#IVUS & OCT provides multifaceted insights into the coronary arteries including lumen, vessel wall, plaque burden & plaque composition as well as in stent imaging. Don’t miss this new #JACCIMG state-of-the-art review on intravascular imaging: bit.ly/3DdLyxd #cvImaging

What are the 1-yr outcomes of Cardioband tricuspid valve reconstruction system? This early feasibility study showed sustained TR reduction, annular diameter, w/ 📈 symptoms & ⬇️ mortality & #HF 🏥 . bit.ly/3rzFUA1

#JACCINT William Gray RTHahnMD Mack Eleid Jamie McCabe

Physiologic measurement in #PCI ( #FFR , #iFR , etc.) is used mainly for pre-procedural assessment of the stenosis. But using pressures to monitor procedural success is something that Andreas Gruentzig discussed [..checks notes..] 40 years ago!! From my 1982 interview. #AngioHistory

🚨 #DallasPCI is coming up fast on November 11th! Featuring a hands-on fellows course, live cases & discussion by world renowned faculty on topics in coronary imaging & physiology. Sponsorship for upcoming & current IC Fellows. Register NOW @ Dallaspci.com #CardioTwitter

Molly Szerlip MD Marika Thuy Pham @MeganTooleMD excited about #DallasPCI Coronary Imaging & Physiology Conference Nov 11-12 with a fellows course! There’s still time to register at dallaspci.com! Travel/hotel reimbursement for IC fellows/gen fellows accepted into IC!

I can't tell you how many anxiety-riddled stories former IC applicants told me in reporting this article. Thx to all for sharing their perspectives.

Kiers10 Frenchu, MD Saraschandra Vallabhajosyula, MD MSc Wally A. Omar, MD Issa Kutkut CHRIS SOSSOU, MD Ak Sabeeda Kadavath Douglas Drachman J Dawn Abbott Ajay Kirtane MD SM

This #EIJBestOf State-of-the-Art paper reviews the management of #cardiogenicshock , especially after acute myocardial infarction, with a major focus on current treatments and practices based on the latest clinical literature. Holger Thiele #EAPCI

The time for the Match is here. No more exploding offers. No more every program or fellow for themself. Working together, we can make Interventional Cardiology fair for all trainees. It is the right thing to do! Douglas Drachman J Dawn Abbott Anna Bortnick MD, PhD, MSc Sunil V. Rao SCAI Now

'What is the future role of cerebral embolic protection in transcatheter aortic valve implantation?' A Viewpoint by Sondergaard L, et al. ow.ly/MX5250Lbt3V

4 weeks until the #DallasPCI 2-day Coronary Imaging & Physiology Conference w/Fellows Course on Day 1! Hands-on education, world-renowned speakers, & 2 live cases! Travel/hotel scholarships for current IC fellows/3rd yrs accepted into IC. Register now! dallaspci.com

A big thank you to all of the attendees, speakers, and exhibitors who joined us in San Antonio over the weekend for #TCACC2022 ! You all helped make this year's annual meeting a success! We'll see you in 2023 😁

Our social ambassadors Thuy Pham Karthik Anand Ammar El Jack MD, MS. Rahul Sawhney Mohammed Salih Marika Ahmed Kazem

Wondr Medical Sukh Nijjer R. Jay Widmer Srini Potluri MIЯVΛƬ #IC Binita Shah Evan Shlofmitz Molly Szerlip MD Chadi Dib Thuy Pham Karthik Anand

#CCTA Pre-procedural PCI planning of severely calcified right coronary artery

🔑 Ostial concentric calcification
🍖Ring of calcium in the mid-segment
🌖 Distal eccentric calcifications

Emanuele Barbato Ziad Ali jeroen sonck CoreAalst

Device related thrombus in Amulet IDE trial:

▪️DRT at 1.5 yr= 3.9% (3.4% Amulet vs 4.8% Watchman)
▪️43% of DRTs were early ≤45 day
(Most Amulet DRTs were early; most Watchman DRTs were late)
▪️DRT predictors: AF, 🚺, age
▪️3/70 pts w DRT had stroke
▪️DRTs ⬆️ CV☠️(8.7% vs 3.9%)

Dr. Karim Al-Azizi, MD Interventional Cardiology Baylor Scott & White Health The Heart Hospital - Plano who lead the DIPRA study shared results surgeons are now accessing a person’s heart and their head through their hands (radial artery) instead of groin. Click for full story. bit.ly/3BFHS6g

Our work with our partners! Amr Abbas leading the way to clarify gradient discrepancies….lower not always better….higher not always worse….