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Volume 38 - Issue 11 - November, 2026

Original Contribution
07/29/2026
Pablo Vidal-Calés, MD; Quentin Battistolo, MD; Maxim Ruel, MS; Alicia Prieto-Lobato, MD, PhD; Pedro Cepas-Guillen, MD, PhD; Xavier Freixa, MD, PhD; Josep Rodés-Cabau, MD, PhD
This study sought to evaluate the safety of early (
This study sought to evaluate the safety of early (
This study sought to evaluate...
07/29/2026
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Original Contribution
07/23/2026
Madjid Boukantar, MD; Oueies Labidi, MD; Patrick Zamora, MD; Romain Gallet, MD, PhD; Tony Truong, MD; Nicolas Lellouche, MD, PhD; Nadia Oubaya, MD; Pierre Andre Natella, MD; Philippe Le Corvoisier, MD; Paul Mathieu Chiaroni, MD; Emmanuel Teiger, MD, PhD
The SXS-CTO trial was designed to compare the incidence of stent malapposition between self-expanding drug-eluting stents (DES) (STENTYS Xposition S [STENTYS S.A]) and balloon-expandable DES in patients undergoing chronic total occlusion...
The SXS-CTO trial was designed to compare the incidence of stent malapposition between self-expanding drug-eluting stents (DES) (STENTYS Xposition S [STENTYS S.A]) and balloon-expandable DES in patients undergoing chronic total occlusion...
The SXS-CTO trial was designed...
07/23/2026
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Original Contribution
07/10/2026
Ioannis Skalidis, MD, PhD; Lisa Simioni, MD; Giulia S. Beretta, MD; Stéphane Cook, MD; Mario Togni, MD; Peter Wenaweser, MD; Julius Jelisejevas, MD; Giacomo Maria Cioffi, MD; Pascal Meier, MD; Michaella Alexandrou, MD; Anastasios Apostolos, MD, PhD; Vasileios Panoulas, MD, PhD; Neila Sayah, MD; Antoinette Neylon, MD; Philippe Garot, MD; Thomas Hovasse, MD; Nicolas Amabile, MD, PhD; Stephane Noble, MD; Mariama Akodad, MD, PhD
The study evaluated the diagnostic performance of angiography-derived, wire-free coronary physiology for detecting fractional flow reserve (FFR)-defined significant stenoses in TAVI candidates and assessed whether accuracy differed when...
The study evaluated the diagnostic performance of angiography-derived, wire-free coronary physiology for detecting fractional flow reserve (FFR)-defined significant stenoses in TAVI candidates and assessed whether accuracy differed when...
The study evaluated the...
07/10/2026
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Brief Communication
07/07/2026
Karthik Murugiah, MBBS, MHS; Mitsuaki Sawano, MD, PhD; Chenxi Huang, PhD; Mariyam Rafla Hassan, MBBS; Daniel Chamié, MD, PhD; Jeptha P. Curtis, MD; Harlan M. Krumholz, MD, SM
Using Medicare Provider Utilization and Payment data, the authors compared intravascular imaging use by operators who performed percutaneous coronary interventions in 2019 to that in 2023.
Using Medicare Provider Utilization and Payment data, the authors compared intravascular imaging use by operators who performed percutaneous coronary interventions in 2019 to that in 2023.
Using Medicare Provider...
07/07/2026
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Clinical Images
05/22/2026
Pradyumna Agasthi, MD; Kaitlyn Krebushevski, MD; Allison K. Cabalka, MD; Jason H. Anderson, MD
The authors report use of a thoracic branch endoprostheses to treat recurrent coarctation of the aorta in a patient presenting with an aortic pseudoaneurysm and a peak-to-peak gradient of 29 mm Hg between the ascending and descending aorta.
The authors report use of a thoracic branch endoprostheses to treat recurrent coarctation of the aorta in a patient presenting with an aortic pseudoaneurysm and a peak-to-peak gradient of 29 mm Hg between the ascending and descending aorta.
The authors report use of a...
05/22/2026
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Clinical Images
05/04/2026
Ping Hu, MD; Xin-yu Wang, MD; Ming Qi, MD; Jie Wang, MD; Xiao-Jing Ma, PhD
A 55-year-old man presented with medically controlled essential hypertension and a history of abdominal aortic aneurysm stenting 2 years prior who presented with a 3-month history of left lower extremity fatigue on exertion.
A 55-year-old man presented with medically controlled essential hypertension and a history of abdominal aortic aneurysm stenting 2 years prior who presented with a 3-month history of left lower extremity fatigue on exertion.
A 55-year-old man presented with...
05/04/2026
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Clinical Images
04/30/2026
Swaminathan Krishnaswamy, MBBS, MD; Shivam Goel, MBBS, MD, DM; Shashwat Joshi, MBBS; Ankur Handa, MBBS, MD, DM; Sivasubramanian Ramakrishnan, MBBS, MD, DM; Sourabh Agstam, MBBS, MD, DM
A 12-year-old boy with a case of disseminated tuberculosis who was on guideline-directed oral antitubercular therapy presented to the outpatient clinic with worsening exertional dyspnea for the past 2 months.
A 12-year-old boy with a case of disseminated tuberculosis who was on guideline-directed oral antitubercular therapy presented to the outpatient clinic with worsening exertional dyspnea for the past 2 months.
A 12-year-old boy with a case of...
04/30/2026
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Clinical Images
04/21/2026
Tarek Abdeldayem, MD; Mustafa Tigen, MD; Omer Gogtekin, MD; Mohaned Egred, BSc (Hons), MB, ChB, MD, FRCP, FESC
A 59-year-old man with exertional angina and coronary angiography showing chronic total occlusion of the right coronary artery with collateral filling from the left anterior descending artery. Dual injection revealed an ambiguous proximal...
A 59-year-old man with exertional angina and coronary angiography showing chronic total occlusion of the right coronary artery with collateral filling from the left anterior descending artery. Dual injection revealed an ambiguous proximal...
A 59-year-old man with...
04/21/2026
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Clinical Images
04/17/2026
Neeraj Shah, MD, MPH
A 65-year-old man presented with unstable angina and calcified right coronary artery stenosis on diagnostic catheterization via radial approach. Percutaneous coronary intervention was performed via 7F femoral access using a Judkin’s Right 4...
A 65-year-old man presented with unstable angina and calcified right coronary artery stenosis on diagnostic catheterization via radial approach. Percutaneous coronary intervention was performed via 7F femoral access using a Judkin’s Right 4...
A 65-year-old man presented with...
04/17/2026
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Letter to the Editor
04/15/2026
Mehdi Rochd, MD
The author comments on "Excessive Force-Induced Eversion Endarterectomy on the Radial Artery Spasm: Uncontrolled Force Is Not Force" by Akcay et al.
The author comments on "Excessive Force-Induced Eversion Endarterectomy on the Radial Artery Spasm: Uncontrolled Force Is Not Force" by Akcay et al.
The author comments on...
04/15/2026
Journal of Invasive Cardiology