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Challenging Procedure Opens Most Important Blood Vessel in One Man's Heart

Tony Sanchez calls Florida home, but the 73-year-old has maintained his connections to Michigan, where much of his family lives. It's also where he found a team of cardiologists able to help with a weakened heart muscle from coronary...

source: Michigan Medicine

Functional Angioplasty: Definitions, Historical Overview, and Future Perspectives

The extent and severity of CAD are major determinants of prognosis, and complete revascularization (CR) of all ischemia-causing lesions might improve outcomes. Several studies have shown better outcomes with CR than with incomplete...

source: Korean Circulation Journal via DocWire News

Paclitaxel-Containing Devices Linked to Improved Survival at 2 Years

Devices with paclitaxel (PTX) increased survival at 2 years compared with other balloon angioplasty or stent devices, according to a study published in JACC: Cardiovascular Interventions.

source: The Cardiology Advisor

Transcatheter PDA Closure May Be Superior To Surgery in Neonates, Infants

Compared with surgical ligation, transcatheter closure of the patent ductus arteriosus in infants and neonates was associated with reduced mortality rates and lower length of stay, researchers reported.

source: Cardiology Today

With First-in-Human Porcine Heart Transplant, a New Chapter Begins

Surgeons at the University of Maryland School of Medicine who performed the first xenotransplantation using a genetically engineered porcine heart into a man with end-stage heart disease say the successful procedure represents a new chapter...

source: TCTMD

What New Research Tells Us About Distal Transradial Vs. Transradial Access For Coronary Procedures

The distal transradial approach (dTRA) may offer certain improvements over a conventional transradial approach (TRA) during coronary interventions, according to new findings published in JACC: Cardiovascular Interventions....

source: Cardiovascular Business

Survival, Reintervention Rates For TPVR Comparable To Surgery

Transcatheter pulmonary valve replacement (TPVR) is associated with survival and reintervention rates comparable to surgical pulmonary valve replacement after nearly three years, according to new findings published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology.

source: Cardiovascular Business

PET/CT Artificial Intelligence Model Ideal For Predicting Risk of Future Heart Attack

By combining information from two advanced imaging techniques with clinical data, physicians can improve their prediction of heart attacks, according to research published in the January issue of The Journal of Nuclear Medicine.

source: Medical Xpress

Intraoperative Angiography Imaging Correlates With Wound Complications Following Soft Tissue Sarcoma Resection

For soft tissue sarcoma patients receiving preoperative radiation therapy, wound complications are common and potentially devastating. The purpose of this study was to assess the feasibility of intraoperative...

source: Journal of Orthopaedic Research via DocWire News

QFR-guided Lesion Selection Tied To Better PCI Outcomes Than Conventional Angiography: FAVOR III China Trial

A QFR-guided strategy of lesion selection among patients undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) improved clinical outcomes compared with standard angiography guidance.

source: Medical Dialogues

See What SCAI's Job Bank Has to Offer

If you're a job seeker, the Job Bank allows you to search for positions in the interventional cardiology specialty, post your resume, and apply for positions. It also offers job seekers career coaching, reference checks, and resume writing support, too. If you’re an...

source: SCAI

Planning for Success of Complex Interventions in the Cath Labs of Today and Tomorrow

In this activity, participants will learn about same-day discharge with a coronary atherectomy, review SCAI's position statement on performing PCI in ambulatory surgery centers (ASCs), and compare complex procedures across outpatient-based...

source: SCAI

MCS in Treating Left, Right, and Bi-Ventricular Shock

In this activity, participants learn about the escalation of hemodynamic support in cardiogenic shock, the hemodynamics of left atrium-aorta (LA-AO) mechanical circulatory support (MCS), review the benefits of right-sided MCS and the hemodynamics of bi-ventricular MCS. Finally,...

source: SCAI

SCAI Medtronic Advanced Fellows Program, India — Program 2

This event on February 18-19 is the second of four programs in an advanced educational program for interventional cardiology fellows, sponsored by Medtronic India. The focus is to create awareness amongst cardiologists and physicians on...

source: SCAI

ACC/SCAI Webinar on Staffing Crisis

This collaborative webinar on January 25 will address the unprecedented national and global medical staffing crisis facing private practices, hospitals, and health systems. This free, open-access webinar will address this crisis, how we got here, and how we move forward....

source: SCAI

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Challenging Procedure Opens Most Important Blood Vessel in One Man's Heart

Functional Angioplasty: Definitions, Historical Overview, and Future Perspectives

Paclitaxel-Containing Devices Linked to Improved Survival at 2 Years

Transcatheter PDA Closure May Be Superior To Surgery in Neonates, Infants

With First-in-Human Porcine Heart Transplant, a New Chapter Begins

What New Research Tells Us About Distal Transradial Vs. Transradial Access For Coronary Procedures

Survival, Reintervention Rates For TPVR Comparable To Surgery

PET/CT Artificial Intelligence Model Ideal For Predicting Risk of Future Heart Attack

Intraoperative Angiography Imaging Correlates With Wound Complications Following Soft Tissue Sarcoma Resection

QFR-guided Lesion Selection Tied To Better PCI Outcomes Than Conventional Angiography: FAVOR III China Trial

See What SCAI's Job Bank Has to Offer

Planning for Success of Complex Interventions in the Cath Labs of Today and Tomorrow

MCS in Treating Left, Right, and Bi-Ventricular Shock

SCAI Medtronic Advanced Fellows Program, India — Program 2

ACC/SCAI Webinar on Staffing Crisis

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