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Volume 38 - Issue 10 - October, 2026

Special Article
06/23/2026
Pedro E.P. Carvalho, MD; João L. Cavalcante, MD; Carlos Collet, MD, PhD; Jonathon Leipsic, MD; Omar K. Khalique, MD; Victor Cheng, MD; John Lesser, MD; Bavana V. Rangan, BDS, MPH; Emmanouil S. Brilakis, MD, PhD; Yader Sandoval, MD
This manuscript summarizes the key discussions and conclusions from the first US-based CCTA-guided PCI meeting, with a focus on the transition of CCTA from a diagnostic to a therapeutic planning tool, emerging artificial intelligence...
This manuscript summarizes the key discussions and conclusions from the first US-based CCTA-guided PCI meeting, with a focus on the transition of CCTA from a diagnostic to a therapeutic planning tool, emerging artificial intelligence...
This manuscript summarizes the...
06/23/2026
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Original Contribution
05/27/2026
Miguel Ángel Montilla-Garrido, MD; Santiago Jesús Camacho-Freire, MD, PhD, Prof; Elena Izaga-Torralba, MD, PhD; Carmen Lluch-Requerey, MD; Jessica Roa-Garrido, MD; Oscar Lagos-De Grande, MD; Antonio Enrique Gómez-Menchero, MD
The study evaluated the indication for the use, safety, and efficacy of the OPN NC balloon (SIS Medical AG) in real-world settings.
The study evaluated the indication for the use, safety, and efficacy of the OPN NC balloon (SIS Medical AG) in real-world settings.
The study evaluated the...
05/27/2026
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Original Contribution
04/19/2026
Hilal Khan, MD; Ayman Al-Atta, MD; Mohamed Farag, MD; Ibrahem Abdalazeem, MD; Fatih Gungoren, MD; Mohammad Alkhalil, MD; Ahmed Abdalwahab, MD; Mia Holley, MD; Scott Wilkes, MD; Bilal Bawamia, MD; Mohaned Egred, MD
The authors assessed the safety of an upfront large rotablation burr in the treatment of left main calcification and the procedural and long-term outcome of this approach in comparison to a small-size burr.
The authors assessed the safety of an upfront large rotablation burr in the treatment of left main calcification and the procedural and long-term outcome of this approach in comparison to a small-size burr.
The authors assessed the safety...
04/19/2026
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Original Contribution
04/18/2026
Eileen Galvani, MD; Oludamilola Akinmolayemi, MD, MPH; Philippe Pibarot, DVM, PhD; Sébastien Hecht, PhD; Roya Anahita Mousavi, MD; Yash Prakash, MD; Esha Vaish, MD; Samin K. Sharma, MD; Annapoorna S. Kini, MD; Marie-Annick Clavel, DVM, PhD; Stamatios Lerakis, MD, PhD
The authors sought to characterize post-TAVR remodeling in low-flow aortic stenosis by sex and subtype and identify predictors of remodeling.
The authors sought to characterize post-TAVR remodeling in low-flow aortic stenosis by sex and subtype and identify predictors of remodeling.
The authors sought to...
04/18/2026
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Clinical Images
04/17/2026
Nicolás del Cuerpo Salinas, MD; Eduardo Arroyo Úcar, MD, PhD; Ignacio Alfaro Paniagua, MD; Marta Monteagudo Viana, MD, PhD; María Araceli Frutos García, MD
A 53-year-old man with a history of Takayasu arteritis, Crohn’s disease, and HLA-B27-negative spondyloarthritis presented with unstable angina, prompting coronary angiography. Angiography revealed a long, angiographically intermediate lesion...
A 53-year-old man with a history of Takayasu arteritis, Crohn’s disease, and HLA-B27-negative spondyloarthritis presented with unstable angina, prompting coronary angiography. Angiography revealed a long, angiographically intermediate lesion...
A 53-year-old man with a history...
04/17/2026
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Clinical Images
04/17/2026
Samman Verma, MD, DM; Devesh Kumar, MD, MRCP, DM; Shreya Gupta, MD; Sanchit Sood, MBBS; Anil Kumar Choudhary, MD, DM
A 70-year-old woman suffering from adenocarcinoma lung presented with acute onset breathlessness. On examination, she was hypotensive with raised jugular venous pressure and muffled heart sounds.
A 70-year-old woman suffering from adenocarcinoma lung presented with acute onset breathlessness. On examination, she was hypotensive with raised jugular venous pressure and muffled heart sounds.
A 70-year-old woman suffering...
04/17/2026
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Clinical Images
04/16/2026
Arber Kodra, MD; Danyal Khan, MD; Michael Kim, MD; Tak Kwan, MD
A 69-year-old man was referred for percutaneous coronary intervention of a right coronary artery in-stent complete total occlusion, which had collateral supply from the left anterior descending artery.
A 69-year-old man was referred for percutaneous coronary intervention of a right coronary artery in-stent complete total occlusion, which had collateral supply from the left anterior descending artery.
A 69-year-old man was referred...
04/16/2026
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Clinical Images
04/15/2026
Shashwat Joshi, MBBS; Shivam Goel, MD, DM; Saurabh Kumar Gupta, MD, DM; Sivasubramanian Ramakrishnan, MD, DM; Sourabh Agstam, MD, DM
A 54-year-old man with a history of hypertension and mechanical mitral valve replacement (MVR) presented with shortness of breath and bilateral pedal edema for the prior 2 months. He had undergone surgical MVR for symptomatic severe rheumatic...
A 54-year-old man with a history of hypertension and mechanical mitral valve replacement (MVR) presented with shortness of breath and bilateral pedal edema for the prior 2 months. He had undergone surgical MVR for symptomatic severe rheumatic...
A 54-year-old man with a history...
04/15/2026
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Clinical Images
04/15/2026
Matthew Atienza, MD; Ahmad Alkhalil, MD; Neda Dianati Maleki, MD; Jonathan Price, MD; Daniel Montellese, MD; Puja Parikh, MD
An 86-year-old man who had undergone recent transcatheter mitral valve-in-ring at an outside hospital presented with multiple hospitalizations for symptomatic hemolytic anemia requiring blood transfusions. Transesophageal echocardiogram...
An 86-year-old man who had undergone recent transcatheter mitral valve-in-ring at an outside hospital presented with multiple hospitalizations for symptomatic hemolytic anemia requiring blood transfusions. Transesophageal echocardiogram...
An 86-year-old man who had...
04/15/2026
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Clinical Images
04/13/2026
Antonios Lysandrou, MD; Konstantinos Kalogeras, MD, PhD; Maria Ioanna Gounaridi, MD, PhD; George E. Zakynthinos, MD; Ioannis Gialamas, MD; Nikolaos Vythoulkas-Biotis, MD; Efstratios Katsianos, MD; Chrysovalantis Psathas, MD; Gerasimos Siasos, MD, PhD; Emmanouil Vavouranakis, MD, PhD
A 70-year-old man presented with persistent exertional angina. He had undergone coronary artery bypass grafting 14 years ago, with a left internal mammary artery graft to the left anterior descending artery and a saphenous vein Y-graft to the...
A 70-year-old man presented with persistent exertional angina. He had undergone coronary artery bypass grafting 14 years ago, with a left internal mammary artery graft to the left anterior descending artery and a saphenous vein Y-graft to the...
A 70-year-old man presented with...
04/13/2026
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Clinical Images
04/09/2026
Konstantinos C. Theodoropoulos, MD, PhD; Matthaios Didagelos, MD, PhD; Charalampos Kakderis, MD; George Kassimis, MD, PhD; Antonios Ziakas, MD, PhD
An 82-year-old woman with a high-risk non-ST-elevation myocardial infarction was admitted. Urgent coronary angiography revealed a proximal left circumflex total occlusion with a very high thrombus burden, a super-dominant right coronary...
An 82-year-old woman with a high-risk non-ST-elevation myocardial infarction was admitted. Urgent coronary angiography revealed a proximal left circumflex total occlusion with a very high thrombus burden, a super-dominant right coronary...
An 82-year-old woman with a...
04/09/2026
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Editorial
04/08/2026
George W. Vetrovec, MD, MACC, MSCAI
Dr George W. Vetrovec comments on "Coronary Computed Tomography Angiography to Guide Percutaneous Coronary Intervention: Proceedings From the 1st CCTA-Guided PCI Summit in the United States", by Carvalho et al.
Dr George W. Vetrovec comments on "Coronary Computed Tomography Angiography to Guide Percutaneous Coronary Intervention: Proceedings From the 1st CCTA-Guided PCI Summit in the United States", by Carvalho et al.
Dr George W. Vetrovec comments...
04/08/2026
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Editorial
04/07/2026
Mehdi Madanchi, MD, MSc; Shamir R. Mehta, MD, MSc
The authors comment on "Impact of Ultra-High-Pressure OPN NC Balloons in Complex Coronary Interventions: Indications, Safety, and Efficacy", by Montilla-Garrido et al.
The authors comment on "Impact of Ultra-High-Pressure OPN NC Balloons in Complex Coronary Interventions: Indications, Safety, and Efficacy", by Montilla-Garrido et al.
The authors comment on "Impact...
04/07/2026
Journal of Invasive Cardiology