailey Estes, AGNP-C, discuss the results of 4 trials presented at ACC.25 and how decision making in the cath lab will be affected by the trial results.
Drs Mort Kern and Arnold Seto,...
04/10/2025
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Morton J. Kern, MD, MSCAI
Clinical Trial Update
FLAVOUR II: A Brief Intro to the FFR and IVUS-Guided Intervention Strategy for Clinical Outcomes in Patients With Intermediate Stenosis
04/03/2025
Morton J. Kern, MD, MSCAI, FACC, FAHA
At CRT 2025 in Washington, D.C., Dr. Morton J. Kern discussed his prediction around the FLAVOUR II trial: would AI-driven angioFFR prove to be noninferior to intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) in guiding percutaneous coronary intervention for...
At CRT 2025 in Washington, D.C., Dr. Morton J. Kern discussed his prediction around the FLAVOUR II trial: would AI-driven angioFFR prove to be noninferior to intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) in guiding percutaneous coronary intervention for...
At CRT 2025 in Washington, D.C.,...
04/03/2025
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Sacharias von Koch, MD
Drug-Coated Balloons
Real-World Usage of the Prevail Paclitaxel-Coated Balloon Compared with Other Contemporary Drug-Coated Balloons
04/02/2025
Sacharias von Koch, MD
Dr. Sacharias von Koch presented an analysis of data from the Swedish Coronary Angiography and Angioplasty Registry (SCAAR) on the Prevail™ coronary paclitaxel drug-coated balloon (DCB) from Medtronic as a late-breaking clinical trial at...
Dr. Sacharias von Koch presented an analysis of data from the Swedish Coronary Angiography and Angioplasty Registry (SCAAR) on the Prevail™ coronary paclitaxel drug-coated balloon (DCB) from Medtronic as a late-breaking clinical trial at...
Dr. Sacharias von Koch...
04/02/2025
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Joachim Weil, MD
RF RDN
SPYRAL HTN-OFF and -ON MED 24-Month Results: BP Reductions After RF RDN
04/02/2025
Joachim Weil, MD
Joachim Weil, MD, presented a pooled analysis from the SPYRAL HTN-ON and OFF MED studies assessing blood pressure changes in 388 RDN patients stratified by Medicare-eligible age — those under 65 years and those 65 years and older, over a...
Joachim Weil, MD, presented a pooled analysis from the SPYRAL HTN-ON and OFF MED studies assessing blood pressure changes in 388 RDN patients stratified by Medicare-eligible age — those under 65 years and those 65 years and older, over a...
Joachim Weil, MD, presented a...
04/02/2025
Cath Lab Digest
Milner, Cilingiroglu, Inanc
Intravascular Imaging
Optical Coherence Tomography in Peripheral Arterial Disease Diagnosis and Treatment
04/01/2025
Thomas E. Milner, PhD; Mehmet Cilingiroglu, MD, FSCAI, FACC, FESC, FAHA; Ibrahim Halil Inanc, MD
Dr. Thomas Milner, Dr. Mehmet Cilingiroglu, and Dr. Ibrahim Halil Inanc explore the emerging role of intravascular optical coherence tomography (OCT) in the treatment of peripheral arterial disease (PAD).
Dr. Thomas Milner, Dr. Mehmet Cilingiroglu, and Dr. Ibrahim Halil Inanc explore the emerging role of intravascular optical coherence tomography (OCT) in the treatment of peripheral arterial disease (PAD).
Dr. Thomas Milner, Dr. Mehmet...
04/01/2025
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